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Church Hill, Sydney c1870s

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Church Hill, Sydney c1870s

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St Patrick's Catholic church Church Hill

An early focus for the Irish Catholic community in Sydney, St Patrick's became a symbol of Irish pride. Thousands of worshippers, carrying green flags, marched through the city to its foundation stone-laying ceremony in 1840.

Colonial architecture

Religious building

St Patrick's Catholic church Church Hill

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One of Sydney's earliest Catholic churches, opened in 1844.

Church Hill

Hill above the western side of Sydney Cove where St Patrick's Catholic Church, the Scots Kirk and St Philip's Anglican Church are located.

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Sydney Cove

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Small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson, which became the site for the European settlement in Sydney.

Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.

The Rocks

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Suburb located north of the central business district on the western shore of Sydney Cove. Characterised by a precinct of restored nineteenth-century buildings which are a major tourist attraction, it was recognised as a separate suburb in 1993.