Architectural Roof Detail, Hyde Park Barracks 5, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Hyde Park Barracks 4, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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“Commissioned by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and built with convict labour, Hyde Park Barracks was the first convict barracks in the colony. Previously, convicts had been allowed to find their own accommodation, but by housing them in a barracks

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Hyde Park Barracks Museum Display, Sydney, NSW, Australia

A display highlighting the names and crimes of some convicts “transported” to Australia.

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The Mint, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Formerly the ‘Rum Hospital’ – oldest surviving public building in Sydney’s CBD
Built for a cost of 45,000 gallons of rum, The Mint is rich in history. It was originally part of Governor Macquarie’s ‘Rum’ hospital for convicts and later became the first branch of the Royal Mint outside London. Today The Mint is home to Museums of History NSW’s head office, the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Bullion café and a spectacular series of venue hire spaces. - Museums of NSW

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Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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