Tim RitchieMar 8
The Argyle Cut in The Rocks, Sydney, was commenced in 1843 when convicts were given tools to chip away at the bedrock. Abandoned until city engineers were set at it with explosives in 1859. It was tunnelled to avoid a steep rocky pass connecting The Rocks and Millers Point.
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@timritchie Colonial artist #S_T_Gill pictured work underway at the Argyle Cut (probably 1850s). He was in Sydney and NSW from 1856 to 1863. #historySydney

From Mitchell Library, #StateLibraryNSW https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmDm5Y/ywy22rggL4d6E

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