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The Art Gallery of New South Wales
includes colonial watercolours in its
Australian collection, which, to avoid
deterioration, are only shown for a few weeks
each year. Charles Meere’s Australian Beach
Pattern (1940) is one of them (see pp114–17).
Elizabeth Bay House is
elegantly furnished to
reflect the 1840s period,
when the Colonial
Secretary Alexander
Macleay lived in the house
that ultimately caused his
bankruptcy (see p124).
Botanic
Gardens and
The Domain
Kings Cross,
Darlinghurst and The Hyde Park Barracks were originally
Paddington
built by convicts for their own
incarceration. They were later home to
poor female immigrants. Exhibits recall
the daily life of these occupants (see p118).
The Sydney Jewish Museum
documents the history of
the city’s Jewish community.
Exhibits include reconstructed
scenes, such as George Street
The Australian Museum is where in 1848, a Jewish business
visitors can discover the Earth’s age, area (see p125).
find out about meteorites, volcanic
activity, mining and more with its
stunning display of rocks and
minerals (see pp98–9).
