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THE ROCKS AND
CIRCULAR QUAY

Circular Quay, once known as Semi-Circular the annual Vivid festival, when many of
Quay, is often referred to as the “birthplace of the buildings are bathed in colour for a
Australia”. It was here, in January 1788, that spectacular light show when the winter sun
the First Fleet landed its human freight of goes down. The Rocks area offers visitors a
convicts, soldiers and officials, and the new taste of Sydney’s past, but it is a far cry from
British colony of New South Wales was the time, little more than 120 years ago, when
declared. Sydney Cove became a rallying most inhabitants lived in rat-infested slums,
point whenever a ship arrived bringing much- and gangs ruled its streets. Now scrubbed and
needed supplies from “home”. The Quay and polished, The Rocks forms part of the colourful
The Rocks are focal points for New Year’s promenade from the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Eve festivities. The area is packed during to the spectacular Sydney Opera House.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Historic Streets and Buildings Churches
1 Susannah Place 3 Cadman’s Cottage 9 Garrison Church
2 Museum of Contemporary Art 6 Campbell’s Storehouses w St Philip’s Church
4 Sailors’ Home 7 Sydney Harbour Bridge pp84–5
5 The Rocks Discovery Museum 8 Hero of Waterloo
q National Trust Centre 0 Sydney Observatory
t Justice and Police Museum e Macquarie Place
r Customs House
Theatres and Concert Halls y Writers’ Walk
u Sydney Opera House pp88–9

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Sydney’s world-famous Opera House reflected in the harbour For keys to symbols see back flap