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THE HIST OR Y OF SY DNEY  25

The Arrest of Bligh
This shameful, and invented, Where to See Early
scene shows the hated Colonial Sydney
Governor William Bligh,
in full regalia, hiding The Rocks was the hub of early
under a servant’s Sydney. Wharves, warehouses,
bed to avoid arrest hotels, rough houses and even
by the NSW Rum rougher characters gave it its
Corps in 1808. colour. Dramatic cuts were
made in the rocky point to
provide building materials and
filling for the construction of
The buildings may Circular Quay, and allow for
look impressive, but streets. The houses are gone,
most were poorly Male and female except for Cadman’s Cottage
built with inferior convicts were housed (see p70), but the irregular,
materials. separately labyrinthine lanes still give
a flavour of this early history.

Waratah (1803)
John Lewin, naturalist and
engraver, drew delicate and Elizabeth Farm (pp140–41)
faithful representations of at Parramatta is the oldest
the local flora and fauna. sur viving building in Australia.
It was built by convicts using
lime mortar from the penal
colony of Norfolk Island.
Barracks housing NSW
Rum Corps

Experiment Farm Cottage,
an early dwelling (see p141),
Kangaroo (1813) displays marked convict-made
Naturalists were amazed at Sydney’s bricks. Masons also marked
vast array of strange plant and animal each brick, as they were paid
species. The first pictures sent back according to the number laid.
to England caused a sensation.

1799 Explorers Bass and Flinders 1803 The first issue of the 1808 Rum Rebellion
complete their circum navigation weekly Sydney Gazette, brings social upheaval.
of Van Diemen’s Land (now Australia’s first newspaper, Estimated population
Tasmania), before returning is published of New South Wales
to Port Jackson stands at 9,100
1800 1805 1810
1801 Ticket-of-leave 1804 Irish convict
system introduced, uprising at Castle Hill 1810 New
enabling the convicts convict
1797 Merino sheep arrive to work for wages 1802 Aboriginal leader Pemulwy is arrivals craft
from Cape of Good Hope and to choose their shot and killed following the killing of Love token such items as
own master four white men by Aboriginal men love tokens

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