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THE HIST OR Y OF SY DNEY  27

Lyrebird (1813)
As the colony con­ Where to See
tinued to expand, Georgian Sydney
more exotic birds
and animals were Governor Macquarie designat ed
found. The male of the street now bearing his name
this species has an (see pp114–17) as the ceremonial
impressive tail that centre of the city. It has an elegant
spreads into the collection of buildings: the Hyde
shape of a lyre. Park Barracks, St James’ Church,
the Sydney Mint, Parliament House
and Sydney Hospital. Other fine
examples are the Victoria Barracks
Aboriginal Explorer (p129), Vaucluse House (p138) and
Servants’ quarters Bungaree took part in the first Macquarie Lighthouse (p139).
circumnavigation of the
continent, sailing with
Matthew Flinders.

Old Government House, the
oldest surviving public build ing
in Australia (see p141), was
erected in 1799. Additions
ordered by Governor Macquarie
were completed in 1816.
Drawing room

The Classical
design was to be
complemented by
a colonnade, but
money ran out.

High Fashion, 1838
Stylish ladies would prom­
enade through Hyde Park
(see pp88–9) in the very latest
The dining room was furnished in a London fashions, which were
florid style out of keeping with the available from the David
Neo­Classical architecture. Jones department store.

Naturalist and 1842 Sydney town
author, Charles becomes a city 1850 Work begins on
Darwin 1844 Edward Geoghegan’s NSW’s first railway
1838 Myall Creek massacre Australian musical comedy, line, from Sydney
of Aboriginal peoples The Currency Lass, first performed to Parramatta
1830 1835 1840 1845 1850
1836 Charles 1841 Female Immigrants’ 1848 Parramatta’s Female
Darwin visits 1837 Victoria is Home established in Sydney Factory, a notorious women’s
Sydney on crowned Queen by Caroline Chisholm. Gas prison, closes down
HMS Beagle of England lights illuminate Sydney
1840 Transportation of Caroline Chisholm,
convicts to NSW is abolished philanthropist

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