The British named this place Sydney Cove, but to the local Gadigal clan of the Darug nation it was Warrane. The estate was commenced in 1793 on a slight hill overlooking the upper reaches of Parramatta River, 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Sydney Cove.

Elizabeth Farm is an historic estate located at 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneer, John and his wife Elizabeth Macarthur. The Fellowship of First Fleeters is an Australia wide organization of Descendants of those who came to Australia on the First Fleet with Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788. The appropriation of Warrane by the First Fleet was the first step in an unfolding saga of devastation and dispossession of Aboriginal society. Find out more about this artwork in the display Yura Nura at the Museum of Sydney. The Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney is a heritage-listed former barracks , hospital, convict accommodation, mint and courthouse and now museum and cafe located at Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Title. Hours. We are descended from Convicts, Marines and Sailors who were aboard the 11 ships of the First Fleet.

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. Credit: Doug Riley for Sydney Living Museums A few minutes walk from the Art Gallery of NSW, the Hyde Park Barracks Museum is surely like nothing you’ll find in any other nation. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection Open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm The Mint, 10 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2233 F 02 8239 2433 E library@sydneylivingmuseums.com.au Sydney Living Museums cares for a group of 12 of the most important historic houses, gardens and museums in NSW on behalf of the people of NSW. Sydney Living Museums site and story. It is one of the largest state museums in Australia and is entrusted with the care of key historic buildings and sites in New South Wales. Near Circular Quay you’ll find the Museum of Sydney, which is built on the site of the official residence of Governor Arthur Phillip.You can see the remains of this first Government House and other archaeological relics through glass openings in the foyer and forecourt.

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