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The Museum of Sydney

A Few Minutes Walk From Circular Quay

 

Location: 
A 5 Minute walk from Circular Quay

Attractions:
Explore the history of the city from the days of the First Fleet through to the 1990's.

Short History:
The museum stands over the site of the original Government House occupied by Captain Arthur Phillip who commanded the First Fleet. The foundations of the old building (demolished in the 1840's) were uncovered during site development in the 1980's and they are preserved and on display within the museum. Special attention has been given to the Eora people who were the original inhabitants of Sydney.

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The Museum of Sydney is within easy walking distance of Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House.

 

The Museum of Sydney records the history of the city and that of the original inhabitants, the Eora people.

The Museum of Sydney is built over the foundations of the original Government House.

 

Dawes Point 

Location: 
A few minutes walk north of Circular Quay

Attractions:
Spectacular view of the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour and the city's skyline.

Short History:
 A gun battery was constructed on the hill overlooking the point in the early days of the settlement. This battery was commanded by Lieutenant Dawes who also had an interest in astronomy. It was he who constructed the first observatory that was located close to the one that currently stands on top of the hill.


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Dawes Point battery above Sydney Cove in the early 19th century.

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 Old cannon near the site of the original battery at Dawes Point.

Centennial Park

Location: 
About 4 km East of the city.

Attractions:
Centennial Park is the largest green space in the city and you can hire bicycles, ride horses or go for a leisurely walk.

Short History:
 The park was the source of the colonies drinking water for many years following the polluting of the Tank Stream by early settlers. The Macquarie Marshes were a protected area and the park formed a natural catchment area for them. In due course the water of the marshes became unfit for human consumption and once a new water supply had been secured, the area was turned into a park. The ceremony marking the federation of the Commonwealth of Australia was held in the grounds and a rotunda, constructed in the early 1990's now marks the spot where this took place. 

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The Rotunda in Centennial Park built over the place where the Australian Federation ceremony was held.
 Centennial Park is the largest open green space in Sydney.


 

The Sydney Tourist Guide on CD-ROM is your complete guide to the Olympic city for the year 2000. See places such as Bondi Beach, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Botany Bay, the place where Captain Cook landed. Visit tourist destination such as the Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves, Bondi Beach, Darling Harbour, the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo, Sydney Heads, the Gap, Cape Solander, La Perouse and the place where transported convicts first called home in Australia, the Rocks. Through an Herculean effort, Captain Arthur Phillip safely landed over 100 convicts, soldiers and settlers on the shore of Sydney Cove and established the city of Sydney on it's foreshore. Sydney today has a population of over four million people and in the year 2000 it will host the first Olympic Games of the new Millenium.