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Lyrebird
(1813)
As the colony con-
tinued to expand,
more exotic birds
and animals were
found. The male
of this species has
an impressive tail
that spreads into
the shape of a lyre.
WHERE TO SEE
GEORGIAN SYDNEY
Governor Macquarie designat-
ed the street now bearing his
name
(see pp112-15)
as the
ceremonial centre of the city.
It has an elegant collection of
buildings: the Hyde Park
Barracks, St James' Church,
the Sydney Mint, Parliament
House and Sydney Hospital.
Other fine examples are the
Victoria Barracks
(p127)
,
Vaucluse House
(p136)
and
Macquarie Lighthouse
(p137)
.
Servants'
quarters
Aboriginal Explorer
Bungaree took part in the first
circumnavigation of
the continent, sailing
with Matthew
Flinders.
Old Government House
, the
oldest surviving public build-
ing in Australia
(see p139)
,
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 pp86-7)
in the very
latest London fashions,
now available from the
recently opened David
Jones department store.
The dining room
was furnished
in a florid style out of keeping
with the Neo-Classical architecture.
Naturalist and
author, Charles
Darwin
1842
Sydney town
becomes a city
1848
Parramatta's
Female Factory, a
notorious women's
prison, closes down
1844
Edward Geoghegan's
Australian musical comedy,
The Currency Lass
, first
performed
1837
Victoria is
crowned Queen
of England
1835
1840
1845
1850
1836
Charles
Darwin visits
Sydney on
HMS
Beagle
1841
Female Immigrants'
Home established in Sydney
by Caroline Chisholm. Gas
lights illuminate Sydney
1850
Work begins
on NSW's first
railway line, from
Sydney to Parramatta
Caroline Chisholm,
philanthropist
1838
Myall Creek massacre
of Aboriginal peoples
1840
Transportation of
convicts to NSW is abolished
