Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Australian collection includes
colonial watercolours which, to avoid
deterioration, are only shown for a
few weeks each year. Charles Meere's
Australian Beach Pattern
(1940) is
among more recent works.
Elizabeth Bay House
The dining room is elegantly
furnished to the 1840s period,
when the Colonial Secretary
Alexander Macleay briefly
lived in the house that ultim-
ately caused his bankruptcy.
BOTANIC
GARDENS AND
THE DOMAIN
KINGS CROSS
AND
DARLINGHURST
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Originally built by convicts for
their own incarceration, these
barracks were later home
to poor female immigrants.
Exhibits recall the daily life
of these occupants.
Sydney Jewish Museum
The history of the city's Jewish
community is documented here.
Included is a reconstruction of
George Street in 1848, a major
location for Jewish businesses.
Australian Museum
Discover the Earth's age, find
out about meteorites, volcanic
activity and dinosaurs at
Australia's largest natural
history museum.
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