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Australia's convict history began here with a squalid canvas shanty town on a rocky
shore. Its raucous reputation lives on in atmospheric laneways lined with historic buildings,
more than a few of them still operating as pubs. Sure, the place is overrun with tacky, over-
priced stores and package tourists, but there are some great museums here as well. When it
frantically commercial Millers and Dawes Points.
Circular Quay & The Rocks
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