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Students on the forecourt, Museum of Sydney. Photograph (c) Paolo Busato 2008
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As you walk across the Museum forecourt, known as First Government House Place, take time to look down. Observe the granite markings that plot the archaeologists’ grid, peer into a window that reveals archaeology underfoot, consider the fascinating story of this site. The place had many different uses before it became a museum: first Government House, a carter’s yard, ‘tin shed’, a car park.

During the 1980s, archaeologists uncovered the drains and foundations of first Government House, along with thousands of fragments dating back to 1788. See some of the fascinating artefacts unearthed, including the skeleton of a dog. Was this a feral dog or a much loved pet, carefully buried by its owner, perhaps one of the Governors? Look through the artefacts and imagine life in and around first Government House two centuries ago.

PAINTING THE ROCKS

View towards the harbour in The Rocks, Sydney at the turn of the century. �Clyde Street� (detail), Sydney Long, c1901, oil on canvas, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (c) Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Against the backdrop of slum clearances a group of artists set out to capture ‘Old Sydney’ before it disappeared.

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UP THE CROSS: RENNIE ELLIS & WESLEY STACEY

Rennie Ellis: 'US Servicemen and Girls, Kings Cross' 1970-71 (detail) © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive

The sights, sounds and rhythms of Kings Cross during 1970–71.

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WHAT'S ON

WHAT'S ON
AT THE
MUSEUM OF SYDNEY


Events, exhibitions, movies, talks and walks!

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Location: Corner Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000

Contact: 02 9251 5988

Admission:

  •  Adult $10 I
  •  Child/Concession $5 |
  •  Family $20 |
  •  Members free |

Hours: Daily 9.30am — 5pm | Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

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