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Susannah Place. Photograph Patrick Bingham Hall
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Today, The Rocks is a well-known tourist destination but once it was a thriving working class suburb. Smack bang in the centre of the city, self-employed tradesmen, grocers, compositors, bakers, policemen and a huge number of waterside workers, found their place.

During the latter half of the 19th century, the population of the area doubled and the working class became the subject of middle class observers. Cramp 'miserable' 'slum like' conditions wrote one social commentator looking in. 'Worse than London' wrote another. However, to the insiders of The Rocks ­– its actual residents – it was home with a very different picture.

WHAT'S ON

Australia Day at Susannah Place. Photograph Leo Rocker 2008
Find out what's on at Susannah Place Museum.
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A PLACE IN THE ROCKS

'A Place in the Rocks' Front Cover
Journey through The Rocks from its early colonial beginnings, along its streets and into the everyday lives of its people.
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TICKET THROUGH TIME

Ticket Through Time: Explore 11 Museums from $15

Location: 58–64 Gloucester Street, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2000

Contact: 02 9241 1893

Admission:

  •  Adult $8 I
  •  Child/Concession $4 |
  •  Family $17 |
  •  Members free |

Hours: Admission by guided tour only | Monday – Friday 2- 6pm, Weekends & NSW School holidays 10am – 6pm

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