Hyde Park, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare, located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern
Avenue of Hill's weeping fig in Hyde Park
Avenue in Hyde Park, circa 1935, showing St Mary's Cathedral before its spires were added
Captain Frederick John Butts 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, Hyde Park, Sydney, 1858
Pavilion under construction for visit of Prince Alfred, Hyde Park, Sydney, 1867-68
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role
Hyde Park, Sydney
…Woolloomooloo to the harbour. Early on there were shingling parties and saw pits operating in the vicinity. It was known as "the Common" even before Governor Macquarie defined its size and use by his proclamation of 5 October 1810. His 83rd regiment had established a camp there while waiting for more permanent…
Ln Governor Lachlan macquarie
The Siege of Srirangapatna, 1799
An illustration of Lachlan Macquarie