Old Government House is a heritage-listed former "country" residence used by ten early Governors of the then-Colony of New South Wales, between 1800 and 1847, and which is located in Parramatta Park i
Old Government House
The front portico
The residence as viewed from Parramatta Park
The rear of the house, facing the courtyard
Australian Convict Sites
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The Australian Convict Sites are a World Heritage Site that consists of eleven penal sites associated with convict transportation to Australia. The sites were constructed during the 18th and 19th cent
Old Government House, Parramatta
…and Domain was inscribed on the World Heritage List as one of 11 Australian sites with a significant association with convict transportation (i.e. the Australian Convict Sites) which together represent "the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the…
1830 illustration of convicts in front of the Hyde Park Barracks, one of the eleven sites that form the Australian Convict Sites
Norfolk Island jail 1
Hyde Park Barracks