Sydney Observatory
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The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, i
The observatory photographed in 1874
Fort Phillip, Flagstaff Hill, Sydney, c. 1841
The observatory today
Sydney Observatory at night
Fort Phillip (Sydney)
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Fort Phillip was a citadel style fort constructed as part of the first defensive works of the penal settlement of Sydney, located on Observatory Hill in the Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South W
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…a storm damaged the machinery, and already by 1800 the foundations were giving way. The name of Millers Point remembers this early land use. In 1803, Fort Philip was built on the site under the direction of Governor Hunter to defend the new settlement against a possible attack by the French and also from rebellious…
Remains of Fort Phillip today