Tag: Sydney

  • Fleet Base East Open Day 2024

    Fleet Base East Open Day 2024 Providing an excellent opportunity to see some of the Royal Australian Navy’s ships up close, Fleet Base East Open Day 2024 was held on 25 February 2024. Although ticketed so as to control numbers, entry was free and commenced at 10:00am. After a quick ticket and bag check at Read more

  • Parliament House New South Wales

    Parliament House New South Wales

    Parliament House New South Wales Completed in 1816 Parliament House in Sydney houses the Government of the state of New South Wales Australia. Originally a hospital, the central section of the façade is a two story Georgian building. When built, no funds were available to Governor Macquarie so he arranged funding via the importation of Read more

  • King Street Courts Sydney

    King Street Courts Sydney
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    King Street Courts Sydney Designed as Australia’s first law courts by Francis Greenway for Governor Macquarie, what became the King Street Courts were originally intended as a school. The original law courts were redesigned as St James Church and subsequently the adjoining school was repurposed as courts. Completed in 1828, the final building differed significantly Read more