Governors
On This Day
12 Dec 1885 - Lord Carrington appointed Governor of NSW
On 12 December 1885 Charles Robert Carrington, Lord Carington, began his tenure as Governor of New South Wales
Museum stories
A rum deal
When Lachlan Macquarie began his term as governor of NSW in 1810, Sydney was in desperate need of a new hospital
Ambition and adventure: the early life of Arthur Phillip
We looked back at the early life of Phillip, who had enjoyed an extraordinary career before he even set foot on a boat bound for Botany Bay.
Carrington albums – illuminated addresses
On 2nd January 2014 State Records NSW received 22 Presentation albums from the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Convict Sydney
For the civic good
With the Napoleonic Wars over in 1815 and Britain crowded with returned soldiers, poverty and crime, part two finds the colony swamped with incoming convicts.
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How were convicts rewarded for good behaviour?
While some convicts broke the rules and were punished, most of them worked hard and tried to stay out of trouble
First Nations
Massacre at Appin, 17 April 1816
On the early morning of 17 April 1816 at least 14 people of the Dharawal tribe were killed when James Wallis’ detachment encountered a camp at Appin near the banks of the Cataract River
Throsby Park: a comfortable residence
Throsby Park is a colonial homestead and farming estate near Moss Vale, about 140 km south of Sydney