Lachlan Macquarie
Life at Government House in the Macquarie era
Historian Jane Kelso describes a busy schedule of social gatherings and official events at Sydney's Government House during the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie
On This Day
1 Jan 1810 - Macquarie became Governor of NSW
On this day Lachlan Macquarie was sworn in as the fifth Governor of New South Wales
Francis Greenway: the ‘future safety’ of the Rum Hospital buildings
When Sydney’s Rum Hospital was completed in 1816, the buildings were already showing signs of potential collapse, but newly-appointed Civil Architect Francis Greenway came to the rescue
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
Conserving Australia’s oldest public clock
On its 200th anniversary, Australia’s oldest surviving public clock received some much-needed conservation and care
Convict Sydney
The Convicts’ Colony
Part one starts in 1788 with Sydney established as a British convict colony on the clan lands of the Gadigal people
Sydney visionaries
Cities are collective enterprises that reflect the decisions, dreams and lives of innumerable citizens, past and present
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
Convict Sydney
Sandstock bricks
Sandstock bricks such as these were the building blocks of Governor Macquarie’s ambitious public works scheme for Sydney