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Sydney is full of convict history. The stately building on Macquarie street is part of this as well. Built by convicts and home of convicts. The Hyde Park Barracks were even designed by a convict; Francis Greenway. Greenway put his mark on Sydney, for he designed dozens of buildings around…

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The Rocks, Sydney NSW. Here were the pubs the convicts visited. It was home to the workmen. When the government wanted to destroy the little old houses in the Rocks to place some more offices and hotels, some people came in action. Now the Rocks is still an area with…

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