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  2. SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE FIRST NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    THE idea of commemorating the establishment of the first Parliament under responsible Government, which opened on the 22nd May, 1856, was a happy inspiration. Just on the eve of the Centenary, it occurred to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 600 words
  3. GENERAL POST OFFICE SQUARE, AS IT SHOULD BE.

    WHAT a capital thing it would be if the vision of our artist could be realized! If, instead of a narrow lane we had a wide square, and the splendors of greenery and spraying fountains, how manifestly the architectural ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  4. WOOLLOOMOOLOO IN 1821.

    OUR sketch of "Woolloomooloo in 1821" reveals a story of progress, equally emphatic with that visible in the vicinity of Sydney Cove. Compare the solitary tenement or two visible with the bewildering mass of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
  5. CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE MADE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    FEW things are more interesting than to trace the commencement of great mechanical enterprises. In a colony like New South Wales, where navigable arteries are few, railways must, to a great extent, repair the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 147 words
  6. OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS.

    THE remaining illustrations barely require a word. The "Grave Stone" of a seaman from H.M.S. "Sirius" is a relic connected with the earliest fleet. The view of "Sydney from Watson's Bay," is readily recognizable by ...

    Article : 337 words
  7. ANTIQUITIES OF PARRAMATTA.

    PARRAMATTA, it is hardly necessary to remind the reader, is almost as old as Sydney. Our illustrations include—(1) The Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, originally a large barracks; (2) The Asylum for Infirm ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 93 words
  8. SYDNEY COVE IN 1801 AND 1888.

    PHILLIP landed in a small bay, into which rippled "a fine run of fresh water, stealing silently through a thick wood." This was Sydney Cove—the locality of the present Circular Quay. Our-artist's interesting ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 233 words
  9. THE FIRST FLEET IN BOTANY BAY.

    THE appearance of "The First Fleet" in Botany Bay will be an admirable subject for an Australian painter anon. Our artist has sketched the occasion. As we note elsewhere, the squadron comprised the "Sirius," ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 163 words
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