Hammocks in Barracks

Hyde Park Barracks & Parliament

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August 20th 2008
Hyde Park Barracks & Parliament House We had planned to visit both Parliament House and Hyde Park Barracks during our stay and as they are both situated in the same central location of the CBD we combined the two. We went first to Parliament House where there was another guided tour. It has been the seat of government (state), since the 1820s. The current building contains the chambers fo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darling Harbour

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more