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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

Macquarie Street, Sydney, Australia 2000

Featured Review : I'm a history junkie, and I love tourist destinations that give a lot of insight about the history of a certain place. The Hyde Park Barracks Museum is a restored building that was, at various times in Australia's histo...See Full Review

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Hyde Park Barracks Museum Reviews

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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Parisbeba from New York, New York
  • January 9, 2007
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Quote: We didn't have time to explore the interior of the Barracks. Reading my guide book I have a better understanding of what this structure was used for and what is its main purpose now. It was originally constructed to house convicts, later it was used... Read the full Hyde Park Barracks Museum review

From journal Flying Down Sydney Way

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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by marseilles from Metro Manila, Philippines
  • July 25, 2006
Quote: I'm a history junkie, and I love tourist destinations that give a lot of insight about the history of a certain place. The Hyde Park Barracks Museum is a restored building that was, at various times in Australia's history, a prison for convicts, a... Read the full Hyde Park Barracks Museum review

From journal Quick Trip to Sydney

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Hyde Park Barracks - Convict Sydney comes alive

  • 3 out of 5 stars by actonsteve from London, United Kingdom
  • May 1, 2006
Hyde Park Barracks - Convict Sydney comes alive
Quote: "Come on you lubbers! Put some bloody effort into it!"An colonial overseer stood stood over a group of children making ropes. He bawled them out to work faster.Of course this wasn't an Australian penal colony in the 1830s but Sydney's best... Read the full Hyde Park Barracks Museum review

From journal The watery city of Sydney - Gleaming, Glittering and Gigantic

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Hyde Park Barracks

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Tim G from Toronto, Ontario
  • October 14, 2002
Hyde Park Barracks
Quote: If you're looking to learn about Sydney's social and architectural history, this is a good place to visit. Built in 1816, without permission from London, to house 600 male convicts. These convicts then were used as labour for several public works... Read the full Hyde Park Barracks Museum review

From journal Pleasant Days In Sydney