The rocks

The rocks

This place is an area of European settlement in Sydney when they first landed in 1788. His role as a commercial and industrial area continued to increase until the 1800s when the economic recession and cruise center eventually moved from Circular Quay. Since then the situation is diminishing into slums, and the more tragic when the bubonic plague broke out in the region around the 1900s.

 The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1920 to eliminate almost all the buildings on the main road when it finally around 1970 lovers began to realize the importance of preserving the history of this region. The effort was not in vain because until now there are approximately 100 buildings and historic sites that have been rescued. For history buffs, this area must visit the area because this is where we can retrace the history of the remains of the first settlement in Sydney.

Place near the rocks:

1. Sydney Harbour YHA, the most recommended hostel in Sydney version of the Lonely Planet is built on an archaeological site "The Big Dig" between Cumberland and Gloucester Street. Called "The Big Dig" because at this point almost 750,000 artifacts discovered during a massive excavation around 1994. In order to maintain the archaeological ruins underneath, this hostel foundation raised about 3 meters by using a steel frame. Thus the structure below the hostel ruins dating from 1795 is not compromised. Cribe Lane passes, we continue the journey to Susannah Place Museum.
   
2. Susannah Place Museum, Museum consists of a series of four houses built in 1884 by Edward and Mary Riley, a pair of immigrants from Ireland and named Susannah according to the name of their niece. The pair then rent another home third to the many immigrants who came to this region. As a rental house, this place has been inhabited by approximately 100 different families until the year 1990. So it is not surprising that in it there are many collections of furniture and household equipment abandoned by its inhabitants. Collections in this house as if it tells how the life of a family over the centuries. Unfortunately when I was there the museum is not yet open so we could only peep-peep through the window only. AUD $ 8 admission and is open from 2-6 pm (opening hours are antique) :) except Saturday and Sunday are open from 10 am.