Sydney Town Hall; just imagine all the protests, political rallies, meetings and celebrations associated with this historic building. One thing I wasn’t aware of was its role during the 1913 smallpox epidemic, especially as the main vaccination centre. The disease had been introduced to the city by
Read more →Historic York Street in the Sydney CBD was originally known as Barracks Row, because of its proximity to the military barracks parade ground. Governor Lachlan Macquarie renamed it after the Duke of York and Albany, second son of King Richard III. Below is an image looking south
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