Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Engineering Heritage of the Rocks - Sydney
- In
- First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1994, pp. 33-35
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0858256223
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.625228757782066
- Abstract
The Rocks area of Sydney is now well known as a major tourist attraction but for those who have not visited, a background is appropriate. When the First Fleet landed in Sydney cove in 1788 the convicts went to the 'rocky' ground on the western side of the Cove. The Governor, his staff, soldiers and freeman went to the Eastern side. Over the years the Rocks developed as a 'tough' area centred on the maritime trade of the port. In 1900 it was the seat of the bubonic plague in the Colony. From 1930 a series of committees, commissions, enquiries were held to determine its future. In 1970 following recommendations by Sir John Overall the Sydney Cove Authority was established. The author was appointed as Professional Services Manager and held the position until leaving the Authority in 1986. The experiences form the basis of this paper.
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- First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1994), 209 pp, https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.0858256223. Details