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![Elizabeth Farm house - front verandah and carriageway](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/11/e59d8550dc104cbc95719530c4ef4d0e.jpg)
'A most excellent brick house' Elizabeth Farm
Curator Dr Scott Hill explores some of the enduring mysteries buried in the architecture of Australia’s oldest surviving homestead
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3D scanning the archaeological dog skeleton
A key component of Museum of Sydney’s interpretation is the archaeological remains of First Government House
![Large 2 storey building with deep verandahs, steps leading to lower verandah and bushes and driveway in the foreground.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/b592fbcdb4bde2ca92fc642e8e568e101a65a8cd-1366x1034.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Museum stories
A rum deal
When Lachlan Macquarie began his term as governor of NSW in 1810, Sydney was in desperate need of a new hospital
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Convict life
What can this object from the 1800s tell us about convict life at Hyde Park Barracks?
![Close up view of an animal skeleton](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/d1c506b69b1f57ae93120a5492a80930461735be-1920x1080.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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Digging up the past
Use this animal skeleton, found at the site of First Government House, to develop students’ archaeological investigation skills and knowledge of animal biology
![Image of a 3D scan of a dark brown leather shoe on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/9436fc29bdb0629a760ffa84e16133979f56a514-1879x1039.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Dodgy, dangerous, disturbing
3D models: a fascinating exploration of some seemingly innocent objects modified for nefarious purposes from the Justice & Police Museum collection
![Sandstone headstone lying horizontal against dark background](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/5debc51f02054062a6d8db0f83b1b233.jpg)
Historic houses in 3D
A project to capture 3D scans of MHNSW properties will greatly assist conservation work and create exciting new interpretation opportunities far into the future
!['Kioto', a house on the Belltrees estate, Scone, 1893](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/8ae2d65935102b7df3059da6330a8a0749c544d2-1700x1405.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Home in the Hunter
The Hunter Region is the traditional home of the Wonnarua people. The first European settlers arrived in the 1820s, mainly squatters who claimed large areas of land on which to graze sheep
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Hyde Park Barracks: a keeper of lost things
Uncover and explore some of the items found inside the barracks