Digging Up the Neighbourhood
Starting at Susannah Place, this walking tour explores some of the fascinating archaeological sites in The Rocks and Millers Point, including a rare opportunity to view the Parbury Ruins.
Unearthed during the construction of an apartment block and now preserved below ground, the Parbury Ruins feature the extensive remains of an 1820s cottage once owned by ex-convicts.
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Please note
- Flat comfortable walking shoes, a hat, a water bottle and sun protection are recommended.
- Fitness level required: Medium – walking for two full hours over varying terrain, often uphill with multiple steep stairs, and standing for extended periods.
- Group meets at Susannah Place, entry on Gloucester Street.
Please arrive 15 minutes early; the tour departs promptly at 10.30am, late participants may miss out.
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Susannah Place
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Susannah Place stories
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Uncovered at Susannah Place
During extensive conservation work at Susannah Place, previously hidden elements of the four terrace houses were revealed
Come in spinner!
Gambling in Australia is regulated by the state and some types of gambling are illegal. The game Two-up, with its catch cry of ‘Come in Spinner!’, is legal only on Anzac Day and only in some states
WW1
Ada Gallagher’s war
In 1914, at the outbreak of war, Ada (Adelaide) Gallagher was living with her husband, John, her daughter, Mary, usually known as Girlie, and her two younger sons, Fred and Frank, at 52 Gloucester Street in The Rocks
Keeping time
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries watches were designed to carried on the person, attached to a waist hook, looped over a belt or as part of a chatelaine in the case of women