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Hmm, still a bit cryptic for me, as I don't have a lot of time to try search combinations in Google, and no flashes of inspiration are striking me from the clues so far!
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Yeah I thought St Johns too Duck because of the Royal Gate but it doesn't match any of the other clues really. This is a good question I reckon. It will be interesting to see the answer. I'm buggered. I thought freo Jail too but it missed on a few clues too !!
The 650 people and occupied by british is a tough one. 8)
The 650 people and occupied by british is a tough one. 8)
I thought that it may be one of the old Melbourne Gaol's (such as Pentridge or Old Melb Gaol) until I saw some of the later clues. Thunk, thunk, thunk ....nope not working.
What state is it in Magilla?
Rob.
What state is it in Magilla?
Rob.
I was thinking Fort Denison, but it didn't house that many people. Being a "Mexican" may be putting me at a disadvantage.
Keep going fellows.
Rob.
Keep going fellows.
Rob.
I'm clutching at straws, the Australian Museum site in College St?
Then it's the Victoria Barracks in Sydney, which was established as the original District Military Prison in the 1840's, before being the barracks for regiments of the British army. Later it was the first campus for Sydney University, before it moved to its present location. Don't know why I did not think of it, particularly as I used to have a drink there with a bloke I worked with who was a member of the officer's mess.
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Yes it is. It really does seem out of place in the middle of Sydney yet when it was built there was a bit of resentment because it was so far out of town.
The Regency style Main Barracks building was constructed of Hawkesbury sandstone by convicts between 1841 and 1846. The first building completed was the Officers' Quarters which was completed in 1842.
The Main Barrack Block was completed in 1846 and was designed to accommodate 650 soldiers. The bell and clock were added to the building in 1856. The Barracks were originally occupied by regiments of the British Army. The British troops vacated the Barracks in 1870. The Barracks was the premier military training site in Australia for many years, from its completion until after Federation in 1901.
The Bungalow was built in 1847 as the Barrack Master's Residence. The Garrison Hospital was built in 1845 to accommodate 36 patients. During the 1930s it was converted into an Officers' Mess.
The gate on Oxford Street is referred to as the Queen Victoria Gate while the gate on Moore Park road is known as the Convict Gate. Busby's Bore, was Sydney's second water supply, built by convicts between 1827 and 1837. An access shaft is located at the museum.
For a brief period during the 1930s Victoria Barracks was home to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, when the College was forced to close its buildings in Canberra and relocate to Sydney due to the economic downturn caused by the Great Depression.[2]
The Regency style Main Barracks building was constructed of Hawkesbury sandstone by convicts between 1841 and 1846. The first building completed was the Officers' Quarters which was completed in 1842.
The Main Barrack Block was completed in 1846 and was designed to accommodate 650 soldiers. The bell and clock were added to the building in 1856. The Barracks were originally occupied by regiments of the British Army. The British troops vacated the Barracks in 1870. The Barracks was the premier military training site in Australia for many years, from its completion until after Federation in 1901.
The Bungalow was built in 1847 as the Barrack Master's Residence. The Garrison Hospital was built in 1845 to accommodate 36 patients. During the 1930s it was converted into an Officers' Mess.
The gate on Oxford Street is referred to as the Queen Victoria Gate while the gate on Moore Park road is known as the Convict Gate. Busby's Bore, was Sydney's second water supply, built by convicts between 1827 and 1837. An access shaft is located at the museum.
For a brief period during the 1930s Victoria Barracks was home to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, when the College was forced to close its buildings in Canberra and relocate to Sydney due to the economic downturn caused by the Great Depression.[2]
One of the places I researched was Sydney University, but there was no reference to it being located at the Barracks before moving to its current location. That info would have twigged it.
I'll be back later with a new question....
I'll be back later with a new question....
Probably an easy one, but here goes:
I was a young man who went to great lengths to serve in WW1.
I was a young man who went to great lengths to serve in WW1.
James Martin, the youngest at 14?
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