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The First Government House was the first residence for the Governors of New South Wales located at 41 Bridge Street, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1788 to 1789 and used until 1845, after which it was demolished in 1846.
The Sydney Government House served as the Governor-General's Sydney Residence until 1912 when the NSW government sparked a major controversy by effectively evicting the governor-general. The place is significant for its association with the first five occupants of the high office of Governor-General from the time of federation until 1912.
First Government House, Sydney, former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, 1788-1845 Old Government House, Parramatta , former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, built in 1799 Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill , former residence of the Governor of New South Wales, 1901–1917
First Government House Plaza is an open-air public space and part of the Museum of Sydney, situated at Bridge Street end. The design is minimalist and disciplined, intended to evoke a sense of the site's past. Paving covers most of the First Government House remains.
When it was commissioned, the project was called the First Government House Museum. [5] [6] [7] While the museum building was under construction in November 1993, the New South Wales Minister for the Arts announced that the museum would be known as the Museum of Sydney on the Site of First Government House, [8] [9] described in the press at the time as a "mouthful" [8] and commonly contracted ...
Macquarie Place was the first and main town square of colonial Sydney, and is a surviving remnant of the first town centre of Sydney beside First Government House (now demolished) and on the original foreshores of Sydney Cove before the shoreline was extended.
In 1876 when construction of the Lands Department building commenced, the location of the inaugural and temporary Government House was at the junction of what is now known as Bridge and Phillip Streets, a site now occupied by the Museum of Sydney. At that time, Bridge Street ran from George Street to Government House. The Lands Department ...
Sir John Northcott, the first Australian-born governor (1946–57).. The office of governor is prescribed by the New South Wales Constitution.The Monarch, on the advice and recommendation of the Premier of New South Wales, appoints the governor with a commission issued under the Royal sign-manual and Public Seal of the State, who is from then until being sworn in by the premier and chief ...