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Sydney Town Hall
c. 1895Overview
Ornate, stone, two-storey building surrounded by railing fence. It has an elaborate clock tower surmounted by a cupola and turrets capped with ironwork.
Historical information
The Sydney Town Hall was built within the former Old Sydney Burial Ground. The cemetery was Sydney's first permanent cemetery and it is estimated that at least 2,000 burials were made in the Old Sydney Burial Ground between 1792 and 1820.
The foundation stone was laid in January 1868 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Construction commenced in 1869. The building was constructed in two stages, Stage I: 1868 - 1878 and Stage II: the Main Hall, 1885 - 1890.
The hall was extended from 1884-86 with construction of Centennial Hall to the west.
In 1881 Stage II was redesigned by Thomas Sapsford, City Architect, assisted by John Hennessy. The new design featured a wider hall and curved corridors.
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Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-171-e
Item type
Themes
Inscriptions and markings
Town Hall
Contextual Information
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
Year
Geotag
-33.8732, 151.2061
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- General Post Office Sydney (0.62km away)
- Australian Museum Sydney (0.66km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Sydney, Memorial to Horses, 1950 (1.07km away)
- Lands Department Building Sydney (1.09km away)
- Lands Department Building (1.09km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1197 STEWART, 10 Light Horse (1.18km away)
- Chief Secretary's Office (1.22km away)
- Government House Sydney (1.71km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 429 KINGDON, 10 Light Horse (1.86km away)
- Inter War, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Darwin Mobile Force, SMITH, 1939 (1.98km away)
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Last modified
Friday, 27 June, 2025
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Date of creation +70 years
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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.171e'.
Copyright holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Source: Claremont Museum 09.171e
Source: Claremont Museum 09.171e
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