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Chief Secretary's Office
c. 1895Overview
Solid, stone, four storey building with stone parapet and statues in corner niches on the upper floors. The entrance, through iron gates is guarded by a sentry and there is a white sentry box on the left.
Historical information
The Chief Secretary’s Building (originally the Colonial Secretary's Building) is a historic Sydney landmark located at 121 Macquarie Street, 65 Bridge Street and 44-50 Phillip Street.
The building is a heritage-listed state government administration building of the Victorian Free Classical architectural style.
The ornate five-storey public building was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet and built in two stages, the first stages being levels one to four completed between 1873 and 1881, with Walter Liberty Vernon completing the second stage between 1894 and 1896 when the mansard at level five and the dome were added.
The sandstone building was the seat of colonial administration, has been used continuously by the Government of New South Wales.
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Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-171-b
Item type
Themes
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
-33.8635, 151.2123
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Nearest geotagged records:
- World War 1, Australia, Sydney, Memorial to Horses, 1950 (0.22km away)
- Lands Department Building Sydney (0.22km away)
- Lands Department Building (0.22km away)
- Government House Sydney (0.49km away)
- General Post Office Sydney (0.63km away)
- Inter War, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Darwin Mobile Force, SMITH, 1939 (1.12km away)
- Australian Museum Sydney (1.19km away)
- Sydney Town Hall (1.22km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 429 KINGDON, 10 Light Horse (1.41km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1197 STEWART, 10 Light Horse (1.81km away)
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Last modified
Friday, 27 June, 2025
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Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.171b'.
Copyright holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Chief Secretary's Office
Source: Claremont Museum 09.171b
Source: Claremont Museum 09.171b
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