. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. t no time in acting upon the Governors allotments were selected in Hyde Park, the combined area being 300 feet hv 260 feet. I have been able tolocate the exact site bv means of an oldmap of Hyde Park, which has beenpreserved in the Lands Department,and was evidently prepared by SirThomas Mitchell for the guidance ofGoxernor Darling, whose intention itwas to build upon the Park lying northof Par k-s t r e e t. This plan showsMarket-street continued in an easterlydirection to vSt. Marvs Cathedral, andM ac q u a r i e-s t r e e t
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. t no time in acting upon the Governors allotments were selected in Hyde Park, the combined area being 300 feet hv 260 feet. I have been able tolocate the exact site bv means of an oldmap of Hyde Park, which has beenpreserved in the Lands Department,and was evidently prepared by SirThomas Mitchell for the guidance ofGoxernor Darling, whose intention itwas to build upon the Park lying northof Par k-s t r e e t. This plan showsMarket-street continued in an easterlydirection to vSt. Marvs Cathedral, andM ac q u a r i e-s t r e e t continued in asoutherlv line beyond Park-street. Theallotments selected by the Committeewere situated at the centre of the rect-angle formed by College-street, Park-street, Elizabeth-street, and the con-tinuation of Market-street. The two allotments above Rush-cutters Ray were each four acres in extent, with a total frontage of800 feet to the eastern side of the Old South Head Road, directly oppositethe present entrance gates to the Victoria Barracks,. F. A. HELV. Hon. Secretary, 1831-2. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
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