Macquarie Place Park
Macquarie Place Park
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AndyJohn74
Sans Souci, Australia3,163 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
Macquarie Place Park is just a small, triangular, park, however, there are a number of memorials to various events in Australia’s early settlement. There are a few places to sit and some large shady trees to get away from the sun.
Written 17 January 2022
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Peter M
Melbourne, Australia1,301 contributions
Mar 2021
This park is also has the address of Macquarie Place. Governor Macquarie erected an obelisk in the park from all roads are measured. The obelisk, along with a restored anchor from HMS Skirius, a vessel of the First Fleet are two of the most important objects of Sydney's past. The park is a leafy lunch time haven for the office workers of Sydney.
Written 25 April 2021
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Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia44,432 contributions
Dec 2020
Macquarie Place Park is a small park in the heart of Sydney. We walked through it after getting off at the bus stop right at the park. It is quite a historical spot. There is a number of items placed in the park bearing historical significance. There is the anchor from the ship Sirius which was one of the ships of the First Fleet, carrying the first White people to Australia in 1788. It was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790 where the anchor was found. In the park there is also a small cannon, a lovely old Canopy fountain, and an obelisk. Called the Obelisk of Distances, it was used (and still is!) to measure the distance from the centre of Sydney to other places. There is also a monument to Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (1816-1878) who was a merchant, shipbuilder, wool broker and pioneer of the technique of freezing meat for export.
Written 6 December 2020
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AlpinerHut
Chantilly, VA1,226 contributions
Oct 2019
Days 1 through 4 in Sydney, we walked past this pretty little park on our way to other things.
On Day 5, I discovered what a treasure this is.
Macquarie Place Park is Australia's oldest public park. There's a nearly 200-year-old obelisk here from which distances to Sydney are measured. The anchor and a cannon from HMS Sirius are here; Sirus was the flagship of the First Fleet, which brought the first English convicts to Sydney Cove. There's an 1887 statue of industrialist Thomas Sutcliffe Mort. There's an unusual 1857 canopy drinking fountain (sans spigot). Though I didn't find it, there's also an historic "Underground Public Convenience" (meaning bathroom).
On Day 5, I discovered what a treasure this is.
Macquarie Place Park is Australia's oldest public park. There's a nearly 200-year-old obelisk here from which distances to Sydney are measured. The anchor and a cannon from HMS Sirius are here; Sirus was the flagship of the First Fleet, which brought the first English convicts to Sydney Cove. There's an 1887 statue of industrialist Thomas Sutcliffe Mort. There's an unusual 1857 canopy drinking fountain (sans spigot). Though I didn't find it, there's also an historic "Underground Public Convenience" (meaning bathroom).
Written 3 December 2019
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Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia44,432 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Macquarie Place Park is a small patch of green in the what some people might call the concrete jungle that is Sydney. It is in the centre of Sydney and it is just right for a relaxed stop. The park is named after Australia's, or really New South Wales, as it was then known, fifth colonial Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, who ruled from 1810 to 1821. There are some historical items, or monuments in the park, including the anchor from the ship Sirius, a statue, a nice fountain and an obelisk. It is worth stopping by for a little bit if you are in the vicinity.
Written 21 July 2019
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Love Travel 12345
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Sep 2018 • Family
Nice park to sit and soak up the sun. Little park with some interesting sculptures and a lot of history. Many nice coffee shop and restaurant
Written 26 December 2018
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Llewellyn53
Melbourne, Australia4,182 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
The small park located near Circular Quay has a cannon and the anchor from the First Fleet ship the Sirius. It also has the obelisk from which mileages away from Sydney are measured and it has a statue of Macquarie. The trees provide shade and there are plenty of seats where you can take a rest while you explore the historic areas of Sydney
Written 26 April 2018
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