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Site Study Sites

1 Cadams Cottage Historic Site - John Cadman

2 Campbells Cove - Robert Campbell

3 Dawes Point - William Dawes and Patyegerang

4 Parbury Ruins - Hugh Noble

5 The Big Dig Site - George Cribbs

The Rocks Beneath our feet

Dr Wayne Johnson, Architect for The Rocks (Place Management NSW) showcases the archaeology and history behind some important archaeological sites in The Rocks.

Produced by ABC Education and Sydney Living MuseumsFilmed on location at Sydney Living Museums - Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney NSW

Child Convicts of Australia

A series of six videos on Child Convicts of Australia Australia produced by ABC Education and Sydney Living Museums.

Dids you know Sydney was a British penal colony between 1788 and 1868, and over 160,000 convicts were transported here to serve their sentence.

Did you know that some of these convicts were children, punished for crimes like theft? Learn about these child convicts, why they were transported, how they lived in the colony and what became of them.