tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post5203301874510248958..comments2024-02-25T16:12:16.970+11:00Comments on Four Seasons: Hyde Park BarracksBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-58069947781763122682015-05-17T09:20:29.140+10:002015-05-17T09:20:29.140+10:00Not at all Susan. Most of the convicts were transp...Not at all Susan. Most of the convicts were transported for pretty minor offenses. One of my ancestors was sent out for 7yrs for stealing a copper pot & another for stealing and eating a sheep (but of course with the distance involved, a 7 yr sentence meant a lifetime in the colony as it was too hard to get back to England. Not that many of them actually wanted to go back).<br />England had a major overcrowding/unemployment/poverty problem at the time. The easiest way for them to deal with all these unfortunates was to put them in gaol and then send them overseas! <br /><br />Greenway was sent to NSW for the crime of forgery.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-66230241322563722015-05-17T09:11:41.110+10:002015-05-17T09:11:41.110+10:00I hadn't been since about 1998, so I couldn...I hadn't been since about 1998, so I couldn't remember what was there then, except the hammocks and the room with all the info about the immigrants. <br />It's certainly a fascinating place. Did you find any info on your great, great?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-62599684072938394512015-05-17T07:14:44.956+10:002015-05-17T07:14:44.956+10:00What an interesting place to visit. I really like ...What an interesting place to visit. I really like those old paintings.Ginx Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-34799198791898943932015-05-17T06:12:59.132+10:002015-05-17T06:12:59.132+10:00I love your Saturday Snapshot posts as you find al...I love your Saturday Snapshot posts as you find all the great places in Sydney. I will definitely pay the barracks a visit when we are in Sydney again.<br /><br />Sean at <a href="http://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2015/05/saturday-snapshots-messenger-bag.html" rel="nofollow"> His and Her Hobbies </a>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-48789909757189786912015-05-17T05:37:02.629+10:002015-05-17T05:37:02.629+10:00What a great museum. If I ever get to Australia (...What a great museum. If I ever get to Australia (it is on my bucket list), this would definitely be one of my stops!westmetromommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633405262361035502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-7802137348005589832015-05-17T03:52:15.970+10:002015-05-17T03:52:15.970+10:00Wonderful post! I love museums and am going to a f...Wonderful post! I love museums and am going to a few in St. Augustine, Florida in a few weeks.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-81404350389187795392015-05-17T03:46:50.139+10:002015-05-17T03:46:50.139+10:00I often wonder just what many of those convicts di...I often wonder just what many of those convicts did to warrant being shipped so far from their homes ... were they really all murderers and low-life ? I think not ... what a fascinating look at that era of Aussie history! Love the hammock shots!Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-75934341415407894852015-05-17T01:33:30.671+10:002015-05-17T01:33:30.671+10:00This looks like a fascinating museum that I'd ...This looks like a fascinating museum that I'd enjoy visiting. Another sight to add to my things-to-see list for Australia.<br />Thank you for visiting my blog.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-64559780700262621552015-05-17T01:10:56.834+10:002015-05-17T01:10:56.834+10:00What a wonderful museum and beautiful photos you&#...What a wonderful museum and beautiful photos you've taken!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-24063388450880484412015-05-17T00:19:38.531+10:002015-05-17T00:19:38.531+10:00Awesome! So many impressive moments to share....t...Awesome! So many impressive moments to share....thanks! Here's <a href="http://snowconnections.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/saturday-sparks-moments//" rel="nofollow"> MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST </a>Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-39053405466512210112015-05-16T22:34:23.937+10:002015-05-16T22:34:23.937+10:00I've visited Hyde Park Barracks a few times, i...I've visited Hyde Park Barracks a few times, it's especially meaningful for me as at least one of my great-great (I actually forget how many greats) grandmothers came through there as one of those young girls fleeing the Irish famine of the 1840s. They look to have done it up a bit since my last visit.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/milk-and-honey.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-69045009133160210962015-05-16T21:45:09.627+10:002015-05-16T21:45:09.627+10:00Frontier and settler museums are always so interes...Frontier and settler museums are always so interesting. <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's Mine</a>Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-36290874414901364772015-05-16T21:22:47.282+10:002015-05-16T21:22:47.282+10:00\we saw Greenway's lighthouse when we were the...\we saw Greenway's lighthouse when we were there in March. I'm still annoyed we missed the Irish Famine monument!! This looks like an amazing museum, but I guess there's never enough time to see everything on a first visit.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672287715182121633.post-49280302625719063802015-05-16T18:17:23.017+10:002015-05-16T18:17:23.017+10:00what a very interesting Museumwhat a very interesting MuseumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931750243641135419noreply@blogger.com