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Queen Victoria Building
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Queen Victoria building
In 1810, Governor Macquarie chose the Blaxland families dairy and paddock as a site for a market with four rows of covered wooden sheds.
At the southern end, the domed stone market house, designed by Brother Francis Greenway was converted into the police office in 1831. The police magistrate was Brother Captain Long Innes who became Provincial Grand Master for New South Wales of the English Constitution in 1848.
The sheds were taken over by the municipal council in 1846. The Mayor, Brother Sydney Burdekin, ordered them demolished in 1891.
In 1898, the present building was erected with a hydraulic lift for horses and carts.
Brother Quong Tart, Australia's first Asian Freemason, had tea rooms in the building.
In 1910, the markets moved to High Street and it was suggested by Brother Dr Bradfield that the deteriorated building be demolished to create a park.
A refurbishment was completed in 1986.
The site was adored by a statue of Queen Victoria, donated by the Republic of Ireland and unveiled in 1987 by the city's Chief Commissioner, Brother Sir Eric Neal.
The other names on the plaque a Brother Sir Nicholas Shehadie, Brother Norman Oaks and Brother Leon Carter.
In 1810, Governor Macquarie chose the Blaxland families dairy and paddock as a site for a market with four rows of covered wooden sheds.
At the southern end, the domed stone market house, designed by Brother Francis Greenway was converted into the police office in 1831. The police magistrate was Brother Captain Long Innes who became Provincial Grand Master for New South Wales of the English Constitution in 1848.
The sheds were taken over by the municipal council in 1846. The Mayor, Brother Sydney Burdekin, ordered them demolished in 1891.
In 1898, the present building was erected with a hydraulic lift for horses and carts.
Brother Quong Tart, Australia's first Asian Freemason, had tea rooms in the building.
In 1910, the markets moved to High Street and it was suggested by Brother Dr Bradfield that the deteriorated building be demolished to create a park.
A refurbishment was completed in 1986.
The site was adored by a statue of Queen Victoria, donated by the Republic of Ireland and unveiled in 1987 by the city's Chief Commissioner, Brother Sir Eric Neal.
The other names on the plaque a Brother Sir Nicholas Shehadie, Brother Norman Oaks and Brother Leon Carter.
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