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Sydney Observatory
1003 Upper Fort Street, Millers Point NSW 2000Nightly tours Wed – Sat
Located on Gadigal land, a national point of connection and research of astronomy, meteorology and science
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Sydney Observatory is located on Gadigal land at:
1003 Upper Fort Street, Millers Point, NSW 2000
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A symbol of time and history since 1858, the Sydney Observatory has evolved over the years — from steering ships to mapping stars, housing some of Australia's first weather maps to its role now as a public educational space and museum.
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Object No. P3549-44
Photograph of Parramatta Observatory plans used by Sydney Observatory
Object No. P3549-44
Photograph of Parramatta Observatory plans used by Sydney Observatory
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Object No. H9891
Transit telescope made by Edward Troughton
Object No. H9891
Transit telescope made by Edward Troughton
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Object No. P3548-783
Photographic glass plate negative, lightning on Sydney suburbs, photographed by H C Russell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889-1892
Object No. P3548-783
Photographic glass plate negative, lightning on Sydney suburbs, photographed by H C Russell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889-1892
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Object No. 2019/38/1
Support posts for the Fort Phillip Signal Station flagstaff
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Support posts for the Fort Phillip Signal Station flagstaff
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