Available for free on The Dictionary of Sydney Walks app for both Apple and Android devices on App Store and Google Play.

Guiding you from the grisly ‘Hanging Green’ to ‘God’s Acre,’ this tour traces the lives of convicts – where they lived, worked, rioted and were punished. You will learn how they were treated by the emerging health care systems and where many of them were buried. Your tour features convicts who rose above their convict status by grasping opportunities in the developing colony. And you will discover less fortunate convicts who found themselves behind bars in the penal colony, at the end of a hangman’s noose, and destined for a pauper’s burial.

The tour starts in Parramatta Park in front of Old Government House.

Estimated walking time: three hours+

STOPS

Introduction

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Old Government House, Parramatta Park

The Government Lumber Yard (Rumsey Rose Garden, Parramatta Park)

St John’s Cemetery: ‘God’s Acre’

Bennett’s Bakery

Brislington

Heritage Courtyard: The Convict Hospitals

Mel O’Callaghan’s ‘Landslide’ Sculpture

Lennox Bridge

Prince Alfred Park: ‘The Hanging Green’

Prison Break at Parramatta Gaol

The Female Factory

Riot at the Female Factory

Roseneath Cottage

Salter’s Farm (Dairy Cottage, Parramatta Park)

The Dictionary of Sydney Walks app lets you experience Sydney’s history in the palm of your hand. “Convict Parramatta,” the second tour available through the app, is simple to follow with a GPS-enabled map of the route and its stops. At each stop, detailed text, audio commentary and stunning historical imagery reveal the stories of the people, places, architecture and events that have transformed Sydney.

Available for both Apple and Android devices on App Store and Google Play.

Credits

Content: Michaela Ann Cameron for the Dictionary of Sydney Actor: Rebecca Havey Cello composition: Raffaele Marchellino Sound Engineer: Andrei Shabunov Audio Producer: Anna Messariti Location photography: Michaela Ann Cameron Historical imagery: Bank of England Archive, National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria, State Records New South Wales, Sydney Living Museums, Tauranga City Libraries.

Some images used in this app are in copyright. To seek permission to reuse any of the images within this app, please check the image credit and contact the source organisation.

Authors (further reading): Michaela Ann Cameron, Nicole Cama, Robyn Derricourt, Laila Ellmoos, Shirley Fitzgerald, Ian Hoskins, Terry Kass, Chris Levins, Terri McCormack, Gary L Sturgess, Anne-Maree Whitaker.

Acknowledgements: This project has been assisted by funds allocated to the Royal Australian Historical Society through the Heritage Branch of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

Editing: Karen Bryant for Dictionary of Sydney Project management: Kim Hanna, Executive Officer, Dictionary of Sydney Multimedia: Linda Brainwood, Multimedia Editor, Dictionary of Sydney App developed by MyTours http://mytoursapp.com.

Thanks Thanks to Jacqueline Spedding, Coordinating Editor, and Jenny McInerney, Editorial and Research Assistant, at the Dictionary of Sydney.