Winsbury Terrace
Winsbury Terrace are heritage-listed terrace houses located at 75–79 Kent Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South Wales, Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1875. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. Millers Point took its name in the early days of the colony from "Jack the Miller", who built his windmills there, while William Dawes (British Marines officer), Lieut. Dawes established his observatory on the point. This precinct, positioned between Barangaroo, New South Wales, Barangaroo, Observatory Hill, Sydney, Observatory Hill and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, contains a variety of architectural styles from early Georgian houses and tiny workmen's cottages, to the grander 19th century Victorian terraces. W ...
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Millers Point, New South Wales
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Millers Point lies on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, beside Darling Harbour. The Barangaroo development is taking place on 22 hectares of land on the western side of the suburb. Sections of Millers Point have been included as part of The Rocks area in the past and some residents and businesses still use it in their address. History On 30 June 1814 Thomas Miller, a Sergeant in the 73rd Regiment of Foot, received a grant of land from the governor. A small mill that was owned by an ex-convict, Jack Leighton was located here. The area became known as Jack, the Miller's Point. In 1833 Governor Bourke granted the Catholic Church land at Millers Point for the construction of a school house that could serve as a chapel on Sund ...
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