Monuments to visit Australia

Sandstone building in a colonial architecture area is the oldest parliament in Australia. Guided Tours Tel (02) 9230 3444.

Remains of 1838 of what was a British stronghold for 10 years, before the disease and excessive isolation force its occupants to abandon it.

Created in 1872. In memory of the Land Telegraph that was going to link Australia to the rest of the world.

The oldest Cathedral in Australia (1819), Gothic style.

Built in 1844, a house that bears its past with honour. It is a set of four brick workers houses around a terrace, with a boutique at the beginning of the century selling small tourist souvenirs. Guided tours on request.

A 2 000 m long paved aviation runway on about 25 wide in the middle of Bush. This is all that remains of the old air base where B 17 Fortresses and B 34 Liberator bombers were stationed during the Second World War. At the entrance to the site, a photo dated 1943 where a young woman and the "Gary Cooper and Troup" play in favour of a crowd of aviators in trouble. The base was abandoned in 1945. The barracks located 1 km further (Fenton base camp) are inaccessible without 4 X 4 and have no interest, only remains in the middle of the high grasses the concrete platforms that received the buildings.

Several modern buildings in a school set located 1,5 km from the city centre. In the lobby, photos of children on the walls, as in all primary schools. But there are 250 children over 7 years of age spread over 800 000 km ², 3 times the United Kingdom, which follows the courses a few hours a week in front of their micro.

Still on the road to Pine Creek, about 20 km from this city, another World War II aircraft ground abandoned at the end of conflicts. 8 km from the Stuart Highway, we arrive at the remains of the 2 000 m long air runway by a still asphalted road. The base successively inhabited several squadrons, including B 25 Mitchells.

With the risk of finding the road in very poor condition, or even impractical, it can be continued to reach 10 km later the Stuart Highay towards Pine Creek.

Between the Stuart Highway and Pine Creek recovery, two roadhouses (HAYES CREEK ROADHOUSE Tel (08) 8978 2430 and EMERALD SPRINGS ROADHOUSE Tel (08) 8978 2320). In the first roadhouse, you can see outside the photos of the air base of Mc Donald Airfield during the tour of John Waynes during World War II.

Goat Island, located in Sydney Harbour National Park, is a place steeped in history. Once inhabited by the Cadigal aboriginal peoples, the island was also home to Bennelong and Barangaroo. Since European colonization, Goat Island has played an important role in the development of Sydney's urban landscape. Used as a workplace for prisoners and as a gunpowder storage depot, the island is now home to Queen's Magazine, built by prisoners in the 1830s. Next to it are a barracks, a cooperage and a kitchen. Later, Goat Island was the site of the first river police station and the harbour fire department. The island also served as a shipyard and was used for filming and concerts. Although Goat Island is not open to the general public, it is possible to explore its rich past on a guided tour with the NPWS or one of its partners.

A lobby in the neo-Gothic style designed by architect Edmund Blackett in 1859. Considered to be Australia's finest Gothic art. Large stained glass windows with the English kings and the founders of Oxford and Cambridge.

The El Alamein fountain is a well-known meeting place for those who visit Kings Cross. Designed in 1961 by Australian artist Robert Woodward, this beautiful fountain creates a fog circle above a stem. The fountain has generated such popular popularity that it has been copied to many cities around the world. She was erected as a monument to the combatants of the Battle of El Alamein, North Africa, during the Second World War.

The library is named after a great Australian feminist icon: Jessie Street. Opened in 1989, the library collects, preserves and democratizes knowledge about the history of Australian women and feminists, in order to preserve and enhance their cultural heritage and historical contribution to the nation. You can consult books and archives, buy books and take part in a wide range of activities.