City
of Sydney Historical Association (COSHA)
Formed
in 2000 with the aim of increasing awareness
and appreciation of the history of the City
of Sydney,
COSHA
aims to make our history more accessible. COSHA
regularly organises guided walks, lectures and
tours of historic sites and buildings.
Goat Island
Bennelong, arguably the best
known aboriginal in early Australian history
claimed that Goat Island belonged to his father,
and he and wife Barangaroo were often seen
there.
The Europeans moved in to the
island in the 1830s quarrying sandstone and
went on to construct the Sydney Magazine complex.
The Water Police moved there in 1838, followed
by the Sydney Harbour Master.
The island was the main site
for the TV series ‘Water Rats’ from
1996-2005.
Photographs taken by COSHA
members Betty Candy John Brooks and Rose Boutin.
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