Some, however, were converted into new institutions. Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney became a female immigration depot and destitute asylum, housing unmarried immigrants and children, and women unable to support themselves. Learn about life there in Antiquity 🆓
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Eating in colonial institutions: desiccated plant remains from nineteenth-century Sydney
Desiccated plant remains from beneath the floorboards at Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney offer a rare insight into the culture of food at the Female Immigration Depot (1848–1887) and the Destitute Asylum (1862–1886).
