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Hyde Park Barracks

    The Hyde Park Barracks clock

    Curator Gary Crockett discusses the history of the Hyde Park Barracks clock. Originally installed in 1819, it's the oldest continuously functioning public clock in Australia. Music by Cameron Elliot.

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    smiling man seated on the back of a boat wearing cap and sunglasses with red ensign flag waving, with blue water and Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background, under blue sky.
    Gary Crockett
    Curator, Interpretation
    Curatorial and Exhibitions
    It was the dog‐eared world of Rouse Hill House, back in 1991, that inspired Gary Crockett to become a curator.
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