History Today at Ford Denison
Fort Denison is one of Sydney’s most significant historical sites. Located in the centre of Sydney Harbour, this heritage area offers much for visitors of all ages.
When the first settlers arrived in Sydney in 1788, Fort Denison was a popular fishing spot known to the Aboriginal people as Mat-te-wan-ye. The First Fleet renamed it Pinchgut, and began to use the rocky island as a place to confine convicts who had committed secondary crimes. Here they lived in leg irons on strict rations of bread and water.
In 1839 American warships entered the harbour and circled Pinchgut. This threatened attack led the …read more
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