#OnThisDay 7 April 1826 the first street lamp in Sydney was lit at Macquarie Place (corner of Bridge and Loftus Streets). General lighting was switched on in Sydney the following year.
Source: Trove article, The Courier-Mail
From the Collection
- Image 1: Macquarie Place in front of Lands Dept Building c.1900.
- Image 2: Macquarie Place and Lands Dept Building, post-1883 showing the statue of Thomas Mort.
