Another item on display from the early history of the colony is the cannon and plinth from the HMS Sirius which was wrecked off the coast of Norfolk Island in 1790.
The captain of the Sirius at the time was John Hunter who then went on to become governor of the colony from 1795 - 1800.
The cannon was used as the signal gun on South Head from 1810 and joined the anchor in 1907.
A few weeks ago I took myself on a walk around the Harbour and Rocks area of Sydney photographing sites that have a connection to my interest in history.
Macquarie Place is one place where there are a number of connections to the history of European settlement in Sydney.
This is one, the anchor from the First Fleet ship HMS Sirius salvaged in 1905 from the 1790 wreck on Norfolk Island and erected in the park in 1907.
