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An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement: the Hyde Park Barracks 1848-1886
PROJECT Tim Murray. Peter Davies.

This ARC Linkage project was conducted between 2008 and 2011 to extend the analysis of the extraordinary assemblage recovered from the Hyde Park Barracks building between 1980 and 1981. It followed the Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City Project (2001-2004). The primary purpose of both projects was to undertake a rigorous analysis of the rich archaeological and historical archive related to the post-convict era of the Hyde Park Barracks, particularly the above-ground sub-floor deposits...


An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement: The Hyde Park Barracks, 1848–1886 (2013)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Peter Davies. Penny Crook. Tim Murray.

The archaeological assemblage from the Hyde Park Barracks is one of the largest, most comprehensive and best preserved collections of artefacts from any 19th-century institution in the world.Concealed for up to 160 years in the cavities between floorboards and ceilings, the assemblage is a unique archaeological record of institutional confinement, especially of women. The underfloor assemblage dates to the period 1848-1886, during which a female Immigration Depot and a Government Assylum for...


An Archaeology of Institutional Refuge: the Material Culture of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, 1848–1886 (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Penny Crook. Tim Murray.

This monograph presents the results of the EAMC analysis of the Hyde Park Barracks assemblage. It concentrates of the underfloor assemblage and examines many details of life in the Women’s Destitute Asylum and Immigrant’s Depot such as smoking, the distribution of religious tracts, the provision of medicinal care, the ‘make-do’ culture of recycled clothing and makeshift tooling, among other topics.


Archaeology of the Hyde Park Barracks (2010)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Peter Davies.

Entry on the archaeology and artefact assemblage of the Hyde Park Barracks in the online encyclopaedia, The Dictionary of Sydney.


Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Lilyvale site, The Rocks, Sydney (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Penny Crook. Laila Ellmoos. Tim Murray.

Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Lilyvale site, The Rocks, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.


Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Paddy's Market site, Darling Harbour, Sydney (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Penny Crook. Laila Ellmoos. Tim Murray.

Assessment of historical and archaeological resources of the Paddy's Market site, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Resource assessments were carried out for all sites selected for the EAMC during the first stage of the project in order to determine the priorities for analysis.


Clothing and textiles at the Hyde Park Barracks Destitute Asylum, Sydney, Australia (2013)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Peter Davies.

Analysis of a large collection of textile fragments from the Hyde Park Barracks Asylum for Infirm and Destitute Women in Sydney (1862–86) has provided new information about women’s institutional clothing in 19th-century Australia. The remains of numerous clothing items recovered from sub-floor cavities, along with leather offcuts, buttons and other items, offer important clues about how the inmates dressed and how uniforms functioned in a context of institutional refuge.


Cost, quality and value in historical archaeology
PROJECT Penny Crook.

This doctoral research program explored three key concepts in nineteenth-century consumerism - cost, quality and value - and the role they play in examining the archaeological material culture of the modern world. It encompassed two primary strands of inquiry: one, a consumption-theory driven study of trade catalogues to analyse the cost and promotion of 19th-century tablewares; and two, a close study of production flaws observed in archaeological sherds. These culminated in a consideration of...


CUGL00130, Tobacco Pipe Type 1 (2002)
IMAGE La Trobe University. Ming Wei.

Tobacco Pipe Type 1 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00130)


CUGL00131, Tobacco Pipe Type 2 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 2 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00131)


CUGL00182, Tobacco Pipe Type 3 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 3 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00182)


CUGL00197, Tobacco Pipe Type 4 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 4 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00197)


CUGL00242, Tobacco Pipe Type 5 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 5 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00242)


CUGL00282, Tobacco Pipe Type 6 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 6 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00282)


CUGL00755, Tobacco Pipe Type 10 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 10 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00755)


CUGL00822, Tobacco Pipe Type 11 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 11 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00822)


CUGL00828, Tobacco Pipe Type 12 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 12 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00828)


CUGL00832, Tobacco Pipe Type 15 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 15 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00832)


CUGL00840, Tobacco Pipe Type 16 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 16 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00840)


CUGL00849, Tobacco Pipe Type 20 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 20 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00849)


CUGL00883, Tobacco Pipe Type 21 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 21 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00883)


CUGL00898, Tobacco Pipe Type 235 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 235 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00898)


CUGL00938, Tobacco Pipe Type 242 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 242 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00938)


CUGL00941, Tobacco Pipe Type 463 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 463 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00941)


CUGL00943, Tobacco Pipe Type 459 (2002)
IMAGE Ming Wei. La Trobe University.

Tobacco Pipe Type 459 from the CUGL1994 ceramic assemblage. (Catalogue Number: CUGL00943)