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120 Cumberland Street

Nicholas Rents

Nicholas Rents 1901
NSW State Archives and Records
Digital Id: 4481_a026_000027

Rear of the Nicholas Rents 1901
NSW State Archives and Records
Digital Id: 4481_a026_000111

Nicholas Rents 1901 by Charles H. Bertie
The Charles H. Bertie Pictorial Collection, State Library of NSW (Mitchell Library)

Constructed: c1833
Demolished: 1900s

The four conjoined terraces at 120-126 Cumberland Street were built c1833 by Albert Nicholas and replaced a row of tenements built by George Cribb circa 1823. Number 120 was demolished in the early 1900s.

Owners
c1813-c1824 George Cribb
c1833-1834 Albert John Nicholas (Developer)
1834 William Massey
1902 resumed by the State Government

Tenants
James Strong (greengrocer) 1897-1901

Further Information

Inside the Rocks: The Archaeology of a Neighbourhood.
by Grace Karskens.
ISBN 0 86806 666 4

Keeping up with the McNamaras
A Historical Archaeological Study of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site (pdf)
by Penny Crook, Laila Ellmoos and Tim Murray.

Assessment of Historical and Archaeological Resources
of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney (word doc)
by Penny Crook, Laila Ellmoos and Tim Murray.

Pieces of the Past Teacher Resource Pack

Cumberland Street Dig Site NSW Heritage & Conservation Register
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre Sydney Harbour YHA
Cumberland Street Archaeological site The Dirt on the Rocks
Sydney Harbour YHA International Conservation Services
Rocks Walking Tours
Dig reveals convict past News.com.au

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