Aerial Survey 1949, courtesy of City of Sydney Archives - Historical Atlas of Sydney
Aerial Survey 1949 Close Up, courtesy of City of Sydney Archives - Historical Atlas of Sydney
The site was razed between 1902 and 1917 and all the buildings except one
were demolished.
From 1917 to the 1950s the site was used for industrial purposes with
a collection of sheds clearly visible in the
1949 aerial survey
of Sydney.
The site was razed again in the 1950's and then used as a
Bus Parking Station until 1972.
The site was used as a storage area for the Sydney Cove Authority
from 1972 until the excavation in 1994.
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
by Penny Crook, Laila Ellmoos and Tim Murray.
Cumberland Street Dig Site - Archaeology, Heritage and Conservation Register
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre
The Cumberland/Gloucester Street archaeological site(book), National Library of Australia
Cumberland Street Archaeological site, The Dirt on the Rocks
The Sydney Harbour YHA and the Big Dig
International Conservation Services