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((short description|Theme park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia))
((Use dmy dates|date=June 2020))
((Infobox amusement park 
| name = Old Sydney Town
| logo = Oldsydneytownlogo.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
| location = [[Somersby, New South Wales]], Australia
| opening_date = ((Start date|1975|01|26|df=y))
| closing_date = ((End date|2003|01|03|df=y))
| season = All year round
| area = 125-hectare estate
| owner = ((Plainlist|
*[[Australian Government]] (1975)
*[[Government of New South Wales]] (1976-1987)
*[[Westpac]] (1975–1987)
*[[Warwick Hotels and Resorts|Warwick Amusements]] (1987-2003)
))
| coordinates = ((Coord|-33.41925|151.2755|type:landmark|display=title,inline))
| slogan = ((Plainlist| 
*"The Biggest Heritage Park in NSW"
*"Enter and Step Back in Time"
))
| homepage = 
))

'''Old Sydney Town''' was an Australian [[open-air museum]] and [[theme park]] which operated from 1975 until 2003 in [[Somersby, New South Wales|Somersby]] on the [[New South Wales]] [[Central Coast, New South Wales|Central Coast]]. Once a living tribute to the early years of [[Sydney]]'s colonial settlement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was complete with historical reenactments and authentic construction methods. The site is now used as a location for film and television production. It borders the [[Australian Reptile Park]].

[[Robert Hughes (critic)|Robert Hughes]], author of [[The Fatal Shore]] called the site "the only theme park in the world devoted to punishment and repression."

During its lifetime, the park had 6 million visitors.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s757135.htm|title=ABC AM Radio 702- "Old Sydney Town to close" |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date=2008-01-13| date=2003-01-03| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226003309/http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s757135.htm| archive-date= 2004-12-26))</ref>

==History==
===Development===
During the 1960s, Sydney architect Frank Fox harboured aspirations of building Australia's [[Disneyland]].<ref name="ReCreati682">((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46078438?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=Re-Creating Old Sydney|website=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]))</ref> However, upon a visit to [[Colonial Williamsburg]], Fox decided it would be 'beaut' to construct a place that paid tribute to Australian history.

Fox viewed the Somersby site as an ideal location as the rocks, creek and terrain reminded him of early prints of Sydney Cove.<ref name="ReCreati682" />

Fox and his family spent four years researching the pre-[[Lachlan Macquarie|Macquarie]] period for the site<ref name="Buildingea5">((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110634412?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=Building an Australian Shrine|website=[[The Canberra Times]]))</ref> and travelled around Australia looking for artefacts.<ref name="Family">((cite web|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/founding-family-recalls-glory-days-when-historic-attraction-was-in-full-swing/news-story/1682b9a980b3f7ce24579d92320f5d28|title=Founding family recalls glory days when historic attraction was in full swing| last = Collins| first = Terry| date = 2013| website=The Daily Telegraph))</ref> Robert Irving, a senior lecturer at the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW) was also recruited to head up the site's permanent four-person research team. Irving assigned his 1972 first-year architecture cohort with designing and erecting the site's first buildings as a mandatory component of their studies.<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228114605?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=Slave Labour|website=[[Tharunka]]))</ref> The UNSW Student Union Council condemned the Faculty of Architecture for its use of unpaid labour for a commercial enterprise.<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228114682?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=S.U.C News|website=[[Tharunka]]))</ref>

Old Sydney Town was to be set out according to [[James Meehan (surveyor)|James Meehan's]] 1807 map of Sydney.<ref name=Mapping>((Cite journal |title=HERITAGE - YOU'RE STANDING IN IT |journal=Cartography |last=McCarthy |first=John E. |date=1999 |doi=10.1080/00690805.1999.9714316 |page=41))</ref> The period was chosen as initial structures from when the first fleet landed (1788) were seen as too temporary in nature and buildings constructed after the Macquarie period would be too costly to recreate. The NSW Department of Lands enlarged Meehan's map of Sydney to 1: 1200 scale, while [[Adastra Airways]] was hired to undertake a 1: 1200 (1 inch = 100&nbsp;ft)  [[Photogrammetry#Applications#Mapping|photogrammetric mapping]] of the ''Old Sydney Town'' site.<ref name=Mapping /> The two maps were juxtaposed, with the Somersby site's dam positioned over Sydney Cove. Efforts were then conducted to reshape the park's terrain to replicate colonial Sydney.

Construction of all the site's planned 80 buildings was not intended to be completed by the official opening.<ref name="ReCreati682" />  The use of historically accurate building techniques was envisaged as a continuing attraction for visitors.<ref name="Buildingea5" /> At its peak, the park employed a range of specialised tradespeople to maintain authenticity like a thatcher, blacksmith and shipwright. It was also home to the only mechanical shingle maker in Australia. However, these traditional construction methods struggled with constant contact from visitors and weather, repairs  were being needed ‘every three months'.<ref>((cite journal|title=European Expansion and Indigenous Response |journal=European Expansion and Indigenous Response |last=Karsken |first=Grace |date=2012-08-01 |issue=11 |pages=325–358 |publisher=BRILL |editor-last=Shammas |editor-first=Carole |isbn=9789004231160))</ref> Ultimately, the park would only construct roughly 30 of its planned structures.

Two boats were converted to be period replicas for the site; one of the first [[Brig]] built in Sydney, the Perseverance and the [[HMS Lady Nelson (1798)]].<ref name="ReCreati682" />

The [[Australian Reptile Park]], one of the Central Coast's other popular attractions, donated the site a group of grey kangaroos<ref name=Reptile>((Cite book |title=Snake-Bitten: Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park |last=Kevin |first=Markwell |publisher=University of New South Wales Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-174223-232-4 |pages=151, 193 |last2=Cushing |first2=Nancy))</ref> while [[Taronga Zoo]] supplied 10 seagulls in the hopes they would start a colony on the site.<ref>((Cite news |title=Seagulls for Old Sydney Town |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |publication-date=1976-04-15 |page=2 |via=Sydney Morning Herald Archives))</ref>

The [[Australian Government]] announced it would purchase a 25.5% equity in Old Sydney Town on 22 April 1974. They joined Frank R. Fox's Developments and [[Bank of New South Wales]] (Westpac) as investors in the attraction. [[Frank Stewart]], Minister for Tourism and Recreation, stated the venture would be "a focal point for recreation and learning about Australia's past".<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110774203?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=Government to Buy Share in Tourist Town|website=[[The Canberra Times]]))</ref>

===Operation===
The park began admission on 27 November 1974, before being officially opened on 26 January 1975, by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Gough Whitlam]].<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110634553 Further $35m for Old Sydney Town] ''[[Canberra Times]]'' 27 January 1975 page 8</ref><ref>PTC Plays Major Role in Opening of Old Sydney Town ''[[Transport News]]'' March 1975 page 1</ref> Whitlam and his wife were given a tour of the site  and its re-enactments aboard a century-old [[barouche]] previously owned by the [[Maharaja of Mysore]].<ref>((Cite news |title=Whitlam off on another tour - into history |date=1975-01-27 |pages=1 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |via=SMH Archives))</ref> Whitlam made a commitment that the Government would invest $3.5 million into the site over the next three years. 11,000 visitors attended the event.

Daily historical re-enactments included convicts being flogged and thrown in the stocks, pistol duels and a convict rebellion.<ref name=nowra>((Cite book |title=Sydney: a biography |last=Louis |first=Nowra |publisher=NewSouth Publishing |year=2022 |isbn=9781742238524 |author-link=Louis Nowra))</ref> Before floggings, the soldier's whips were dipped in red dye to give the impression of drawing blood upon impact.<ref name=nowra /> Other recreation efforts included soldiers circulating through the town following [[Peelian principles|London Bobby principles]]<ref name="Buildingea5" /> and several staff assumed the roles of colonial figures like [[Samuel Marsden]],<ref name="Australid8f">((cite episode |series=Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore |first=Robert |last=Hughes |network=[[PBS]] |date=September 2000| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5kks0H7sZY| title= Body and Soul))</ref>[[William Dawes (British Marines officer)|Lt. William Dawes]]<ref>((cite web| url=https://centralcoast.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p20041coll17/id/661 |title=Roy Hargreaves as Lt. Dawes in his Observatory, Old Sydney Town, Somersby|website=Central Coast Library))</ref> and Elizabeth Rafferty.<ref name="Buildingea5" />

Visitors were invited to partake in feeding farm animals, bullock rides, and interactive classrooms.<ref name="Programme">((cite web |url= https://centralcoast.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p20041coll17/id/3978 |title=Entertainment and Street theatre programme, Old Sydney Town |website=Central Coast Council|date= 1984))</ref> Visitors could also purchase handmade goods from the tinsmith, leathermaker, potter and the candlestick maker.<ref>((cite news |date=1997-06-07 |title=OVER IN OLD SYDNEY TOWN.|work=[[The Southland Times]]))</ref>

In November 1975, the Federal Government approved a $200,000 loan to the site to allow its operations to continue until after the [[1975 Australian federal election|December Federal Election]].<ref name="loan">((cite archive|item-id=7426183 |item=Old Sydney Town Pty Limited - Decision 13| date= 1975| institution =[[National Archives of Australia]]| collection =A12908))</ref> This increased the Government's loans to the park to $1.9 million. The Whitlam Government expressed concern for the project's management and stated it was "grossly undercapitalised". Negotiations had faltered over Whitlam's previous commitment to invest $3.5m into the site over 3 years.<ref name="loan" />

A review of the Government's financial stake in the site by the newly elected [[First Fraser Ministry|Fraser government]] in March 1976, opted to ask the NSW [[Wran ministry (1976–78)|Wran state government]] to take over the Government's investment in the project.<ref>((cite archive|item-id=7426342 |item=Submission No 138 : Old Sydney Town Pty Limited - Decision 309| date= 1976| institution =[[National Archives of Australia]]| collection =A12909))</ref> None of the currently investing parties were willing to give the park more funds and admissions were unable to generate enough income to cover the site's debts. The NSW Government took over the federal government's ownership share<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131798538?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=In Brief: Old Sydney Town|website=[[The Canberra Times]]))</ref> and was gifted Frank R Fox's Developments 49% shareholding in the site.<ref name=Hazel>((cite web|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214746478/listen|title=Frank Fox interviewed by Hazel de Berg for the Hazel de Berg collection|website=[[Trove]]| first= Hazel| last= de Berg))</ref>

==== Under NSW Government ====
During 1979–80, the NSW State Government and The Bank of NSW released ''Old Sydney Town'' from loans totalling $1.2 million.<ref>((Cite news |title=History at a high price to taxpayers |last=Garcia |first=Luis M. |date=1981-11-04 |pages=31 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |via=SMH Archive))</ref> The site also received a $3.5 million secured loan that would not require interest payments until 1986. While the site was losing money, the Bank of NSW and NSW Government believed that its financial position was slowly improving.

During April 1983, the NSW Government approved an emergency interim funding grant to prevent the closure of the site. The park was faced with having to immediately fire 27 maintenance and repair staff to reduce operating costs.<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116381425?searchTerm=Old%20sydney%20town|title=Old Sydney Town Grant|website=[[The Canberra Times]]))</ref> Following the completion of a management review in August, "serious management deficiencies" were found and the former general manager along with four other staff members resigned.<ref>((Cite news |title=Old Sydney Town Controller Appointed |date=1983-08-19 |pages=3 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |via=SMH Archive))</ref>

In 1984, the NSW Government advertised the opportunity to lease the site in hopes of developing the site's unused land into an entertainment park and tourist accommodation.<ref>((cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127216064?searchTerm=%22Old%20sydney%20town%22|title=Old Sydney Town.|website=[[The Canberra Times]]))</ref> During a bid to lease out the site in 1986, the NSW Government revealed the site had bled $6 million over the previous 10&nbsp;years, at a rate of up to $800,000 a year.<ref>((cite news |last=Clark |first=Pilita |date=1986-10-26 |title= OLD SYDNEY TOWN TO GET $40M CLUB-STYLE HOTEL|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]))</ref>

==== Warwick Amusements Management ====

An agreement was finally reached with Warwick Amusements, a subsidiary of [[Warwick Hotels and Resorts]], in 1987 for an 80-year lease. The company would take over operations of Old Sydney Town and outlined a three-phase plan for the site that included a renovation of old Sydney Town, an 18-hole golf course, a theme park and a low-rise international hotel.<ref>((cite news |last=Mathers |first=Ken |date=1988-02-26 |title=OLD SYDNEY TOWN GETS A FACELIFT|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]))</ref>

In 1994, [[1994 eastern seaboard fires|The Eastern Seaboard Fires]] destroyed the site's wheel-making and carriage workshop. Mike Hendrickson, who operated the workshop, said the biggest losses were his tools and a prized horse-drawn double-decker bus they had been rebuilding.<ref>((cite news |last=Sandham |first=Sonya |date=1994-01-11 |title=GAINS WROUGHT AMID THE DEVASTATION|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]))</ref> The vehicle had been the last of its kind. The site remained closed for a week after the fires.<ref>((cite news |last= Farmer |first= Monique |date=1994-01-24 |title=TOURIST OPERATORS BURNT BY FIRES|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]))</ref>

In 1995, the [[Australian Reptile Park]] negotiated an 80-year lease for land that ''Old Sydney Town'' had reserved for a future Golf course.<ref name=Reptile /> The Reptile Park had outgrown its old property in [[Wyoming, New South Wales|Wyoming]] and was looking for a fresh start. The park officially opened in September 1996.

In 1998, [[WorkCover Authority of New South Wales|NSW's Work Safety Authority]] fined the site $35,000 after three workers suffered burns and lacerations in a cannon firing accident.<ref>((cite news |last=Daitel |date=1998-09-26 |title=$35,000 fine over cannon.|work=Daily Telegraph))</ref> No written safety instructions were given to the actors and they had only been allowed two days to learn the firing procedure.<ref>((cite news|date=1998-09-25 |title=NSW - COMPANY FINED $35,000 AFTER CANNON BLAST INJURES THREE.|work=[[Australian Associated Press]]))</ref>

Warwick Amusement purchased the site for $2.6 million from the NSW Government in 2000.<ref name="MinogueKeb0">((cite news |last=Minogue |first=Katie |date=2000-07-14 |title=Historic theme park sold.|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]]))</ref> State MP [[Arthur Chesterfield-Evans]] opposed the privatisation and accused Warwick Amusements of running down the site to reduce the sales price.<ref>((cite news |last=Jacobsen |first=Geesche |date=1999-09-09 |title=Lessee Denies Old Sydney Town Will Soon Be History.|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]))</ref> Chesterfield-Evans said "The Government shouldn't have a problem with managing a theme park on Australian history. The National Trust could have done it."<ref name="MinogueKeb0" /> Visitors were concerned the park's boats were sinking and thought the buildings were in desperate need of repair. Warwick Amusements general manager, Paul Kiley, defended the site saying "It's meant to be buildings and constructions from the 1788-1810 period, so it's not Disneyland."<ref name="MinogueKeb0" />

[[Robert Hughes (critic)|Robert Hughes]] featured Old Sydney Town in his documentary ''Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore'' (2000).<ref name="Australid8f" /> The segment gave an insight into the performers of the site and what drew them to the experience. Hughes called the site "the only theme park in the world devoted to punishment and repression."

The park permanently closed on 3 January 2003. Warwick Amusement had allegedly lost $1.4 million on the site since the land was purchased outright in 2000.<ref name="Farewellded">((Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/farewell-to-old-sydney-town-forever-20030125-gdg5yu.html|title=Farewell to Old Sydney Town forever|website=Sydney Morning Herald))</ref> Warwick Amusement partly blamed the park's closure on a lack of youth engagement with the site due to temptations of new technologies.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/03/1041566221414.html |title=Sydney Morning Herald - "A historic theme for Australian fun parks: failure" | access-date=2008-01-13| date=2003-01-04 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald))</ref> Employees complained about minimal maintenance and lack of marketing.<ref name="Farewellded" /> Former MP [[Barry Cohen (politician)|Barry Cohen]], called for an inquiry into the conditions of lease and sale of the site as Warwick Amusement had never progressed with their three-phase development plan.<ref name="Farewellded" />

===Dormancy===

In February 2012 residents of the Central Coast formed a committee to re-open the park.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bid-to-revive-old-sydney-town-theme-park-at-somersby/|title=Bid to revive Old Sydney Town theme park at Somersby|date=15 March 2012|website=Central Coast Express Advocate|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230202540/http://express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au/news/story/bid-to-revive-old-sydney-town-theme-park-at-somersby/|archive-date=30 December 2012|access-date=29 April 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/bid-to-revive-old-sydney-town-attraction|title=Bid to revive Old Sydney Town attraction|date=15 March 2012|website=Australasian Leisure Management|access-date=29 April 2017))</ref>

In February 2013 the ''[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that the family of Frank Fox (Michael and Peter Fox) were in negotiations with the current leaseholders about reviving the town.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/bold-bid-to-bring-back-old-sydney-town-as-a-major-theme-park-and-tourist-attraction/news-story/95f02cf8d8d00f0d41c1beed17c80fb5|title=Bold bid to revive Old Sydney Town as a major theme park and tourist attraction|last=Collins|first=Terry|date=18 February 2013|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=29 April 2017))</ref>

In the early hours of 20 February 2014, fire claimed Heritage Hall (the entrance and reception complex), on-site and a significant part of the artefacts and documentation stored therein were lost.<ref>((cite news|last1=Stubbs|first1=Cathy|last2=Priest|first2=Pauline|title=Blaze at iconic Old Sydney Town|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/part-of-old-sydney-town-destroyed-in-fire/news-story/9c2901e01ee726129b00b1311738a33f|access-date=24 July 2017|work=Daily Telegraph|date=20 February 2014))</ref><ref>((cite news|last1=Baines|first1=Richard|title=Arson investigation after fire guts Old Sydney Town|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/arson-investigation-after-fire-guts-old-sydney-town/5272490|access-date=24 July 2017|work=ABC News|date=20 February 2014|language=en-AU))</ref>

The park was sold in May 2018 to World Cultural Tourism Village. Proposed plans for the site include tourism, residential and environmental conservation areas alongside a smaller refurbished old Sydney Town.

The site was listed by the [[National Trust of Australia]] in 2019.<ref>((cite news |last=Stubbs |first=Cathy |date=2019-07-11 |title=Old Sydney Town given heritage listing|work=Central Coast Express Advocate))</ref>

==Park layout and attractions==
[[File:Old Sydney Town-shooting.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Red Coats in action]]

===Activities and Re-enactments===
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
| Soldiers on parade<ref name="Programme" />
| Thundering Cannons
|-
| Pistol and sabre duels
| Convict rebellion
|-
| Public Floggings
| Magistrate's court
|-
| Convict punishment
| Bullock rides, horse-drawn wagons
|-
| Craft stores
| Kiosk, tea shop, barbecue facilities
|-
| Storming of the brig Perseverance
| Timber Task Works
|-
| Animal feeding
| Bush dances
|-
| Noonday Fair
| Convict Weddings<ref>((cite web |url=https://centralcoast.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p20041coll17/id/4006 |title=Wet weather programme, Old Sydney Town |website=Central Coast Council| date= 1984))</ref>
|-
| [[Minstrel]] Shows
| An Interactive Classroom
|}

===Sites and Buildings===
The site featured a range of historical buildings, that included but was not limited to:<ref>((cite web |url=https://centralcoast.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p20041coll17/id/4005 |title=Old Sydney Town brochure map  |website=Central Coast Library|date= 1988))</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
| "Sydney Cove" - a recreation of [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]]
| Bonded Store
| Military Windmill
| Barracks
|-
| Parade Ground
| Church and Graveyard
| Dawes Observatory
| Gaol
|-
| Tea Shoppe
| Bullock Pen
| Potter's Hut and Kiln
| King's Head Tavern
|-
| Magistrates Court
| Mrs Rafferty's (Cottage Store)
| Candlemaker
| Wood Turner
|-
| Coach and Harness Museum
| Seamstress
| Tinsmith
| BBQ Area
|-
| The Brig Perseverance
| Dockyards
| Blacksmith
| Rosetta Stabler's Eating House
|-
| Mary Bryant's
| [[Tank Stream]]
| Kenny's School
| Bennelong's Hut
|-
| Wool Shed
| 
| 
| 
|}

==Filming Location==

Throughout its life and since closing, the park has been hired for film and television productions.

The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] also used the site to record documentary resources for schools.

===Filmography===
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Title
! Year
|-
| [[Polly Me Love]]<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462012/locations/?ref_=tt_dt_loc |title=Filming & Production |website=[[IMDB]]))</ref>
| 1976
|-
| [[The Little Convict]]<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079475/locations/?ref_=tt_dt_loc |title=Filming & Production |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=[[IMDB]]))</ref>
| 1979
|-
| [[Against the Wind (miniseries)|Against the Wind]]<ref name=nowra />
| 1978
|-
| [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]] for the three-part episode ''Return Of The Green Ranger'' as colonial Angel Grove.
| 1995
|-
|[[Indian (1996 film)]]
|1996
|-
| [[The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce]]<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099204/locations/?ref_=tt_dt_loc |title=Filming & production |access-date=2023-12-22 |publisher=[[IMDB]]))</ref>
| 2008
|-
| [[The Outlaw Michael Howe]]<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1961580/locations/?ref_=tt_dt_loc |title=Filming & Production |website=[[IMDB]]))</ref>
| 2013
|-
| [[Beast No More]]<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6455906/newcastle-actors-step-up-in-a-new-horror-feature-film-beast-no-more/ |title=Australian horror film Beast No More full of Newcastle DNA |date=2019-10-24 |website=Newcastle Herald |last=Jim |first=Kellar))</ref>
| 2018
|}

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030204020116/http://www.oldsydneytown.com.au/ Old Sydney Town website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys5YglFUZK4 Old Sydney Town television commercial]
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/516641158387268/ Heritage List Old Sydney Town Facebook page]

==Further reading==
*Documentation of historical research and other aspects of the history of the site and its development can be found in the Mitchell Library (Robert Irving's papers) and in the Gosford City Council Local Studies Library collection.

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