The Historian · Ava · Sydney
Government House
Every governor since Gipps has looked out from this hill. The view is a claim: this is who holds the harbour.
The 1840s Gothic Revival vice-regal residence above the harbour, still the Governor's house — colonial power made picturesque.
— Ava, The Historian
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