The Second Fleet arrived more than 30 months later. The tents at Sydney Cove were slowly replaced by brick and timber huts. The territory on which Sydney now stands was simply “taken” by Arthur Philip from the local Aborigines. No treaty, no beads, no thanks. 
Philip tried to lay out a town along orderly lines, but conformity was not in the nature of its inhabitants ! (wonder why, mate ?). Short cuts soon became streets and, despite later attempts at order, the convenient jigsaw that resulted can still be seen today as the ground plan of Sydney’s high rise pile-up! Sydney Town expanded west towards the fertile farming lands of (the now) Parramatta. However, expansion was hemmed in by the then impenetrable Blue Mountains. [see panorama of spectacular Sydney today] See some of the old historical spots around Sydney: 1. Cadman's Cottage2. Susannah's Place, The Rocks [also see panorama along the Campbell Cove section of The Rocks] 3. Site of First Government House 4. Hyde Park Barracks Museum 5. Justice and Police Museum 6. How some rich settler lived |
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| Cadmans Cottage, Sydney | | | Susannah Place, The Rocks, Sydney | ||
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| Site of First Government House | | | Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Sydney | ||
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| Justice and Police Museum, Sydney | | | The rich settlers | ||
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