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Kimberley Connor, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford Archaeology Center, Stanford University

History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney

Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks photographed in 1871, when the building served as a women’s immigration depot and asylum. City of Sydney Archives.

Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts.

The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian immigration.

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