Sydney - George Street

George Street, the oldest street in Australia, was originally a nameless track trodden by convicts fetching supplies of water. It was named after King George III in 1810. Among old buildings in George Street are the Russell Hotel, the Ox on the Rocks restaurant and the old police station. Around the mid-19th C a Chinese quarter grew up in this area and round Argyle Street. Later the Chinese community moved farther south to the Campbell Street/Haymarket area, now Sydney's Chinatown.