▁Government . ▁The ▁Government ▁became ▁the ▁land l ord ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 0 ▁properties ▁in ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁area , ▁including ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁site . ▁With ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁clean ing ▁up ▁the ▁worst ▁areas ▁of ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁and ▁impos ing ▁some ▁order ▁on ▁the ▁rem nant ▁colonial ▁landscape , ▁parts ▁of ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁were ▁marked ▁for ▁demol ition ▁and ▁re development . ▁The ▁subject ▁site ▁was ▁demol ished ▁entirely ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁H ouses , ▁sh ops ▁and ▁hot els ▁were ▁all ▁cleared ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁residents ▁either ▁re located ▁in ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁area ▁or ▁moved ▁away ▁entirely . ▁The ▁work ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁decis ive ▁end ▁the ▁resident ial ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁site . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁users ▁including ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁join ery ▁work sh ops , ▁the ▁City ▁Railway ▁Work sh ops , ▁motor ▁gar ages , ▁the ▁NR MA ▁and ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Transport ▁and ▁Tr am ways ▁as ▁a ▁bus ▁par king ▁station , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁Sydney ▁C ove ▁R ede velop ment ▁Author ity ▁commission ing ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ation ▁and ▁historical ▁research ▁that ▁was ▁undert aken ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁early - ▁and ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁This ▁work ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the