▁br icks , ▁and ▁today ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sur ry ▁Hills . ▁ ▁History ▁Br ick field ▁Hill ▁was ▁a ▁Sydney ▁postal ▁address ▁until ▁post codes ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁roughly ▁covered ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁Sydney ▁Town ▁Hall ▁and ▁Central ▁Station . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁brick - making , ▁hence ▁the ▁term , ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁when ▁land ▁values ▁rose ▁and ▁merchant ▁stores , ▁w are h ouses , ▁and ▁housing ▁became ▁more ▁prominent , ▁although ▁the ▁area ▁remained ▁a ▁relatively ▁poor ▁' sl um ' ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁their ▁Hay market ▁store ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Anthony ▁H ord ern ▁& ▁S ons ▁opened ▁their ▁new ▁" Pal ace ▁Emp or ium " ▁on ▁Br ick field ▁Hill , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁which ▁involved ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁several ▁houses ▁including ▁Samuel ▁H ord ern ' s ▁birth place . ▁Following ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁H ord ern ▁ret ail ing ▁emp ire , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁controvers ial ly ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Square ▁development . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Jack ▁Lang , ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Br ick field ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁Br