▁granted ▁to ▁J . ▁T . ▁Hugh es , ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Site ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁buildings ▁demol ished ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Engineering ▁works ▁here ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 – . ▁V ac ant ▁till ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Historical ▁summary ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁compr ises ▁sections ▁of ▁two ▁city ▁blocks ▁originally ▁granted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁as ▁Se ctions ▁ 7 4 ▁and ▁ 7 5 ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁Historical ▁research ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁Europe ans ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁c . 1 7 9 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁focus ▁for ▁settlement ▁for ▁conv ict s ▁and ▁ex - conv ict s . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁rich ▁subsequent ▁history ▁character ised ▁by ▁progress ive ▁intens ification ▁of ▁occupation ▁during ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁Following ▁large ▁scale ▁res umption ▁and ▁clear ing ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁various ▁light ▁industrial ▁and ▁public ▁utility ▁purposes . ▁It ▁has ▁remained ▁und e velop ed ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ,