Old Sydney Town was an Australian open-air museum and theme park which operated from 1975 until 2003 in Somersby on the New South Wales Central Coast. Once a living tribute to the early years of Sydney's colonial settlement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was complete with historical reenactments and authentic construction methods. The site is now used as a location for film and television production. It borders the Australian Reptile Park.
Robert Hughes, author of The Fatal Shore called the site "the only theme park in the world devoted to punishment and repression."
During its lifetime, the park had 6 million visitors.[1]
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