Thompson Square is the oldest public square in Australia. It is the only Square in Australia that dates from the 1700's and is surrounded by Georgian and Victorian buildings. It is a NSW Heritage Conservation Area.
If the new bridge is constructed it will impact on 31 items registered with the NSW Heritage Department. The only attempt to overthrow the Govt of Australia was in 1804 at the Battle of Vinegar Hill. The rebeliion's leader, Philip Cunningham was lynched without trial by the Rum Corps in Thompson Square.
The Square is also listed on the Register of the National Estate and is nominated to be placed on the National Heritage Register. Thompson Square's significance to Australia's Heritage cannot be overstated.
The NSW Govt has made the new bridge project a "State Significant Infrastructure" project. This effectively allows the NSW Heritage Act to be "switched off" so they can build their new bridge.
Community Action for Windsor Bridge (CAWB)
We have been given some shop and office space in Thomspon Square to open a "War Office". From this shop we will inform the local public and tourists as to what the Govt really has planned for Thomspon Square. We will also get signatures to add to our petition to the NSW Govt. At the moment we have just over 10,000 signatures.
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| Jack Mundey signing |
In front of the shop is a large flag pole. On the 29th of July at 12 noon we will offically open our shop and office and we are also going to have a flag raising. The last flag that flew in Thomspon Square was the Australian Flag. However we are going to raise the Eureka flag as a sign of protest and defiance.
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