Lieutenant Colonel George BarneyPrint Page 
The monument commemorates the first Colonial Engineer, Lieutenant Colonel George Barney (1792 - 1862) of the Royal Engineers. The monument consists of a vertical rectangular slab of stone, standing asymmetrically on a stone slab plinth. The insignia of the Royal Engineers is on one side of the slab, and of the Royal Australian Engineers on the other. On the main face is a circular bronze high relief bust of Barney which was sculpted by Denis Adams
George Barney was the first Colonial Engineer. He was 44 and had served in the Royal Engineers for 26 years having seen extensive military service when he arrived in Sydney 1835. During his term in office he was responsible for many fortifications as well as being active in the public life of the colony. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Location
| Address: | 112 George Street, Barney and Bligh Reserve, The Rocks, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.859013 Long: 151.209041 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Colonial |
| Designer: | Denis Adams |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 19th November, 1979 |
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Lieutenant Colonel George Barney R.E
Commanding Royal Engineers 1835 - 1843
Colonial Engiineer 1835 - 1844
Superintendent North Australia 1846 - 1847
Chief Commissioner Crown Lands 1849 - 1855
Member Legislative Council 1851 - 1856
Surveyor General 1855 - 1859
During his term of office was responsible for fortifications maritime building and road works constructed in the Colony of New South Wales
Among the more important were :
Fortifications at Middle, South, Bradleys and Georges Heads
Dawes Point Battery and Fort Denison, Circular Quay, Customs House,
Garrison Church, Newcastle Breakwater, Admiralty House
New Government House and Victoria Barracks, from whence came these atones.
This monument was erected by the Royal Australian Engineers and the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority with the generous support of
The Corps of Royal Engineers
The Institution of Engineers, Australia
The Maritime Services Board of New South Wales
The 7th Division Engineers Association
The Engineers Sub-Branch RSL
Institution of Surveyors Australia And Individual Benefactors
And unveiled by the Honourable Paul Landa LLB MLC Minister for Planning and Environment on 19th November 1979
David McLeish Chairman SCDA D O Magee Director BCRA
