Francis Greenway, architect and the convicted forger on the Australian $10 note

By David Whitley
Updated September 29 2016 - 7:16pm, first published 4:59pm
Francis Greenway. Sentenced to death for forgery, he became a celebrated architect in Australia.
Francis Greenway. Sentenced to death for forgery, he became a celebrated architect in Australia.
Hyde Park Barracks, designed by Francis Greenway. Photo: Peter Rae
Hyde Park Barracks, designed by Francis Greenway. Photo: Peter Rae

For anyone with even the vaguest interest in convict-era Australia, the Hyde Park Barracks is an essential visit. Built to house newly-arrived convicts arriving from Britain, it is now an utterly engrossing museum about what those sent to the other side of the world encountered.

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