The original name of Bennelong Point, the finger of land on which Fort Macquarie was built, was Inbughalee (djubuguli), Farm Cove was Yoolaugh and Sydney Cove was Warane.
 On 25 November 1789 an Aboriginal man named Bennelong was captured and brought to Governor Phillip.
Eventually three huts were built on this spit of land for Bennelong, his wife Bangaroo, and other Indigenous visitors.

The first attempt at fortifications were erected here in July 1788, when Lieutenant Dawes was directed to build a small redoubt there.
When finished in November 1788 it held two brass six-pounder guns.
This early fort was demolished in 1791 and the guns and flagstaff moved to the west side of the cove.
The earthworks were then used for the Governor's garden and later the largest building in Sydney, a 24 x 7.5 metre storeroom, was erected there.


In 1798 a half-moon battery was built on the extreme end of the point with which used guns from the "Supply'.
It was described by Mr. Pern in 1802, 
the goal battery on the northern point of Sydney Cove is built on a rock of difficult access, carrying six pieces of cannon protected by a trench of turf, crosses the fire by another battery.

Lieutenant William Kent and crew were assigned to man the battery which purportedly consisted of guns taken from HMS Supply.

In 1817 Governor Lachlan Macquarie directed that a new fort be built on the site at Bennelong Point and this was completed in February 1821.

In 1901 the New South Wales Minister of Works decided to remove Fort Macquarie.
A naval drill shed on the site was also pulled down and both buildings were replaced with the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot whose crenulated walls imitated the original towers and walls of the fort.
The original name of Bennelong Point, the finger of land on which Fort Macquarie was built, was Inbughalee (djubuguli), Farm Cove was Yoolaugh and Sydney Cove was Warane.  On 25 November 1789 an Aboriginal man named Bennelong was captured and brought to Governor Phillip. Eventually three huts were built on this spit of land for Bennelong, his wife Bangaroo, and other Indigenous visitors.
The first attempt at fortifications were erected here in July 1788, when Lieutenant Dawes was directed to build a small redoubt there. When finished in November 1788 it held two brass six-pounder guns. This early fort was demolished in 1791 and the guns and flagstaff moved to the west side of the cove. The earthworks were then used for the Governor's garden and later the largest building in Sydney, a 24 x 7.5 metre storeroom, was erected there.

In 1798 a half-moon battery was built on the extreme end of the point with which used guns from the "Supply'. It was described by Mr. Pern in 1802, 
the goal battery on the northern point of Sydney Cove is built on a rock of difficult access, carrying six pieces of cannon protected by a trench of turf, crosses the fire by another battery. 
Lieutenant William Kent and crew were assigned to man the battery which purportedly consisted of guns taken from HMS Supply.
In 1817 Governor Lachlan Macquarie directed that a new fort be built on the site at Bennelong Point and this was completed in February 1821. 
In 1901 the New South Wales Minister of Works decided to remove Fort Macquarie. A naval drill shed on the site was also pulled down and both buildings were replaced with the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot whose crenulated walls imitated the original towers and walls of the fort.
Fort Macquarie