Yirranma Place acknowledges that we work, live and play on the stolen land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, who are the traditional custodians of Darlinghurst. Yirranma pays respect to the elders past, present and future of the Eora Nation and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.
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Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
The lack of buildings on this site until the 1920s meant it provided a convenient gathering place for the local community. For instance, on 3 February 1865 an impromptu crowd gathered at the corner of Liverpool and Forbes Street, attracted by the howls of prisoners coming from nearby Darlinghurst Gaol. They would later learn that the prisoners were protesting the whipping of one of the inmates, Irishman James Hill, who had been part of a trio known as the Monaro bushrangers. Later the site became a setting for political meetings, with the local member for Darlinghurst, Sir Daniel Levy, holding several rallies there between 1910 and 1913.
