Victoria Barracks, Sydney

Victoria Barracks
Paddington, Sydney, Australia
The main barracks block
Victoria Barracks
Coordinates	33°53′09″S 151°13′23″E / 33.885905°S 151.223137°E / -33.885905; 151.223137
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Controlled by	Australian Army
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1841–1848
In use	1848–present
Materials	Hawkesbury sandstone
Garrison information
Garrison	Headquarters Forces Command
Occupants	Australian Army Band, Sydney
Commonwealth Heritage List
Official name	Victoria Barracks Precinct, Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, Australia
Designated	2 June 2004
Reference no.	105277

Victoria Barracks is an Australian Army base in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Victoria Barracks is located in the suburb of Paddington, between Oxford Street and Moore Park Road. It is just north of the Moore Park, the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium. Victoria Barracks houses the Headquarters Forces Command.

Listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004, the site contains one of the most important groups of Edwardian military buildings in Australia.^[1] The Army Museum of NSW is housed in the original District Military Prison, constructed in 1847. It is open to visitors on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the first Sunday each month (by appointment) from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The museum is closed during December and January. Tours of the Barracks precinct are conducted by the Corps of Guides on Thursdays starting at 10:00 a.m.

The Australian Army Band Sydney is located at Victoria Barracks.^[2]