The Royal Exchange of Sydney can trace its origins back to the 1820’s. Founded by Act of Parliament in 1851, The Royal Exchange is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in New South Wales. The design of J F Hilly, a well-known Sydney architect, was selected. 4,000 of NSW’s 50,000 population watched as Governor - General, Sir Charles Fitzroy, laid the foundation stone of the new building on 25th August. By 1857 the building was completed and was officially opened by the then Governor General, Sir William Denison, on the 30th October 1857.
