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Cook and Phillip Park was first used in 1819 as a convict garden after the completion of the Hyde Park Barracks. It was officially dedicated as a park in 1878 and named after British navigator Captain James Cook and the colony's first governor Captain Arthur Phillip. Originally there were two separate parks divided by Boomerang Street: Cook Park on the south-west side and Phillip Park on the north-east. Over the years the park has undergone various developments including the construction of College Street in 1832 which divided the area from Hyde Park, the addition of a playground in 1907, and the establishment of one of Sydney's first bowling clubs in 1880. In 1997, the park underwent a major redevelopment which included the construction of a modern swimming pool and fitness complex and the removal of the bowling club, Boomerang Street and Haig Avenue.
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