text_original: The main thoroughfares, though well planned, were neither paved nor lighted, and were so unsafe at night, that several people had been seized and robbed in the very middle of George Street, the best quarter of Sydney. If the streets in the town were unsafe, those in the suburbs were still more so.
text_transcription: THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES THOUGH WELL PLANNED WERE NEITHER PAVED NOR LIGHTED AND WERE SO UNSAFE AT NIGHT THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD BEEN SEIZED AND RUBBED IN THE VERY MIDDLE OF GEORGE STREET THE BEST QUARTER OF SYDNEY IF THE STREETS IN THE TOWN WERE UNSAFE THOSE IN THE SUBURBS WERE STILL MORE SO
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹz, ðˌoʊ wˈɛl plˈænd, wɜː nˈiːðɚ pˈeɪvd nˈɔːɹ lˈaɪɾᵻd, ænd wɜː sˌoʊ ʌnsˈeɪf æt nˈaɪt, ðæt sˈɛvɹəl pˈiːpəl hɐdbɪn sˈiːzd ænd ɹˈɑːbd ɪnðə vˈɛɹi mˈɪdəl ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stɹˈiːt, ðə bˈɛst kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌv sˈɪdni. ɪf ðə stɹˈiːts ɪnðə tˈaʊn wɜːɹ ʌnsˈeɪf, ðoʊz ɪnðə sˈʌbɜːbz wɜː stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ sˈoʊ.