Circular Quay

Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange.

The wharf complex hosts five commuter ferry wharves and is the terminus for all public ferry routes in Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River.

Blues Point Tower

Blues Point Tower is an apartment block in Sydney, Australia. Located in McMahons Point, close to North Sydney, the tower is 83m tall with 144 apartments over 25 levels. It is often regarded as one of the ugliest buildings in Sydney.

Pier One...

The Dawes Point area where Pier One stands was used primarily for military purposes after Australia’s colonization by the British.

Work on the construction of Pier One commenced in August 1910.

The Pier One wharf was initially designed to provide a berth of 540ft long, with a 30ft width of wharf in front of two double decked cargo sheds, 190ft x 70ft in dimension. By 1913 plans had been amended to provide 620ft wharf in length, featuring a two-story Federation style timber longshore shed 421ft x 70ft in dimension. 

After its construction, Pier One was used regularly by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and P&O Steam Navigation Company, although other lines also used the facility. The Royal Military Service New Zealand also used Pier One for some time, from 1913. From 1923 a permanent arrangement was made for the berthing of large P&O and Orient liners that had moved from Circular Quay due to their increased size. 

Pier One served as a P&O passenger terminal until 1963, then as a cargo wharf until 1977 when work began on redevelopment for commercial use. It continued to be a popular attraction offering restaurants. Amusements and retail until it was restored and redeveloped as the innovative Hotel, opening in Spring 1999. 

Today it is home to the hotel Sebel Pier One.

Barangaroo Part 2

This area will be turned into Barangaroo Central which will be a stimulating place with civic, educational and recreation spaces and things to do. It will be an area for the community with buildings and open-air spaces for festivals, entertainment, arts, culture and educational activities.

Barangaroo South will be a true mixed use precinct consisting of commercial office buildings, residential apartments, an international hotel, shops, cafes, restaurants, and cultural facilities. 

Barangaroo, Part 1

Above is prior to Barangaroo, when it was still a shipping port used by Patrick Stevedore's. Shipping came to an end here in 2006 and was moved to Kurnell.

This area will be turned into the Barangaroo Headland Park, it will be a spectacular place for everyone to enjoy.  It will provide a new vantage point for Sydneysiders and visitors alike to watch the action on Sydney Harbour at the same time as they soak up the atmosphere of six hectares of lush, naturalistic parkland. There will be cycleways and walking paths which will bring people right down to the waters edge where they can touch the harbour in sandstone rock pools.

Below is what it looks like today. Tomorrow I will show the rest of Barangaroo and what plans lay ahead for this area.

The area in which the cruise termina

Happy Australia Day

A wet Australia day 

Canterbury Council Australia Day celebrations...

Australia Day is on January 26 and commemorates the establishment of the first settlement at Port Jackson, now part of Sydney, in 1788. It is an opportunity for Australians to come together to celebrate their country and culture. There are reflections on the achievements of the nation and explorations of way to make the country even better in the future.

With over 150 different nationalities present in the City of Canterbury, living in harmony, with unity and respect, we have a lot to celebrate.

Rise and Shine...

Good Morning....

Bushells

I know this as the Bushell's factory, but really it now is the "House of Robert Timms". It is a purpose built coffee roasting & blending  facility located in Concord in the Inner West suburbs of Sydney.

National Trust

rear view of national Trust Building, looking east

Richmond Villa

This simple building is of interest as one of the few remaining residential designs by early Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis, whose best known works are public buildings such as courthouses and jails. Built as his own residence, the villa had Gothic outline, decorative bargeboards and asymmetric bay windows. Richmond Villa originally stood near Parliament House, facing the Domain, but in 1976 it was carefully dismantled and rebuilt on its present site in Kent Street. Following this move it was officially reopened in February 1978 as the headquarters of the Society of Australian Genealogists and now houses the society’s manuscript collections and educational services.

Liverpool Street

Once again from the car, taken at the corner of Elizabeth & Liverpool Streets. The middle building is The Hyde a residential apartment building, in which some of my photos are taken from.

Mirror Image

This reflection caught my eye while sitting in car in Kent Street.

Petersham Park

Petersham Park, where Don Bradman made his first class debut and first century.

Walsh Bay

Gough Whitlam Park, Earlwood

Ballast Point - Walama

 

The 2.6-hectare park offers Sydneysiders and visitors walking paths, access for cyclists and green picnic spots with incredible views of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority managed the $11 million project, which included acquiring the site on behalf of the NSW Government in 2002.

One of the park's most interesting features is the way the site's history has been brought to life for visitors through design, art and poetry, including:

Tank 101: a structure to symbolise the site's working harbour history

Delicate Balance: an artwork that represents the use of sandstone from the site as ballast for European ships.

Aboriginal history has been recognised in a dual name for the park - Walama - which means 'to return' and highlights the area's transformation from industrial use back to nature.

Callala Bay

Bendalong

One Tree Beach, looking south towards Ulladulla

Looking North

Manyana

Green Island

Lake Conjola, Downstream

Lake Conjola, Upstream