Darling Harbour, again...

Come over to the CDPB Face Book page and join in voting for a September Theme Day.

The choices are: people watching; roadworks; or, flower boxes. 

Voting closes Friday 24th August.

Silver Beach Kurnell

Silver Beach at Kurnell is characterised by 14 rock wall (groynes) which project into Botany Bay. The first eight of these groynes were constructed in 1969-70 in response to severe beach erosion.

Dog off leash is allowed on this beach between the third and fourth groynes (jetties) from the western end.

Above is Finnegan enjoying the area, a while back.

Cape Banks

Looking south over Cape Banks, Botany Bay and Cape Solander.

Shipping

Another ship arriving at Botany Bay Ports, and being meet by a tug.

NSW Golf Club

"Since the inception of golf in New South Wales, few occasions have been historically more important than the opening of the new golf links at La Perouse which has been specially constructed for the New South Wales Golf Club.

An ideal course in a most beautiful situation and convenient to the city, the new links is undoubtedly destined to play an important part in the future history of golf in the state....."

- extract from Golf In Australia 1928.

Henry Head Battery

The Henry Head Battery is an artillery battery located on the northern side of the entrance to Botany Bay at Henry Head, La Perouse, New South Wales.

 Constructed between 1892 - 1895, the fort operated until 1910, upon which the fort became obsolete.

The battery and observation posts was re-utilised during World War II to defend the approaches to Botany Bay.

For information on walking around Henry Head visit Wild Walks

Bare Island

From Congwong Beach

Bare Island is connected by a footbridge to the suburb of La Perouse in South east Sydney. The historic military fort and tunnels can only be visited by guided tour. 

The bay at the bottom of the picture is where the whales from yesterdays post were.

Bare Island was part of the traditional land of the Gweagal and Kameygal Aboriginal tribes. In 1770, it was described as ‘a small bare island’ by early explorer, Lieutenant James Cook.

Looking  west over Bare Is and Botany Bay from Henry Head.

Information on walking around Henry Head visit Wild Walks

Coastal Hospital Cemetery

The Coast Hospital Cemetery at Little Bay on the northern side of Botany Bay, was first established in the early 1880's and now houses as many as 2000 graves. 

It serviced the Coast (Prince Henry) Hospital, originally a smallpox hospital, as people who died of smallpox were required to be buried at the hospital grounds.

  The hospital was built far enough from the city to provide quarantine, and for this reason, the hospital in time became an infectious diseases hospital, also treating patients with influenza, bubonic plague, typhoid fever and leprosy. Unfortunately, the cemetery has now fallen into disrepair and many of the grave sites are in poor condition . 

Today's post is part of  Julie's Taphophile Tragics page

Whales

Congwong Bay

Humpback whales migrate from Antarctica to the sub-tropical coastal waters of western and eastern Australia and Fiji to give birth and mate during winter and spring.

Captain Cook Bridge

The Captain Cook Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the Georges River in Sydney. It crosses at the mouth of the river into Botany Bay.

Redfern

Looking south towards Botany Bay, with 2 highrise towers of Redfern in the centre.