Sandringham, Georges River

The beach in the southern suburb of Sandringham provides this view of two yachts sailing from Botany Bay, heading upstream on the Georges River. The Towra Point Nature Reserve is in the background.

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Sans Souci, cannon

This cannon barrel stands as a monument in Cook Park on the shore of the Georges River. It is located near the mouth of the river at Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Sans Souci. The barrel came from the HMS Wolverine, flagship of the Australian Squadron 1876-1881. HMS Wolverine was built at Woolwich dock, England in 1863 as a three masted steam corvette with 21 guns and a flush deck. When it arrived in Sydney it served as a training ship for the naval brigade. It was sold off in 1895 and when it became unseaworthy ended up in Auckland, New Zealand. It was dismantled at Brick Bay, later renamed Stanley Bay.

Sylvania, Georges River, sunset

The sun sets over the southern suburb of Sylvania with a glowing reflection across the Georges River. This view was from the Captain Cook Bridge at Sans Souci last weekend.

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Captain Cook Bridge

The Captain Cook Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the Georges River. It is a six-lane precast prestressed concrete bridge that links Rocky Point Road at Sans Souci in the St George area to Taren Point Road at Taren Point in the Sutherland Shire. A ferry service ran between these southern suburbs from 1911 and a vehicular punt ran between these two points from 1916. The Captain Cook Bridge was opened in 1965 and named after explorer Captain James Cook who landed at nearby Kurnell on 29 April 1770, when navigating his way around Australia. At sunset yesterday there were plenty of fishermen fishing off the rocks at Sans Souci and in boats on the river. 
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Oatley Park Baths, Georges River

This view of the Oatley Park Baths and the Georges River is from Sandy Beach on Oatley Bay. The baths were originally constructed in 1909 and are still utilised by the Oatley Amateur Swimming Club which was established in 1927. The pontoon is an ideal resting spot in the middle of the netted area. In the distance, a train crosses the Como Bridge linking the southern suburbs of Oatley and Como.

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Lansvale, Floyd Bay

Floyd Bay is on the Georges River, in the western suburb of Lansvale, close to Chipping Norton Lake.

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Chipping Norton Lake

Chipping Norton Lake is part of the Georges River, in the south western suburb of Chipping Norton. After farming activities declined in this area, the rich topsoil and underlying sand was mined. The dangerous pits and eroded riverbanks left behind were rehabilitated into parklands in 1977. This view is from Homestead Park and the little sandy foreshore here is called Grand Flaneur Beach. It's unusual to think of this as a beach, considering it is part of the Georges River and being located so far inland, at about 20 kilometres from Botany Bay and the coast.

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Tom Uglys Bridge

Tom Uglys Bridge carries the Princes Highway over the Georges River. People were amused by the name of this bridge a few weeks ago, when I mentioned that it was in the distance of one of my sunset shots, so I took a few shots up close last week on a partly cloudy day. I explained the origins of the curious name "Tom Uglys" in my post yesterday. This view includes the northbound lanes on the 1937 truss bridge, the pedestrian walkway and one of the pylons. I was standing at the southernmost point of Blakehurst, looking south towards Sylvania.

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Tom Uglys Bridge (Theme Day: Contrast)

Tom Uglys Bridge crosses the Georges River between the suburbs of Blakehurst and Sylvania. The truss span (top) which opened in 1929 is quite a contrast to the duplicated box girder span (bottom) which opened in 1987. When the original bridge was built, it was known as the Georges River Bridge, but was renamed to distinguish between the various bridges on the river following the opening of the Captain Cook Bridge in 1965 and the Alfords Point Bridge in 1973. Tom Uglys Bridge took its name from the southernmost part of Blakehurst, known as Tom Uglys Point, which is believed to be named after local resident Tom Huxley and transformed by the mispronunciation by local Aborigines.

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Liverpool, Georges River

This wharf on the Georges River at Liverpool (left) sits beside Lighthorse Park. I caught a flock of ducks flying past, across the river (right).

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Voyager Point footbridge

This footbridge over the Georges River connects East Hills with Voyager Point. The sky was so blue with just a hint of a cloud creeping in.

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Picnic Point, Yeramba Lagoon

The tranquil waters of Yeramba Lagoon at Picnic Point in the Georges River National Park.

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Picnic Point, Georges River National Park

The Georges River National Park (above) along the northern foreshore of the Georges River at Picnic Point. These homes amongst the bushland are at Picnic Point (below left) and at Sandy Point (below right) on the opposite southern side of the Georges River.

East Hills, Georges River

Homes along the Georges River (left) at East Hills and the railway bridge across the river (right) to Voyager Point.

Milperra, Georges River

The Georges River, viewed from Deepwater Park, in the southwestern suburb of Milperra.

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Illawong, Georges River

The view from the southern suburb of Illawong, across the Georges River to Lugarno and Oatley. The tall buildings on the horizon are at Hurstville.

Georges River, sunset

I captured this sunset over the Georges River last weekend from a wharf at Sans Souci. The sun is dropping down towards Tom Uglys Bridge, which links the southern suburbs of Blakehurst and Sylvania.
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Oatley Bay

A crisp Autumn evening provides a clear and colourful sunset. The sky went from yellow to orange to purple to blue. Oatley Bay sits on the Georges River and provides a natural border between the suburbs of Oatley, Hurstville Grove and Connells Point.
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Sylvania Waters, canals

Most of the southern suburb of Sylvania Waters has been built on land reclaimed from Gwawley Bay on the Georges River. A series of artificial islands and canals provide waterfronts and boat ramps for many homes. This was also the location of one of the first factual/reality television series called 'Sylvania Waters', co-produced by Britain's BBC and Australia's ABC networks back in 1992, which followed the lives of a family that lived here.

Sylvania, Georges River

These waterfront homes are on the Georges River, in the southern suburb of Sylvania. We've had a couple of rainy weeks in Sydney but even when it's overcast, the river can still look quite picturesque.