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Showing posts with label Parramatta River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parramatta River. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Rydalmere, ferry wharf
Monday, September 26, 2011
Parramatta, Sentry Box
This contemporary artwork is located on the Parramatta River foreshore, near the Gasworks Bridge, in the western suburb of Parramatta. “Sentry Box” was created by historian Michael Flynn with artists Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse in 2009. This 8-metre high sculpture is a reinterpretation of a small wooden sentry box which stood near this location, in the early days of the colony. The red coat soldiers were stationed on the river at the entry to Parramatta where they watched over the river and were responsible for keeping order and disciplining convicts.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Parramatta, Gasworks Bridge
The Gasworks Bridge carries Macarthur Street over the Parramatta River in the western suburb of Parramatta. This iron lattice bridge on sandstone pylons was completed in 1885 and acquired the name due to the proximity of the gasworks that once occupied the block southeast of the bridge. The south side of the bridge was the site of Howell's wind and watermill, built in 1828 and used until 1868.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Parramatta, ferry wharf
This ferry wharf, on the southern side of the Parramatta River, serves the western suburb of Parramatta. A regular service is provided by RiverCat ferries on the Parramatta River route between here and Circular Quay. It is the farthest point of travel for Sydney Ferries on the river route, since a weir next to it prevents further travel upstream.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Sydney Olympic Park, ferry wharf
The reflection of the Sydney Olympic Park ferry wharf along the Parramatta River is enhanced by the golden afternoon sun. The wharf serves the western suburb of Wentworth Point, which was previously known as Homebush Bay. A regular service is provided by RiverCat ferries on the Parramatta River route of Sydney Ferries.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Birchgrove, wharf
Birchgrove Wharf is in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. It is also known as the Yurulbin Point Wharf or Louisa Road Wharf and had been known as Longnose Point wharf, in the past. The wharf with this covered passenger waiting area is located on the Parramatta River as it enters Sydney Harbour. It is serviced by Sydney Ferries on the Inner Harbour Services between Circular Quay and Woolwich.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Drummoyne, Parramatta River, Old Gladesville Bridge
This sunset on the Parramatta River is viewed from what remains of the abutment of the first Gladesville Bridge at Howley Park in Drummoyne. The bridge replaced a ferry service that ran across the river from Abbotsford Point to Bedlam Point. It opened in 1881 and was a two lane swing span iron bridge, with a swing at this southern end that opened to allow through ferries, sailing boats and steamers with high funnels. By 1910, the electric tramway travelled across this bridge from the city to Ryde. The second Gladesville Bridge with a clearance of 30 metres was built nearby and opened in 1964.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Parramatta River, sunset
The sun at sunset is reflected across the Parramatta River, viewed from the inner west suburb of Drummoyne towards Chiswick, Abbotsford and Henley.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Parramatta River, sunset
This sunset view of the Parramatta River is from the inner west suburb of Drummoyne. The riverside suburbs seen here are Chiswick and Abbotsford on the southern side, with Henley on the northern side.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Rozelle, Bridgewater Park
This walkway runs along the edge of Bridgewater Park, overlooking Iron Cove, in the inner west suburb of Rozelle.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Rozelle, marina
This marina is located on Iron Cove, just east of the Iron Cove Bridge, off Bridgewater Park in the inner west suburb of Rozelle. The sun was setting on a crisp autumn day with the mostly clear sky providing some wonderful reflections in the water.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Balmain, Thames Street wharf
Balmain Wharf, also known as the Thames Street wharf is in the inner west suburb of Balmain. Sitting on Mort Bay, it is serviced by Sydney Ferries which provide regular services between Circular Quay and Parramatta. There's a glimpse of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the distance.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Gladesville Bridge
Gladesville Bridge over the Parramatta River, viewed at sunset from Howley Park, in the inner west suburb of Drummoyne.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Gladesville Bridge
Gladesville Bridge carries Victoria Road over the Parramatta River, between the suburbs of Drummoyne and Huntleys Point. Gladesville Bridge is a four-box pre-stressed concrete arch with a span of 305 metres. When it opened in 1964 it was the longest reinforced concrete arch span in the world. This bridge replaced an old two lane swing span iron bridge that had been built in 1881, which itself had replaced a ferry service that ran across the river. The new bridge was originally designed with six lanes but was expanded to eight lanes in the 1970s. This view is from the Gladesville Bridge Marina, located beside Five Dock Point at Drummoyne.
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Parramatta River, sunset
This Rivercat ferry has just departed from Chiswick ferry wharf and crosses the Parramatta River towards its next stop at Huntleys Point ferry wharf, on the opposite side of the river.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Henley, Parramatta River, sunset
The sun sets over the Parramatta River, where it snakes past the suburbs of Abbotsford and Henley. This view is from Howley Park which sits on Five Dock Point, in the inner west suburb of Drummoyne.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Cockatoo Island, Sutherland Dock
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Cockatoo Island, walkway
Monday, August 2, 2010
Cockatoo Island, Biennale
Cockatoo Island is the largest island in Sydney Harbour, located at the junction of the Parramatta River and the Lane Cove River. These are the administrative building (left) and main entrance (right) from the ferry wharf during the 17th Biennale of Sydney, an exhibition of contemporary art. During its history, Cockatoo Island has been the site of a prison, reformatory, industrial school and shipyard. The heavy industry ceased in 1992 when the shipyard closed and ten years later it became a major venue for art exhibitions and festivals.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
John Witton Bridge
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