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Wolloomooloo Wharf, also known as the Finger Wharf, viewed from The Domain on the foreshore of Wolloomooloo Bay. Built in 1915, it was a working wharf until the 1970s. It was redeveloped into a hotel, apartments, restaurants and a marina in the 1990s. The newer apartments built at the end of the wharf are some of the most expensive in Sydney. The name Woolloomooloo is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word, either Wallamullah meaning 'place of plenty' or Wallabahmullah meaning a 'young black kangaroo'.
This boat with very tall masts was moored at the marina in Woolloomooloo Bay, beside the Finger Wharf in the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. The old warehouse buildings on the wharf have been converted into a hotel, apartments and restaurants. Most of the boats moored here belong to residents of these exclusive apartments.
The Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf on Wooloomooloo Bay is the largest timbered-piled building in the world. The wharf and warehouse on it were built in 1915 and remained part of a working port until the 1970s. The warehouse building was redeveloped in the 1990s into a hotel and apartments, with restaurants along the boardwalk and a marina beside the wharf.
Young Endeavour is moored in Woolloomooloo Bay at Potts Point. The ship was pledged by the Australian government to serve Australian youth with a unique, challenging and inspirational experience at sea. The Royal Australian Navy operates and maintains the ship, with the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme managing the associated sail training program. Construction on the ship began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and she began the long voyage to Australia on 3 August 1987 with a crew which included 24 young people from Britain and Australia. It became a gift from the United Kingdom to the government and people of Australia to mark Australia's Bicentenary in 1988. The ship has made many international voyages since then and participated in major events. It completed a circumnavigation of the world in 1992, which included representing Australia at celebrations in Europe and America commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's Voyage of Discovery to the New World.
The Queen Mary 2 is the luxury ocean liner that was berthed at Garden Island dockyard yesterday. This view is from the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay. It made a grand entrance into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning, with its sister ship the Queen Elizabeth. The skies were a glorious blue, compared to the dreary grey skies we had the day before. What a difference a day makes.
The Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf on Wooloomooloo Bay is the largest timbered-piled building in the world. The wharf and warehouse building were originally completed in 1915. This area was a working port until the 1970s. The wharf was redeveloped in the 1990s into a hotel, apartments, restaurants and marina. This boardwalk linked to the wharf by these little bridges provides an extended walkway.
This view of the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo is from Cowper Wharf Road, close to the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf. Forbes Street has been blocked to traffic and converted into a mall. An old warheouse on the left is now the Artspace Visual Arts Centre. A recent development of flats, restaurants and shops with a clock tower has been built on the right, in a style to match the historic buildings in this area. The tall building in the distance is Horizon Apartments at Darlinghurst.
The Frisco Hotel is a pub in the inner city suburb of Wolloomooloo. This heritage building in Dowling Street was originally built in 1854.
This boardwalk on Wolloomooloo Bay provides a link from Wolloomooloo to The Domain. In the background is the Garden Island dockyard on Sydney Harbour, which is the home port for the naval fleet.
This artwork features a rural scene in the middle of the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. It was created by Guerrilla Gardeners, a short-lived reality television, gardening makeover show. The premise of the show was to revitalise parts of the city that they feel had been neglected by local councils.This busy intersection is located between the ramps of the Eastern Distributor, near a railway bridge for the Eastern Suburbs railway line. The artwork features a row of humorous road signs that provide a useful way of remembering how to spell the suburbs name 'wool', 'loo', 'moo', 'loo' with relevant pictures of a 'sheep', 'toilet', 'cow', 'toilet'. The suburb's name is derived from an Aboriginal word that was used for a historic homestead that was located here. It's unclear if it was derived from either Wallamullah, meaning 'place of plenty' or Wallabahmullah, meaning a 'young black kangaroo'. I have featured a couple of other Guerrilla Gardeners projects at Moore Park and Barangaroo.
This artwork sits on the shore of Wolloomooloo Bay, near the Andrew Boy Charlton Pool. Dual Nature, created by Nigel Helyer in 1999, is described as a soundscape installation. It relates to the history of people and shipping in Woolloomooloo Bay with hybrids of marine, industrial and natural forms, transmitting ambient sounds. The semi-submerged shell objects act as natural reverberation chambers endlessly changing tone as the tide gradually fills and empties their interiors. The shell forms resting on the old sandstone structure, which was once the platform for the 'Figtree Baths', feature recordings digitally stored in chips with audio systems powered by solar panels located on top of the cranes.
The Wolloomooloo Wharf, also known as the Finger Wharf, was originally completed in 1915. Situated in Wolloomooloo Bay, it was a working wharf until the 1970s when container ports and airports reduced the need for wharves. In the 1990s it was redeveloped into a hotel, apartments, restaurants and a marina. Additional apartments built at the end of the wharf are some of the most expensive in Sydney. The name Woolloomooloo was adopted from an old homestead located here but there is some dispute about which Aboriginal word the name was derived from, Wallamullah meaning 'place of plenty' or Wallabahmullah meaning a 'young black kangaroo'.
