A view of Dawes Point from a ferry travelling on Sydney Harbour. In front of the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge are Ives Steps Wharf and Pier One on Walsh Bay. In the distance is the Sydney Opera House.
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Showing posts with label flags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flags. Show all posts
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour
Pyrmont Bridge is a swing bridge that crosses Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour and connects the inner city suburb of Pyrmont with the Sydney central business district. The bridge was opened in 1902 but closed to traffic in the 1980s when freeways south of Cockle Bay were built. It reopened as a pedestrian bridge with the redevelopment of Darling Harbour in 1988. It also carries an elevated monorail with a track that remains stationary so that the monorails can continue to cross even when the bridge swings open for large boats.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Kogarah, St George Hospital
The Australian flag flies at St George Hospital in the southern suburb of Kogarah. The building is not remarkable but I was fascinated by this retro sign, with the raised lettering and logo, on this refurbished building facing Belgrave Street. I've been spending some time here recently for physiotherapy to mobilise my leg again, following an accident a couple of months ago.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Millers Point, Sydney Observatory, flagstaff
This signal flagstaff is located at Sydney Observatory on Observatory Hill, at Millers Point. Observatory Hill is the highest point overlooking Sydney Harbour and has previously been known as Windmill Hill, Citadel Hill, Fort Phillip and Flagstaff Hill, describing its functions over time. This flagstaff was installed in June 2008 to commemorate the history of the site as a signal communication point, as part of Sydney Observatory’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Signal flags at Fort Phillip from 1810 announced the arrival of ships into Sydney Harbour and also informed port authorities of the names, origin and cargo of new arrivals. Weather and other information was also communicated by signal flags to ships in the harbour.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Sydney Town Hall, York Street
This side view of the Sydney Town Hall is from York Street. In the bacground of this sandstone heritage bulding are contemorary skyscrapers the HSBC Centre on George Street and Lumiere in Bathurst Street. This view of the town hall is improved in Winter when the trees have dropped all their leaves.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Walsh Bay, bridge
This small bridge on Walsh Bay at Dawes Point, links pier one to pier two at the Walsh Bay wharves. The orange & white banners and flags are for the 2011 Sydney Writers' Festival which has been running for the past week in many of the theatres and venues around the Walsh Bay precinct.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Darling Harbour, signal mast
This signal mast is located at Darling Harbour, beside the Australian National Maritime Museum. It was originally erected at the Royal Australian Navy's Garden Island Dockyard in 1912, with pennants or signal flags flown from it displaying messages to naval vessels in Sydney Harbour. It stood at 72 metres but in World War II had the middle section removed because it was a hazard to sea planes taking off from Rose Bay. It was reconstructed here in 1991 and now stands at 20.7 metres. The Australian national flag, the museum flag, the principal sponsor’s flag, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are flown from it every day. On special days, signal flags are flown from the mast to display messages.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Park Street, Sydney 2000 Olympics, 10th anniversary banners
These banners hanging from the lamp posts in Park Street promote the 10th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Games. The City Banner Program is administered by the City of Sydney council. The banners are used to visually enhance the city’s streetscape and to promote cultural, tourism, sporting, retail and community events. There are close to 2000 banner locations in the city in prominent positions.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Darling Harbour, Vernon Mooring Anchors
This Vernon Mooring Anchors stand as a monument outside the Australian National Maritime Museum, near the Pyrmont Bridge. They are a memorial to seafarers lost at sea in wartime and in peace. These Admiralty-pattern anchors were originally from the 1839 wooden sailing ship, NSS Vernon. After 1867, the Vernon was converted into a nautical school ship and permanently moored off Cockatoo Island. The anchors were installed here in 1992.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Pyrmont Bridge, lamp
Looking up at the streaks of clouds in an otherwise blue sky, the lamp on the pylon of Pyrmont Bridge seems to dwarf the giant flag pole in Cockle Bay and Sydney Tower in the distance, from this angle.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Darling Harbour, Pyrmont Bridge
This giant flagpole rises above Pyrmont Bridge, the swing bridge over Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour. The Supply is the First Fleet Class ferry passing in front, as it prepares to dock at the nearby King Street ferry wharf.
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