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Showing posts with label rivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rivers. 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.
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.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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.Click here to view all participants of Watery Wednesday
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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.
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.
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, February 8, 2011
Hunters Hill, Lane Cove River
A view of the Lane Cove River from Mornington Reserve at Hunters Hill, looking towards the northern suburbs of Woolwich and Greenwich.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Port Hacking, estuary
The Port Hacking estuary viewed from the southern suburb of Port Hacking, looking east towards the suburb of Burraneer and the Royal National Park.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Lugarno, Georges River
This boardwalk along the Georges River is located in the southern suburb of Lugarno, close to the marina. The houses in the distance, on the opposite shore of the river, are at Illawong.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Oatley Park Baths, Georges River
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Endeavour Bridge
Endeavour Bridge carries General Holmes Drive across the Cooks River between Mascot and Kyeemagh, close to Botany Bay. It is named after the HMB Endeavour, the ship commanded by Captain James Cook, an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. The crew of the Endeavour arrived in Botany Bay in 1770 and was the first recorded European expedition to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Kyeemagh, Cooks River and Botany Bay
A lone kayaker paddles out of the Cooks River into Botany Bay at Kyeemagh.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Kyeemagh, Cooks River
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Kyeemagh, Cooks River
These sunset views of the Cooks River are from the Endeavour Bridge, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh, looking towards the suburbs of Banksia and Arncliffe.
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