This ferris wheel dominates the skyline above Luna Park amusement park, in the north shore suburb of Milsons Point. The ride provides spectacular views of Sydney Harbour as it rises to 40 metres.
Friday 30 November 2012
Thursday 29 November 2012
Milsons Point, Luna Park, Coney Island
Coney Island is part of the Luna Park amusement park, in the north shore suburb of Milsons Point. Coney Island Funny Land is a heritage listed fun house which opened in 1935. It features such classic amusements as the Turkey Trot, Barrel of Laughs, Giant Slides and the Wonky Walk. This art deco building is also used as a venue for functions. It is dominated by a large Russian style onion dome and minarets.
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Milsons Point, ferry wharf
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Tuesday 27 November 2012
Milsons Point, Luna Park
The entrance to Luna Park, an amusement park in the north shore suburb of Milsons Point. Luna Park opened in 1935, on the site of the former workshops for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the moment, the face sports a moustache for Movember, an event that started in Australia in 2004. During November each year, men grow moustaches for Movember to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health.
Monday 26 November 2012
Milsons Point, Crystal Palace
Sunday 25 November 2012
Kogarah, St Patrick's Catholic Church
St Patrick's Catholic Church is located along the Princes Highway, in the southern suburb of Kogarah. It was designed by architects Sheerin and Hennessy and built in 1888 in the Gothic architectural style.
Saturday 24 November 2012
Balmain, shipyard
The Balmain Shipyard is located off Waterview Sreet in the inner west suburb of Balmain. The Balmain Ferry Maintenance Centre uses these wharves to repair and maintain Sydney Ferries. A water taxi makes its way across Mort Bay.
Friday 23 November 2012
Glebe, wind turbine
This dramatic sky was on view at sunset after a storm. The wind turbine is located along the foreshore of Blackwattle Bay, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. The former White Bay Power Station at Rozelle can be seen on the opposite shore.
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Thursday 22 November 2012
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Barrack Street, Youngsters
“Youngsters” is an art installation located in the Barrack Street pedestrian mall, as part of the Art and About Sydney festival. This is one of two bronze sculptures of children dressed in hoodies, baggy pants and sneakers, created by Caroline Rothwell. The festival brings art to the city laneways and public spaces transforming them into intriguing and inviting places.
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Queen Victoria Building, Spring To Life
"Spring To Life" was an art installation that was recently hung below the central dome at the Queen Victoria Building during the Art and About Sydney festival. This large paper artwork was created by paper engineer, Benja Harney.
Monday 19 November 2012
Surry Hills, Clock Hotel
The Clock Hotel is located on Crown Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills.
Sunday 18 November 2012
Hay Street, railway bridge
This sandstone railway bridge over Hay Street is viewed from Castlereagh Street. It was built as part of the City Circle underground railway line. The first stage was opened in 1926 from Central railway station to Museum and St James stations. The sandstone was recently cleaned and restored.
Saturday 17 November 2012
Sutherland, Woronora Cemetery, Stations of the Cross
The “Stations of the Cross” monument was installed in 2012 at Woronora General Cemetery, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. The sculpture behind this information board is similar to the fourteen sculptures carved from single granite blocks. They feature a series of scenes that depict Christ’s final hours before the Crucifixion. Special devotions have been written to commemorate each of the Stations and the faithful are invited to walk clockwise to each Station, reflecting as they progress. The “Resurrection of Christ” statue has been placed in the centre with each Station symbolically looking inwards.
Friday 16 November 2012
Sutherland, Woronora cemetery, pergola
The Woronora General Cemetery is located in the southern suburb of Sutherland. This pergola, near the Woronora Crematorium, is one of many found in the landscaped gardens at the cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1895 with a special branch railway line bringing funerals to the cemetery.
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Thursday 15 November 2012
Sutherland, house
This heritage-listed house is on Linden Street, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. Located opposite Woronora Cemetery, it now houses Heritage Memorials, a stonemason's office and showroom for grave memorials.
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Sutherland, Woronora Cemetery, monument
This monument stands in the Catholic section of the Woronora General Cemetery, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. Located at the end of a pathway leading from the “Resurrection of Christ” statue, is this pool and empty white cross with a dove carrying an olive leaf, symbolic of hope and the Holy Spirit.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Sutherland, Woronora Cemetery, statue
The "Resurrection of Jesus" is a statue which stands in the Catholic section of the Woronora General Cemetery, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. This 3 metre tall statue which weighs 3.5 tonnes was installed in 2012 as part of a "Stations of the Cross" monument. It has been placed in water, symbolic of Christ's life giving message: "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Monday 12 November 2012
Sutherland, Woronora Crematorium
The Woronora Crematorium is located in the Woronora General Cemetery, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. This heritage listed building features the West Chapel and the South Chapel and is surrounded by memorial gardens. It was designed by architect Louis Robertson in the art deco architectural style and was completed in 1934.
Sunday 11 November 2012
Centennial Park, Duck Pond
This viewing area looks out across Duck Pond in Centennial Park in the eastern suburbs. It features a unique decorative fence and is shaded by palms which line Parkes Drive. The birds in the pond include waterfowl, ducks, ibises and swans, while the trees and fence attract pigeons and sea gulls.
Saturday 10 November 2012
Centennial Park, Duck Pond
Friday 9 November 2012
Tom Uglys Bridge, Georges River
Thursday 8 November 2012
Tamarama, Sculpture by the Sea, bench
During the 16th annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, three bench seats along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama were replaced by colourful benches which were orignally from a historic cemetery. Love, Cherish and Remember were created by Patricia Procliv. The "Love" bench was in red and featured the words "precious, deep affection". The "Cherish" bench was in purple with the words "nurture, care for tenderly" and the "Remember" bench was in blue with "recall, retain a memory".
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Tamarama, Sculpture By The Sea
Casting Around byRuth Downes and Geoff Webster |
Clytie by Sandy Blim |
Spinal Column by Michael Purdy |
Reclining Figures by Linda Bowden |
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Bondi, Sculpture By The Sea
The Chilly by Subodh Kerkar |
It Was An Accident by Shane McGrath |
Sculpture by the Sea was an exhibition on the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama between the 18th October and 4th November 2012. These artworks were located at Bondi with the Pacific Ocean, Bondi Beach or North Bondi as a backdrop.
Monday 5 November 2012
Tamarama, Sculpture By The Sea
Alga Infinita by Joan Costa |
Surprise by Karin Van Der Molen |
Beyond The Thorn 2010 by Chris Ormerod |
Lost In The Glare by Carl Tindall, Carly Buteux and Grahame Tindall |
Still Life 1 by Sang-Bong Lee |
Sunday 4 November 2012
Tamarama, Sculpture By The Sea
Came Back by Hiro Nakayama |
Warrior by Ron Robertson-Swann |
Menganang (Memory) by Cave Urban
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How Close We Are 2011 by Jonas Hallberg and Rene Dybdahl Petersen
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Mirador By Rachel Couper and Ivana Kuzmanovska |
Sculpture by the Sea is the world's largest annual free public outdoor sculpture exhibition, located on the coastal walk between Bondi and Tamarama. The 16th annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition ends today. These sculptures at Marks Park in Tamarama have scenic backdrops of the Pacific Ocean, Bondi Beach and North Bondi.
Saturday 3 November 2012
Bondi, Sculpture By The Sea
M.120901 by Toshio Iezumi |
Repose by Ron Gonboc |
Organism 2012-9 by Seung-Hwan Kim |
Ghost Net Crocodile 2911 by GhostNets Australia |
Paper Boats by Maurizio Perron |
Friday 2 November 2012
Tamarama, Sculpture By The Sea
The Optimist by Stephen Marr |
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