Tuesday 30 April 2019

Kyeemagh, Sculpture @ Bayside

Endeavour by Mick Thomson
Fly Away by Sue Corbet
Contemplation by Sue Corbet
Regret by Louis Pratt
Weight of Faith by Adam Galea
Sculpture @ Bayside is an annual event that takes place at Cook Park, on the Botany Bay foreshore, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. This outdoor exhibition runs from 6 April to 30 April 2019 and features the best artworks from the Bayside Arts Festival.

Monday 29 April 2019

Kyeemagh, Sculpture @ Bayside

A Burden by Suzie Bleach
What's that Skip? by Matt Hill
Giant Dragonfly by Tobias Bennett
Come out, Come out Hippo, Wherever you are by Gillie Schattner
Pacifica Australis #3 - Tiger Nautilus Shell by Christopher Diaz
Sculpture @ Bayside is an annual event that takes place at Cook Park, on the Botany Bay foreshore, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. This outdoor exhibition runs from 6 April to 30 April 2019 and features the best artworks from the Bayside Arts Festival.

Sunday 28 April 2019

Banksia, St Savvas of Kalymnos Orthodox Church

St Savvas of Kalymnos Orthodox Church is located along the Princes Highway, in the southern suburb of Banksia. This church building was formerly used by the Banksia Free Church, which broke away from St. Paul's Church of England in Kogarah in 1890 to form their own congregation. It became an Orthodox Church in 2016 and features a reproduction of an icon of the saint on the windows.

Saturday 27 April 2019

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

A couple of swans swimming across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland with four cascading wetlands that attract birds. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands.

Friday 26 April 2019

Pyrmont, Blackwattle Bay

Looking across Blackwattle Bay at sunset, to Anzac Bridge and the Blackwattle Bay marina, from the Sydney Fish Markets in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 25 April 2019

Regiment Square, The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial

The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial is located in Regiment Square, along George Street where it once met Wynyard Street. This war memorial was created by Dennis Adams OAM and dedicated in 1976 to commemorate the foundation of Australia's regular operational infantry regiment. It consists of a gently curved wall of Sydney sandstone onto which a series of bronze bas-relief sculptures are attached to represent the soldiers of the original three battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. An infantryman standing in the pond in front represents the nine battalions that served in South East Asia. It originally remembered soldiers who fought in Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Malaya and Borneo. It has since had Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and East Timor added. Today is ANZAC Day, which marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War in 1915.
Linked to: Signs, Signs.

Wednesday 24 April 2019

Lismore Hotel

The facades of the former Lismore Hotel are located on the corner of Pitt Street and Wilmot Street. This heritage listed building was built in 1902 in the Federation Free Classical Style. It has also been known as the Johnston's Family Hotel, Joyce's Family Hotel and Currier's Arms Hotel. It was demolished internally and rebuilt within the original facades in 1997 as part of the Century Tower a high-rise residential development. It now houses a liquor shop on the ground level.

Tuesday 23 April 2019

Darling Point, ferry wharf

A sunset view of Darling Point ferry wharf, which sits at the end of McKell Park, in the eastern suburb of Darling Point. The Friendship is a First Fleet Class ferry which is part of the fleet that operates on the Inner Harbour. It was named Friendship, after the one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787.

Monday 22 April 2019

Glebe, mural

"Memories of Trams" is a mural on the side wall of a terrace house on the corner of Glebe Point Road and Hereford Road, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. It was painted by Wallwork in 2017 and was interpreted from a 1953 photograph here by Lenny Manny. Trams ran along Glebe Point Road until 1958.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Sunday 21 April 2019

Randwick, Uniting Church

Randwick Uniting Church is located along Rae Street, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. This heritage listed church was designed by Bolster and Justelius and built in 1883 in the Ecclesiastic Gothic style.

Saturday 20 April 2019

Barangaroo, skyscrapers

Looking across Darling Harbour to the three International Towers skyscrapers at Barangaroo. They rise above apartments along Wulugul Way, behind Barangaroo Wharves as a First Fleet class ferry is seen making its away across the front.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Friday 19 April 2019

Sans Souci, wharf, sunset

This sunset view across the Georges River to Kogarah Bay features a private wharf in the southern suburb of Sans Souci.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 18 April 2019

Newtown, house

This former house built in the Interwar style is located along Church Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It now houses a medical practice.

Wednesday 17 April 2019

Drummoyne, Birkenhead Point, marina

The view from Birkenhead Point Marina, in the inner west suburb of Drummoyne. Across Parramatta River is the pump house for the former Balmain Power Station at Bridgewater Park in Rozelle.

Tuesday 16 April 2019

Newtown, house

This contemporary building has been built at the rear of a property along Holmwood Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. With separate access here from Alice Lane, it seems to be a granny flat, so called in Australia for self-contained accommodation suitable for an elderly relative.

Monday 15 April 2019

Newtown, warehouse

This mural featuring Aboriginal artwork is on a former warehouse located on the corner of Lennox Street and Mary Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. In 2014 it became a creative space called "A Loft Story" which is home to a hair salon and a rotating roster of pop-up cafes, retail concepts, beauty services and art gallery.

Sunday 14 April 2019

Ramsgate Community Church, hall

This contemporary church hall has been built beside the Ramsgate Community Church, which is part of the Uniting Church in Australia, located along Rocky Point Road in the southern suburb of Ramsgate.

Saturday 13 April 2019

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and four cascading wetlands. This Great Cormorant suns itself on a log at the edge of a pond.

Friday 12 April 2019

Thursday 11 April 2019

Martin Place, pop-up café

The Pukka Plantarium is pop-up tea café which which promotes an organic herbal tea company. This green oasis of plants and herbs is located in the concrete jungle of Martin Place.

Wednesday 10 April 2019

Sydney Olympic Park, stadiums

The Hockey Centre at Sydney Olympic Park, is one of the stadiums built for the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay.

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Sydney Olympic Park, Discobolus

Discobolus is a monument located in Stockroute Park, is a monument at Sydney Olympic Park in the western suburb of Homebush Bay. It was created by Robert Owen for the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 and as a tribute to the original home of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. The steel discus measures seven metres in diameter, with a mid section made of armour plated glass featuring images of a discus thrower. The marble monuments scattered around the park celebrate the Greek origins of many Australians and the spirit of Hellenism. The Cypress pines, Olive trees and Australian Eucalyptus reinforce the connection between the two countries.

Monday 8 April 2019

St Peters, street art

This street art is located on the back wall of a shop along May Lane, in the inner city suburb of St Peters.

Sunday 7 April 2019

Waverley, St Mary’s Anglican Church

St Mary’s Anglican Church is located along Birrell Street, in the eastern suburb of Waverley. This heritage listed stone church was designed by Edmund Blacket and was built in 1863 in the Ecclesiastical Gothic style.

Saturday 6 April 2019

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and four cascading wetlands. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands.

Friday 5 April 2019

Botany Bay, sunset

A view across Botany Bay towards Sydney Airport. The floating walkways and pylons are at the Foreshore Road Boat Ramp, in the eastern suburb of Botany.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 4 April 2019

Croydon, substation

This electricity substation No.131 is located along Badminton Road, in the inner west suburb of Croydon. This heritage listed building was built in 1929 in the Interwar Georgian Revival style by the Municipal Council of Sydney.

Wednesday 3 April 2019

Bible House

Bible House is a heritage listed five storey building clad with smooth sandstone along Bathurst Street. It was custom built for the Bible Society in 1938, in the Interwar style with Art Deco influences. The Bible Society is a religious institution established in Australian in 1817 and this has been a meeting place for members and administrators since it was built.

Tuesday 2 April 2019

Barangaroo Reserve, walkways

The winding walkways around Barangaroo Reserve, in the inner city suburb of Barangaroo. This was once the site of a concrete industrial container terminal which has been transformed into a foreshore park, with sandstone blocks used to build a naturalistic headland and terraces, landscaped with native trees and shrubs. Moore's Wharf at Millers Point can be seen in the distance.

Monday 1 April 2019

Watsons Bay, Dunbar House (Theme Day: Yellow)

Dunbar House is located along Marine Parade in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. This heritage listed house was designed by Mortliner Lewis and built around 1837. In 1854 it became the Marine Hotel and later the Greenwich Pier Hotel and the Royal Hotel until 1923. It then became the Vaucluse Municipal Council Chambers until 1948 when amalgamation with Woollahra Council took place. In recent years it has become an events venue and a cafe. This is a historical photo now because it was refurbished and repainted in 2010 and the new colour scheme can be seen here.
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