Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Barangaroo Wharf, ferry

This River Class ferry is moored at a Barangaroo Wharf. The ferry began operating in 2021 and was named after Ruby Langford Ginibi, an author, historian and lecturer on Aboriginal history, culture and politics.

Monday, 29 August 2022

King Street Wharf, Whale Tales

"Whale Tales" is an art trail event featuring 30 whale tail sculptures installed around Sydney Harbour from Barangaroo to Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour and Blackwattle Bay. The artwork created by 30 different artists will be auctioned to raise money for The Kids’ Cancer Project. These sculpture are located along King Street Wharf.

Sunday, 28 August 2022

Saturday, 27 August 2022

Aquarium Wharf, Sydney skyline

A view of ferries at Aquarium Wharf at Darling Harbour with the Sydney skyline in the background. The building near the wharf houses Wild Life Sydney ZooMadame Tussads Sydney and Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Friday, 26 August 2022

Thursday, 25 August 2022

Cockle Bay Yacht Club

The Cockle Bay Yacht Club is located along Wheat Road at Darling Harbour, beside Pyrmont Bridge.
Linked to: Signs, SignsRuby Tuesday.

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

Barangaroo Wharf, ferry

 
This River Class ferry​ is moored at a Barangaroo Wharf. The ferry began operating in 2021 and was named after Ethel Turner, an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the World.

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Cockle Bay Wharf, building

The Cockle Bay Wharf building is on the eastern side of Cockle Bay. It is home to restaurants, cafes, bars, a function centre and a nightclub.

Monday, 22 August 2022

Darling Harbour, Whale Tales

"Whale Tales" is an art trail event featuring 30 whale tail sculptures installed around Sydney Harbour from Barangaroo to Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour and Blackwattle Bay. The artwork created by 30 different artists will be auctioned to raise money for The Kids’ Cancer Project. This sculpture is located at Aquarium Wharf at Darling Harbour, near Pyrmont Bridge.

Sunday, 21 August 2022

Saturday, 20 August 2022

Wolli Creek, Cooks River

 
Looking across the Cooks River from Tempe Recreation Reserve towards Cooks River Bridge and apartments in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Friday, 19 August 2022

Thursday, 18 August 2022

Sans Souci, Botany Bay Yacht Club

 
 The Botany Bay Yacht Club is at the end of Endeavour Street, in the southern suburb of Sans Souci.
Linked to: Signs, SignsRuby Tuesday.

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Wolli Creek, Cahill Park

 
One of the entrances to Cahill Park, in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek. The shared footpath and bike track runs beside the Cooks River and the Bayside Council gateway sign is beside the Princes Highway with the palm trees in between.

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Campsie, Orion Theatre

The former Orion Theatre is located along Beamish Street, in the south western suburb of Campsie. The cinema was built in 1936 in the art deco style and closed in 1959. It was purchased by Canterbury Council and served as a community market, public meeting hall, theatre rehearsal venue and migrant neighbourhood centre. It was restored in 1984 and became the Orion Function Centre.

Monday, 15 August 2022

Newtown, mural

This colourful flower mural has been painted on the facade of a plant nursery on the corner of Lennox Street and Australia Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. 'Plant Daddy' began as a business at local markets before opening this shop which specialises in indoor plants.

Saturday, 13 August 2022

Sydney Park, bridge

A bridge and a gabion retaining wall across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria.

Friday, 12 August 2022

Pyrmont, wharf, sunset

A sunset view across Johnstons Bay to the Anzac Bridge and silos at Rozelle from the Pirrama Park wharf in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. This bench in front of the 'pole garden' has the message on it "A harbour to hunt and fish", in reference to the activities of the indigenous Guarangi people who inhabited this site.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday, 11 August 2022

Milsons Point, restaurant

 
An abstract view of the North Sydney Olympic Pool, a swimming pool located along Alfred Street South, in the north shore suburb of Milsons Point. It was designed by architects Rudder & Grouts and built in 1936 in the Inter-War Free Classical style with art deco-style decorations. Aqua Dining is a restaurant with views of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Linked to: Signs, Signs.

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Waverley, L.E. King Building

The L.E. King Building, built in the Victorian style, is located along Birrell Street in the eastern suburb of Waverley. It is part of the Uniting War Memorial Hospital campus and now houses the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. The original hospital building was the former home of the Vickery family who gifted the home and grounds to the Methodist Church for use as a private hospital in 1919. The church added to the site by acquiring adjacent properties. In 1977, the Methodist Church became part of the Uniting Church of Australia.

Tuesday, 9 August 2022

Dulwich Hill, sculpture


"Moonman" is a sculpture outside Dulwich Hill Public School in Kintore Street Reserve, which was created by Adam Galea in 2012. It is located on the corner of Hercules Street and Kintore Street, in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. Because it is located near the primary school, the artist chose to create something based on the nursery rhyme 'The Sandman', which has a line about the man in the moon. He was inspired to create the moon man as a sentinel or guardian for the site, who serves as a beacon to soothe, protect and inspire those who wonder by. 

Monday, 8 August 2022

Arncliffe, tunnel mural

 
Part of a mural on the wall of a pedestrian tunnel, under the railway line in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. Students at the nearby Al Zahra College provided drawings centred on the school's vision and purpose, which the artist used to create this thought provoking mural.

Sunday, 7 August 2022

Alexandria, Sydney Park, playground

 
This suspension bridge casts a shadow on the artificial landscape of a children's playground in Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria.

Saturday, 6 August 2022

Wolli Creek, Cooks River, sunset


A sunset reflected in the Cooks River viewed from Tempe Recreation Reserve, looking towards the southern suburb of Wolli Creek.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Thursday, 4 August 2022

Dulwich Hill. Waratah Mills, light rail stop

The Waratah Mills Light Rail Stop is located at the end of Weston Street, in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. This stop is on the Central to Dulwich Hill line of the Sydney Light Rail Network.
Linked to: Signs, SignsRuby Tuesday.

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Saint Mary McKillop Reserve

Saint Mary McKillop Reserve is located on the corner of Canterbury Road and Berna Street and beside the Cooks River, in the southwest suburb of Canterbury. This decorative entrance features a cross in the centre. Mary MacKillop was an Australian religious sister who was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross in 2010. She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the WorldFloral Friday FotoGarden Affair.

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Leichhardt, factory (Theme Day: Wood)

Fedwood Timber Products is located along Balmain Road in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt. This factory and showroom supplies and creates timber products specialising in the Federation style.
Linked to: Theme DaySouvenirsTuesday TreasuresTravel Tuesday.

Monday, 1 August 2022

Pitt Street Mall, mural

 This mural is on the facade of a currently unoccupied shop in the Mid City Centre along Pitt Street Mall, in the middle of the central business district. "Kongz island" was created by street artist Mulga who is Joel Moore.
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