Sunday 30 April 2023

Watsons Bay, St Peter's Anglican Church

 
St Peter's Anglican Church is located along Old South Head Road, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. This heritage listed sandstone church was designed by Edmund Blacket in the Gothic Revival architectural style and built in 1864. An organ vestry was added to the south side of the church in 1902 and in 1939 an organ gallery was built in the west end of the nave.
Linked to: Shadow Shot SundaySunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Saturday 29 April 2023

Arncliffe, railway station


 Arncliffe railway station is on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Linein the southern suburb of Arncliffe. This is one of the original buildings on Platform 3 and 4, built in 1884 and extended in 1923.

Friday 28 April 2023

Wolli Creek, railway station, sunset

A sunset view of silhouetted trees, bushes and overhead railway wires from the platform at Wolli Creek railway station.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 27 April 2023

Rockdale signs

These signs are outside Hotel Rockdale, a pub on the corner of Princes Highway and The Seven Ways, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. The light box advertising space above the white and blue street signs was changed to commemorate ANZAC Day. 'Lest We Forget' is a symbol of commemoration in Australia and other Commonwealth countries. The phrase means 'it should not be forgotten' and is from a line in Recessional, a well-known 1897 Rudyard Kipling poem.

Wednesday 26 April 2023

Newtown, Dispensary Hall

 
Dispensary Hall is located on the corner of Enmore Road and Reiby Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. This heritage listed building was designed by architect E. Williams and built in 1903 in the Victorian Flemish style as the Newtown United Friendly Society Dispensary. It is now used for retail and office space.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the WorldCommunal Global.

Tuesday 25 April 2023

Five Dock, war memorial


The Five Dock War Memorial stands in Five Dock Park, in the inner west suburb of Five Dock. In the centre of the rotunda is an octagonal shaped plinth with honour roll plaques of the names of those from the area who served in World War 1 and World War 2. 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.

Monday 24 April 2023

Five Dock, art


This is part of an artwork which appears on the side and back wall of a shop, on the corner of Thompson Lane and Garfield Street, in the inner west suburb of Five Dock. The collage is made up of historic photos of products and people from the butcher, delicatessen, bakery, green grocer and coffee shop in this suburb. Another part can be seen here.
Linked to: Monday MuralBlue Monday, Ruby Tuesday.

Sunday 23 April 2023

Saturday 22 April 2023

Tempe, Cooks River

 
A couple sit on the boat ramp of the Rowers Club in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek, looking across the Cooks River to the Tempe Recreation Reserve, in the inner west suburb of Tempe.

Friday 21 April 2023

Woolloomooloo, Sydney skyline

 
A pink and purple hue at sunset above the Sydney skyline, viewed from the boardwalk at Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, in the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo.

Thursday 20 April 2023

King Street Wharf, Mecca Bah


This elaborate sign is at the entrance to Mecca Bah Sydney, a restaurant located along King Street Wharf. It features a menu of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean inspired cuisine.
Linked to: Signs, SignsLittle Things ThursdayThankful Thursday, Senior Salon Pit Stop.

Wednesday 19 April 2023

Homebush Theatre


The former Homebush Theatre is located along Parramatta Road, in the western suburb of Homebush. It was built in 1925 and renovated in 1939 when it became the Homebush Vogue until it closed in 1959. The theatre was converted into the Homebush Ice Rink which operated until it closed in 1980. It was extensively renovated in 1986 to become the Niterider Theatre Restaurant and was later known as the Midnight Star Reception Centre which closed in 1996.

Tuesday 18 April 2023

Sandringham, bird-watching hide


This bird-watching hide (or blind) is located in Stan Moses Reserve, in the southern suburb of Sandringham.

Monday 17 April 2023

Newtown, mural

This mural is on the side of a house on the corner of Lennox Street and Denison Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. "The Emperor's Daughter" was created by As One in 2015, with his version of Irulan from the Dune novels when the Harkonnens invade.
Linked to: Monday MuralBlue Monday, Pink Saturday.

Sunday 16 April 2023

Little Bay, Pine Cottage

 
Pine Cottage is located along Pine Avenue, in the eastern suburb of Little Bay. Built around 1901, it was the house of the manager of the former Prince Henry Hospital. It now houses Pine Cottage Early Education.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday SnapshotFloral Friday FotoGarden Affair. 

Saturday 15 April 2023

Wolli Creek, Cooks River

Looking across the Cooks River from Cahill Park to apartments in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek and the Cooks River Bridge which links to Tempe Recreation Reserve in the inner west suburb of Tempe.

Friday 14 April 2023

One30 Hyde Park


One30 Hyde Park is a mixed use residential and retail building on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Street, The 38 storey building overlooking Hyde Park was completed in 2019.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday 

Thursday 13 April 2023

Moore Park, Sydney Cricket Ground


Looking across the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) at Moore Park during an Australian Football League (AFL) match on Saturday night between the Sydney Swans and the Port Adelaide Power. The scoreboard above the Dally Messenger Stand is revving up Sydney just before the start of play in the fourth quarter. The clock tower behind the Bill O'Reilly Stand is at the former Sydney Showgrounds, which became part of Fox Studios Australia and was recently renamed Disney Studios Australia.

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Queen Victoria Building, shop

Hobbyco is a hobby and toy store which was established in 1935. It is located in the Queen Victoria Building, a shopping centre bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. The entrance to the shop is at the end of this tiled floor in front of the lifts and staircases.

Tuesday 11 April 2023

Annandale, viaduct

This viaduct is located at the back of Bicentennial Park, in the inner west suburb of Annandale. The viaduct was built in 1922 to carry the freight railway line between the Darling Harbour and Rozelle Goods Yards. It now carries the Central to Dulwich Hill line of the Sydney Light Rail Network. This is a historical photo from eleven years ago, proven by the blue Variotram which operated from 1997 but was replaced by the red CAF Urbos 2 trams in 2014.
Linked to: Through My LensTuesday TreasuresHappy TuesdayTravel Tuesday.

Monday 10 April 2023

Marrickville, mosaic

 
This Easter themed mosaic is located on the footpath along Marrickville Road, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville.
Linked to: Monday MuralBlue Monday.

Sunday 9 April 2023

Saint Mary McKillop Reserve

A decorative entrance to Saint Mary McKillop Reserve, located on the corner of Canterbury Road and Berna Street and beside the Cooks River, in the southwest suburb of Canterbury. 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: Shadow Shot SundaySunday Best, My Sunday SnapshotFloral Friday FotoGarden Affair. 

Saturday 8 April 2023

Sydney Airport, Giovanni Brunetti Bridge


 Looking past the Rowers Club boat ramp on the Cooks River in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek to the Giovanni Brunetti Bridge which links to the buildings at Sydney International Airport in the eastern suburb of Mascot.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Friday 7 April 2023

Rockdale, McCarthy Reserve

A sunset view over the soccer field in McCarthy Reserve from Gujaga Park, in the southern suburb of Rockdale.

Thursday 6 April 2023

Monterey, Botany Bay, sign

Looking across Lady Robinsons Beach to Botany Bay from a garden beside the walkway, in the southern suburb of Monterey.
Linked to: Signs, SignsLittle Things ThursdayThankful ThursdayAll Seasons.

Wednesday 5 April 2023

Monterey, Botany Bay

 Monterey Baths is the netted swimming enclosure in Botany Bay along Lady Robinsons Beach, in the southern suburb of Monterey. This view is from the car park in Cook Park looking down to the walkway and beach.
Linked to: Wordless WednesdayMy Corner of the World.

Tuesday 4 April 2023

Monterey, bulldozer backhoe

 
This vehicle is on Lady Robinsons Beach near Monterey Baths on Botany Bay from, in the southern suburb of Monterey. The bulldozer backhoe combo is responsible for keeping the sand on the beach clean before beachgoers arrive.
Linked to: Through My LensTuesday TreasuresHappy TuesdayTravel Tuesday.

Monday 3 April 2023

Randwick, mural

This mural is on the side of a shop along Belmore Road, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. "Proud of our Elders" was originally painted in 1981 and restored in 2012. It acknowledges  the Indigenous and immigrant communities who have helped form the character of the area and celebrates elders of the Randwick district. Ollie Simms was the oldest Aboriginal Elder in La Perouse and Auntie to generations of children; Doris Hyde taught hundreds of children to swim and was Gold Medal winner of the Masters Older Age group Olympics; Alice Gundry who founded the Coogee Ladies Pool, Greta Fyson who fed pigeons every day in a park along Coogee Bay Road and Harry Reed ex-jockey and helped build the University of New South Wales.
Linked to: Monday MuralBlue Monday.

Sunday 2 April 2023

Darling Drive, monorail

 
A view of Darling Drive at Darling Harbour, in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. This is a historical photo from ten years ago, before the monorail was decommissioned in 2013 and the track demolished. The footbridge over the road connects the Novotel Hotel with Harbourside shopping centre which closed in 2023 and is currently being demolished for redevelopment. The Australian National Maritime Museum can be seen at the end of the road.
Linked to: Shadow Shot SundaySunday Best.

Saturday 1 April 2023

Queen Victoria Building, shop (Theme Day: My Favourite Toy)

 
Hobbyco is a hobby and toy store which was established in 1935. This shop window is in the Queen Victoria Building, a shopping centre bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. It features a model train display with model train sets of past and present Sydney trains.  
Linked to: Theme Day, Weekend Reflections, Pink Saturday.

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