Birchgrove, ferry

Birchgrove ferry wharf is located at the end of Louisa Road, in Yurulbin Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. The Fishburn is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1985, which is part of the Sydney Ferries fleet which operates on the Inner Harbour. It was named Fishburn, after one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787.

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Parramatta River, sunset

 A sunset over the Parramatta River, viewed from ferry wharf in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove.
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Birchgrove, ferry wharf

Birchgrove ferry wharf is located at the end of Louisa Road, in Yurulbin Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. The Fishburn is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1985, which is part of the Sydney Ferries fleet which operates on the Inner Harbour. It was named Fishburn, after one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787.
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Balmain, Parramatta River

A view across Parramatta River from Fitzroy Avenue Reserve, in the inner west suburb of Balmain.  Greenwich and high rise buildings at North Sydney can be seen on the North Shore and the boats are moored around the Balmain Sailing Club.

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Birchgrove, wharf

Birchgrove Wharf is at the end of Louisa Road, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. It is also known as the Yurulbin Point Wharf and previously known as Longnose Point wharf. This pontoon ferry wharf on the Parramatta River was built in 2018. It is serviced by Sydney Ferries on the Inner Harbour Services between Circular Quayand Cockatoo Island.

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Birchgrove, wharf

Birchgrove Wharf is at the end of Louisa Road, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. It is also known as the Yurulbin Point Wharf and previously known as Longnose Point wharf. The covered passenger waiting area connects to a pontoon ferry wharf which was built in 2018. It is located on the Parramatta River, as it enters Sydney Harbour and is serviced by Sydney Ferries on the Inner Harbour Services between Circular Quayand Cockatoo Island.

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Birchgrove, pontoon

A yacht arrives at this pontoon at the end of Yeend Street, as a ferry heads into Mort Bay in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. Across the bay is the Waterview Wharf Workshops at Balmain East, with the Sydney city skyline in the background. The Fishburn is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1985 and is part of the fleet that operates on the Inner Harbour. It was named Fishburn, after the one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787. 

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Birchgrove, St John the Evangelist Anglican Church

St John the Evangelist Anglican Church is located on the corner of Birchgrove Road and Spring Street, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. This heritage listed church was built in 1892 in the Victorian Free Gothic architectural style.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, walkway

This walkway runs along the northern side of Ballast Point Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. It provides great views of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Birchgrove, barge

This industrial barge is involved in dredging, trenching, pipeline construction and laying underwater cables, by Oil and Gas Engineered Systems (OES). When it isn’t being used in Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay or other Sydney waterways, it is moored in Snails Bay, near the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. Part of the Sydney skyline can be seen in the distance,

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Birchgrove, marina

A private marina under a sunny sky, viewed from Ballast Point Park in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, sign

This old sign is embedded in the garden near the entrance of Ballast Point Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. Like parts of the artworks that stand next to it, the sign is an old relic from the former "Caltex" oil refinery that once stood on this site. The artworks seen here are "Tank 101" and "The Tank Farm", featuring parts of old rusty tanks used by the refinery.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, art

 This view of Ballast Point Park in Birchgrove shows a couple of public artworks. "Delicate Balance" by Robyn Backen, hangs over the water's edge, looking out on Sydney Harbour and Mort Bay at Balmain. The wall with a watery theme features the words "Like us, water breathes and dances to and fro between the earth and sky". It uses a dot font typeface used throughout the park to reflect the thousands of rivets and circular tanks that were once located on this former oil refinery site.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, art

This is part of an artwork located in the middle of Ballast Point Park at Birchgrove, with a glimpse of the Sydney skyline seen below. "Tank 101" was created to symbolise the past working history of the site by Caltex, as an oil refinery. The original tank was the largest industrial storage vessel on this site. Panels of curved sheet steel from the old tank were incorporated in this structure with graphics using a dot font typeface to reflect the thousands of rivets and circular tanks once on the site. The text is part of a line from "The Death of Isaac Nathan" a poem by Australian poet Les Murray: "Stone statues of ancient waves, tongue like dingoes on shore".

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, wall

The gambion retaining walls at Ballast Point Park at Birchgrove are made up of rubble and recycled material encased in a wire frame, from the buildings on this former oil refinery site. If you look closely, you can see that this wall features engraved padlocks. The padlocks are locked by romantics to preserve their everlasting love, with the key thrown into Sydney Harbour. The tradition seems to have originated in Italy, where couples attached padlocks to the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence and threw the keys into the river. The Sydney city skyline can be seen in the distance, across the harbour.

Port Jackson, harbour pilot

A harbour pilot boat makes its way sunset across Port Jackson. The harbour pilots are used to guide ships through the appropriate channels to their designated berths within a port. This view is from Millers Point, with Barangaroo in the foreground. Across the harbour are the suburbs of Balmain East, Birchgrove, Greenwich and Goat Island.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, artefacts

Ballast Point Park at Birchgrove is located on the site of a former oil refinery. Artefacts from the demolished buildings and those discovered during redevelopmen of the site are displayed in the centre of the park in these marble and glass display cases.
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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park

Ballast Point Park in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove is configured in terraced sections with gambion retaining walls, leading down to Sydney Harbour which provide scenic views including this one of the Sydney city skyline.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park

This contemporary sun shelter over these benches is located in Ballast Point Park at Birchgrove. It's designed to provide shade when the sun is at its harshest, in the middle of the day, yet still provides views of the sky. The benches provide spectacular views over Mort Bay and Sydney Harbour, with Goat Island and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the distance.

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Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park, The Tank Farm

"The Tank Farm" is the name of this structure in Ballast Point Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove. The tanks depict how Ballast Point was once used by industry as a working harbourfront and grease manufacturing site. The three remaining riveted horizontal tanks date back to the 1920s and were formerly used to store solvents. They are in their original form, making them a visual landmark from land, air and the harbour.