Barangaroo, Harbour Control Tower

The Sydney Ports Harbour Control Tower is located in the inner city suburb of Barangaroo. It was once used by the Sydney Harbour port facilities before they were moved to Port Botany. This photo which shows the exposed sandstone cliff was taken a few years ago. This area has now been extensively redeveloped into Barangaroo Reserve and I'll be showing that soon.

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Newtown, bakery

This building is located on the corner of Australia Street and Lennox Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. Built in 1909, the former W. Dibble Bakery is now used as residential property.

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Pyrmont, Metcalfe Park, pop-up park

Metcalfe Park is located on the foreshore of Pyrmont Bay. This year a pop-up summer park has been created within the park which encourages people to spend more time here to exercise, play or relax. They have provided seats, shade, table tennis tables, power points to charge your phone and free public wi-fi. This area seems to be popular with office workers on weekdays but not used so much by residents or visitors on weekends. Some of the structures feature interesting artwork.

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Pyrmont, Metcalfe Park

Metcalfe Park is located along Darling Island Road, on the shore of Pyrmont Bay, with the Sydney skyline in the distance. These three curious wooden structures are three of eight found around the perimeter of the park. They are public sculptures designed by Anton James as part of the redevelopment of Darling Island. They represent the timber buffers that can be seen around wharves in the harbour such as Circular Quay ferry wharves.

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Pyrmont Bay, marina

Looking across Pyrmont Bay to the marina beside Sydney Wharf Apartments and the Sydney city skyline rising behind it.

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King Street, Ashington Court

Ashington Court is a commercial building located along King Street, seen here with Sydney Tower in the distance. This heritage listed building was designed by Mansfied Bros and built in 1888 in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style. It originally known as The Daily Telegraph Building when it housed the offices of the tabloid newspaper until 1914. It was later known as Elystan Chambers and Cornelius Court.

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Haymarket, Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre is located along Campbell Street, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. It was originally built in 1892 in the Federation Free Classical architectural style for use as the Belmore Markets. In 1916, the building was converted to a hippodrome designed specifically for the Wirth Bros circus. It was converted into the Capitol Theatre in 1928 by John Eberson, a renowned American designer of theatrically themed theatres. In 1981, a conservation order saved it from demolition and it was restored and reconstructed in the 1990s. It has recently been hosting another run of the successful musical Cats.

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Bondi Beach and North Bondi

A view of the beaches in the eastern suburbs Bondi Beach and North Bondi.

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The Rocks, shops (Theme Day: Shop Window)

These heritage listed shops and residences are located along George Street at The Rocks. They were designed in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style and built in 1882 for Thomas Playfair, a prominent butcher, ship's providore and politician. They now contain two boutiques and a bakery cafe.
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Enmore, shop mural

This mural is on the side of a shop and residence located on the corner of Enmore Road and Phillip Street, in the inner west suburb of Enmore. It was created by graffiti artist Phibs who has created quite a few murals around the inner city suburbs. Alfalfa House is a not-for-profit organic food cooperative that provides minimally packaged and processed affordable organic food to its members and visitors to the shop.

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Homebush Bay, monument

This monument is located at the entrance of the brickpit ring walkway, which stands above a pond, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay. The gears have been salvaged from machinery in the old brickworks here, near Sydney Olympic Park. 

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Sydney Olympic Park, Fig Grove Fountain

Fig Grove Fountain is located close to Stadium Australia at Sydney Olympic Park, in the inner west suburb of Homebush Bay.

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St Mary's Cathedral, spires

The spires of St Mary's Cathedral, viewed from the north east corner of Hyde Park. This sandstone cathedral was built in the Gothic Revival style in stages from 1868, with the spires only completed in 2002.

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Martin Place, banners

This view of Martin Place, past the three bowl fountains and the Commando Memorial Seat, is from the eastern side near Macquarie Street. The banners declare that the plaza at Martin Place is now a Smoke-Free Zone.

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Circular Quay, ferries

The Pam Burridge is a HarbourCat Class ferry waiting at the wharf at Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour. The Friendship is a First Fleet Class ferry, seen behind it departing from the wharf. It features a moustache painted on the bow for Movember, an annual event involving the growing of moustaches and beards during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues.

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39 Martin Place

This office block is located at 39 Martin Place, with Sydney Tower in the distance and a glimpse of the MLC Centre. This 22-storey office block built in 1972 has been in the news this week because it is one of the buildings earmarked for demolition to allow underground construction of a new Sydney Metro line.

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Sydney Hospital, North Wing

The North Wing of Sydney Hospital is located along Macquarie Street. This view is from the rear and includes the Robert Brough Memorial Fountain. This heritage listed building is part of a three building complex with a central administration block linked to north and south ward wings. They were designed by Thomas Rowe and John Kirkpatrick and constructed between 1884 and 1894 in the Victorian architectural style. 

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Macquarie Place Park, obelisk

This sandstone obelisk is located in Macquarie Place Park, on the corner of Bridge Street and Loftus Street, which was originally the first and main town square of Sydney. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Architect, Francis Greenway and erected in 1818. This location marks the place from where all public roads are measured. The inscription on this side reads: Principal Roads, Distance From Sydney to Bathurst 137 Miles, From Sydney to Windsor 35½, To Parramatta 15½, To Liverpool 20, To Macquarie Tower at the South Head 7, To the North Head of Botany Bay 14.

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Martin Place, Commonwealth Trading Bank Building and General Post Office

The Commonwealth Trading Bank Building and the General Post Office are located along Martin Place. The Commonwealth Trading Bank Building, also known as the Commonwealth Bank Building, is on the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place. It was designed by John Kirkpatrick, combining Grecian Doric and Art Deco architectural styles and built in 1916. The building was expanded with extensions designed by E.H. Henderson and F. Hill between 1929 and 1933 and an annex was constructed in 1967. In 2015, this 1960s extension was rebuilt and much of the 1916 building with 1930s extension was stripped out and refurbished. The General Post Office (GPO) building is located at 1 Martin Place, between George Street and Pitt Street. It was constructed in stages from 1864 to 1891, designed by colonial architect James Barnet in the Victorian Free Classical style. This view is from the top of the State Savings Bank building in Martin Place, looking west.

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Sydney Hospital, Worrall Block

Sydney Hospital is located along Macquarie Street, opposite Martin Place. The Worrall Block is on the Sydney Hospital campus, located along Hospital Road, opposite The Domain. It was designed by John Kirkpatrick and built in 1894 in the Victorian architectural style with arts and crafts movement influences. This heritage listed building contains the Worrall Lecture Theatre and Chapel of St Luke the Physician.

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