Darling Quarter, Taronga Wild! Rhinos

The hunt for painted rhino sculptures installed around Sydney continues. "Taronga Wild! Rhinos" is a public art exhibition to raise awareness and funds for Taronga Zoo’s Black Rhino breeding program and conservation projects. This rhino is located outside the shops at Darling Quarter. "Unicorn Horn" was created by Lara Porter who imagined if the rhino were to become extinct, its horn might become mythical like that of the unicorns, to future generations.

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Mascot, St Catherine Greek Orthodox Church

St Catherine Greek Orthodox Church is located along Coward Street, in the eastern suburb of Mascot. The parish was formed in 1980 with services in the hall of St Therese's Catholic Church and a year later in the former Anglican church on Tunbridge Street. This building, completed in 1994, is a little difficult to photograph entirely so this was the best angle I could manage.

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Coogee, Ross Jones Memorial Pool

The Ross Jones Memorial Pool is located next to the Surf Life Saving Club at Coogee Beach, in the eastern suburb of Coogee. It was built in 1947 and the National Trust has observed that the pool is significant due to the unique design, which includes concrete piers that extend above the wall resembling turrets at the top of a sandcastle. It is named in honour of Roscoe Samuel Jones, a Randwick Council Alderman and President of the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club.

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Sydney Harbour, sunset

A sunset view across Sydney Harbour, viewed from Mrs Macquaries Point in The Domain, features the iconic silhouettes of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I've posted a few of these sunset views but I can't get enough of them.

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Castlereagh Street, ATM

This St George Bank Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) is located along Castlereagh Street. A number of ATMs around the city have this year been transformed into a "gAyTM" to celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras which held a parade in the city last Saturday night. This one features the colours of the rainbow flag or pride flag. 
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Watsons Bay, The Gap

The Gap is an ocean cliff on the South Head peninsula, in eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. This view is from the northern end of a walkway, looking out on the Pacific Ocean. The cliff is popular for sightseers but it has gained infamy for suicides. Several measures have been implemented to dissuade those at risk including physical deterrents such as inward-leaning fences to deter people from jumping, security cameras that monitor the area and several purpose-built Lifeline counselling phone booths which also provide information from support groups.
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Watsons Bay, anchor

This anchor is located at The Gap, an ocean cliff on the South Head peninsula in eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. The Dunbar was a sailing ship carrying 63 passengers and 59 crew that was shipwrecked the rocky cliff at the foot of The Gap with only one survivor. The Dunbar's anchor was recovered fifty years later and placed on the cliffs here with a memorial tablet.

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Martin Place, Taronga Wild! Rhinos

"Taronga Wild! Rhinos" is an art event featuring a huge herd of painted rhino sculptures installed around Sydney from February to April. This mass public art exhibition helps raise awareness and valuable funds for Taronga Zoo’s Black Rhino breeding program and conservation projects. This peculiar rhino is located in the mall at Martin Place, off Elizabeth Street. "Camouflage" was created by Hans Hulsbosch and plays with the idea of disguising the rhino as a zebra to hide from the poachers.

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Circular Quay, ferries

These two Rivercat Class ferries are moored at the Circular Quay ferry wharves on Sydney Harbour, with Sydney Harbour Bridge as a backdrop. The Betty Cuthbert acquired in 1992 and the Marjorie Jackson acquired in 1993 are part of the fleet that cruises up the Parramatta River. They were named after Betty Cuthbert and Marjorie Jackson, Australian athletes and Olympic gold medallists.

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The Australian Workers Union Building (Theme Day: People On The Street)

The former Australian Workers Union Building is located along Castlereagh Street. It was built in 1877 in the Victorian architectural style for the New South Wales Protestant Hall Company Ltd. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate and known for the first public airing of Australia's national anthem "Advance Australia Fair" on 30 November 1878. The building was renamed Empire House in the mid-1920s and in 1938 was taken over by the Australian Workers Union as the headquarters. It was sold in 1979 but remained derelict for many years. It was redeveloped in 2013 and now houses "Alpha" a Greek restaurant and "Foodstore" cafe on the ground floor, with "The Hellenic Club" on the upper floors. Here a group of lunchtime diners chat on the footpath, as they depart.

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Kogarah, St George Private Hospital

A perfectly sunny day with a blue sky above was about to turn overcast and grey when the clouds quickly rolled in, as seen in the reflections in these windows of the St George Private Hospital in the southern suburb of Kogarah. I happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture such a shot.

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Maroubra Beach

The signs warn of a dangerous current at the northern end of Maroubra Beach but one lone swimmer is still contemplating the surf.

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Maroubra, Mahon Pool

Mahon Pool is a rock pool to the north of Maroubra Beach in the eastern suburb of Maroubra. It is located along the cliffs at the base of Jack Vanny Reserve, off Marine Parade. The Anzac Rifle Range can be seen off in the distance at Malabar.

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Botany, St Matthew's Anglican Church

St Matthew's Anglican Church is located along Botany Road in the eastern suburb of Botany. The original church on this site was erected in 1841 and this church which replaced it in 1862 is amongst the oldest in Australia.

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Botany, School of Arts

The Botany School of Arts building is located along Botany Road in the eastern suburb of Botany. It was built in 1867 in the Victorian architectural style. It now houses the John Brotchie Memorial Pre-School, named after a former Town Clerk of Botany Council. The mural at the front is in the style of a children's painting.

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Botany, footbridge

This footbridge over Foreshore Road connects the Botany Bay boat ramp to Sir Joseph Banks Park, in the eastern suburb of Botany.

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Maroubra Beach

The view from the cliff above the northern end of Maroubra Beach in the eastern suburb of Maroubra. The name of the suburb is a local Aboriginal word meaning "place of thunder".

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Maroubra, Holy Family Catholic Church

The Holy Family Catholic Church is located along Maroubra Road, in the eastern suburb of Maroubra. This heritage listed church was built in 1940 in the Neo-Romanesque architectural style.

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Coogee, Giles Baths, sign

A warning sign on the cliff above Giles Baths just north of Coogee Beach, in the eastern suburb of Coogee.

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Coogee, rotunda

Grant Reserve is located directly to the south of Coogee Beach, in the eastern suburb of Coogee. This domed rotunda and grassed amphitheatre host live performances, with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop.

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Moore Park, Royal Hall of Industries

The Royal Hall of Industries is located along Drivar Avenue in the eastern suburb of Moore Park. It was built in 1913 in the Federation architectural style. It was also known as the as the Showbag Pavilion, in the days when it was part of the Royal Agricultural Society's Showground. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is similar to a State Fair and showbags were originally free sample bags from vendors or brand groups. These days it is part of The Entertainment Quarter and hosts special events, fairs and festivals.

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College Street, ice cream van

This ice cream van is often parked along College Street at Cook and Phillip Square, near St Mary's Cathedral.

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Darling Harbour, footbridge

This contemporary footbridge was reconstructed in 2012 as part of the Darling Quarter redevelopment at Darling Harbour. It takes pedestrians over Harbour Street, from Liverpool Street to the new office developments near Tumbalong Park.

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Sydney Opera House, cruise ship

This cruise ship departing from Sydney Harbour makes its way past the Sydney Opera House.

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Little Bay, sculpture

This sculpture is located along the coast looking out on the Pacific Ocean, in the eastern suburb of Little Bay. The bronze sculpture depicts a painting on an ease of a historic event at this coastline. The event was the world’s largest sculpture created in 1969, when international artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude wrapped the coastline in fabric, calling it: “Wrapped Coast – One Million Square Feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia”. The inscription reads: Remembering Christo and Jeanne-Claude -1969.

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Martin Place, Living Colour

This "Living Colour" floral display has been installed along Martin Place to add some colour to the city. The new orange "T" signs, indicating the entrances to Martin Place railway station, have been installed here. These signs are on trial at the moment but have been criticised by designers this week who believe will cause confusion and aren't an improvement on the pictograms they will replace.

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Botanic Gardens, Lewis Wolfe Levy Fountain

The Lewis Wolfe Levy Fountain is located in the Royal Botanic Gardens. This Art Nouveau fountain was created by English sculptor Charles Bell Birch, commissioned by the family of politician and businessman Lewis Wolfe Levy in 1889. It is surmounted with a bronze statue of a young woman (supposedly the Goddess Diana) with a heron, reeds and frogs at the base. The four corners of the fountain have large bronze drinking bubblers mounted on them.

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Botanic Gardens, Rose Garden

The roses are in bloom in the Rose Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Rose Pavilion, flanked by two Marble Lion sculptures, is a popular location for weddings and receptions.

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Botanic Gardens, Taronga Wild! Rhinos

"Taronga Wild! Rhinos" is an art event featuring a huge herd of wildly colourful rhino sculptures installed around Sydney from February to April 2014. This mass public art exhibition helps raise awareness and valuable funds for Taronga Zoo’s Black Rhino breeding program and conservation projects. This colourful rhino is located in the Royal Botanic Gardens, near Farm Cove. "Put A Lid On It" was created by Jane Gillings using discarded plastic container lids and bottle caps.

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Kingsford, St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church

St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church is located along Gardeners Road, in the eastern suburb of Kingsford. This heritage listed buiding was originally constructed in 1962 with further additions completed in 1973.
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Garden Island, ADV Ocean Shield

The Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield is an Offshore Support Vessel which is usually moored at the Garden Island dockyards, in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. The ship was built for a Norwegian shipping company and originally named MVS Skandi Bergen. During construction, the vessel was sold to the Royal Australian Navy. It began naval service on 30 June 2012, when it was renamed Ocean Shield.

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Garden Island, hammerhead crane

This hammerhead crane dominates the skyline at Garden Island naval dockyard, in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. Built in 1951, it is one of only 15 still standing in the world but has not been used since 1996, so will soon be demolished. Garden Island is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. This view across Woolloomooloo Bay, in Sydney Harbour, is from The Domain.
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Government House Gate, car

This vintage car is parked outside the Government House Gate at the Royal Botanic Gardens. This 1930 Buick seven-seater sedan was being used as a wedding car, bringing the occupants here to this picturesque location to have their wedding.

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Government House, garden

This colourful display of flowers is located in the formal gardens of Government House, in the middle of a pathway that leads down to a view of Sydney Harbour.

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Government House

Government House is located in the grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens. It was the official residence of 27 Governors of New South Wales from 1846 to 1996. Since then, the Historic Houses Trust has managed it as a museum and a 'working State House' with public guided tours, vice-regal receptions and government, community and cultural events taking place there every week. Government House was designed by Edward Blore and built from 1837 to 1847, in the Gothic Revival architectural style.

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Martin Place, Taronga Wild! Rhinos

"Taronga Wild! Rhinos" is an art event that features a huge herd of wildly colourful rhino sculptures installed around Sydney in February. This mass public art exhibition helps raise awareness and valuable funds for Taronga Zoo’s Black Rhino breeding program and conservation projects. This rhino is located in Martin Place outside the studios of Channel 7, one of the sponsors. "Sunrise: Wake up with friends" was created by the crew of the breakfast show Sunrise and signed by the presenters.

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St Mary's Cathedral, fountain

The facade of St Mary's Cathedral reflected in one of the fountains in Cook and Philip Park.

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Botanic Gardens, Government House Gate (Theme Day: Entry)

The Government House Gate is one of the main entrances of the Royal Botanic Gardens. It stands beside the Conservatorium of Music and leads to Government House. This view is from just inside the Royal Botanic Gardens, looking back towards Conservatorium Road, Macquarie Street and the Sydney skyline.

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Sydney Harbour, sunset

This view of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge across Sydney Harbour is from Mrs Macquaries Point, in The Domain. 
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Bondi, Birrell Street Manor

Birrell Street Manor is located on the corner of Birrell Street and Tasman Street, in the eastern suburb of Bondi. This eccentric 19th century building, which has been a saddlery, a butcher's shop and a grocery store, is now part residence, part chiropractor and osteopath studio.

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Randwick, Rainbow Street Public School

The Rainbow Street Public School is located along Rainbow Street, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. This brightly coloured, heritage listed building was built in 1929. Today is the first day back at school for public school students after the summer holidays.

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Randwick, fire station

This Randwick fire station is located along The Avenue, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. It was designed by by Walter Liberty Vernon in the Federation Free architectural style and built in 1908.

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Macquarie Street, Australia Day, CARnivale

The Australia Day CARnivale is an annual event organised by Supercar d’Elegance collaborated with the Australia Day Council NSW. This 1949 Ford Anglia Tourer was one of the cars displayed on Macquarie Street outside the Hyde Park Barracks Museum yesterday. The event, also known as a Concours d’Elegance, is a gathering of prestigious vehicles which extends into nearby streets and surrounding precincts.

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Kurnell, monument

This small monument is located on the rocky shore at Silver Beach, in the southern suburb of Kurnell. It marks the first landing on Australian soil by Captain James Cook, on the shore of Botany Bay in 1770. The English explorer, navigator and cartographer led the first recorded European expedition to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia. When the First Fleet arrived here to create a colony, they found this area unsuitable for settlement, so they moved further north, arriving at Sydney Cove in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788. This day is now celebrated as Australia Day, our national day. The grander Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk is located in the reserve behind the beach but this monument remains as a marker for the actual spot where the expedition came ashore.

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Cockle Bay, boat

This boats is moored in Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour, near the Western Distributor flyovers, on a beautifully sunny day.

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Millers Point, South African War Memorial

The South African War Memorial stands in Observatory Park on Observatory Hill, in the inner city suburb of Millers Point. The memorial is a sandstone block obelisk with semi-circular stone surround, faced with a bronze dedicatory name plaque and a guns dating back to this era. It is dedicated in 1940 to the volunteers from New South Wales who answered the call to who responded to the call to fight in the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa. This location provides a great view towards Dawes Point and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Wing

The front entrance of the Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales, is located along Shakespeare Place, off Macquarie Street. The State Library of New South Wales is the oldest library in Australia. The Mitchell Wing was completed in 1910 and built to house the immense and unrivalled collection of Australiana donated by book collector David Scott Mitchell to the people of New South Wales. The facade of this heritage listed building is designed in the Neo Classical architectural style. The "Form 1 Planet" sign in the scene on the banners is promoting a photographic exhibition currently in the Exhibition Galleries.

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Sydney Hospital, Robert Brough Memorial Fountain

The ornate Robert Brough Memorial Fountain is located near the Nightingale Wing of Sydney Hospital. This three tiered cast iron fountain from the Colebrookdale (UK) factory features a group of brolgas surmounted by black swans. It is dedicated to Robert Brough (1857 - 1906) an actor born in England and made his debut there as a comedian in 1870. He and his actress wife, Florence Trevelyn, travelled to Australia in 1885, where their combined talents in musical comedy endeared them to audiences.

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Botanic Gardens, Exxopolis

'Exxopolis' is a large-scale inflatable sculpture temporarily located outside the Royal Botanic Gardens on the Sydney Opera House forecourt for the Festival of Sydney. This luminarium is a labyrinth of tunnels and spacious domes constructed of translucent vinyl filled with a kaleidoscope of light and colour. The name Exxopolis acknowledges Eggopolis, the first luminarium created by Architects of Air, the ‘GG’ having been replaced by ‘XX’ to refer to the 20th luminarium design and the 20th anniversary of the company. In 2011, "'Mirazozo'" was another luminarium located at this site.

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State Library of New South Wales, statue

This bronze statue of Lieutenant General Sir Richard Bourke (1777–1855) stands outside the State Library of New South Wales, off Macquarie Street. He was an Irish-born Governor of New South Wales from 1831-1837. The sculpture on a granite plinth was created by Edward Hodges Baily and unveiled in 1842.

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