Sunday, 22 March 2015
The Rocks, Cumberland Street
Saturday, 21 March 2015
The Rocks, Coroner's Court
This view of the former Coroner's Court building at The Rocks is from Circuar Quay West. It was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built in 1906, in the Federation Free Style of architecture. The building is built on sandstone which is partially exposed and on display under the arch here. Further up another arch now features a glass window which reflects the sky.
Friday, 20 March 2015
The Rocks Square, The Rocks Centre
The Rocks Square provides a civic forecourt to The Rocks Centre. The paved space includes a cascade water feature, a shade structure and seating areas surrounded by historic buildings. The Rocks Centre consists of Scarborough House built in 1994, which incorporates Penrhyn House along Argyle Street, between Playfair Street and Kendall Lane, which was built in 1918. The development houses a retail arcade, cafes, restaurants, apartments and The Rocks Visitors Centre.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Friday My Town.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Haymarket, Rail Emergency Response Unit
The Rail Emergency Response Unit is located on the corner of Pitt Street and Eddy Avenue at Haymarket. The sandstone structure is part of the ramp which runs up to a bridge over Eddy Avenue connecting to Central railway station and Railway Square. The unit responds to emergency incidents involving the rail network such as derailments and automatic fire alarms within the underground rail network and nearby stations. This part of the structure houses the fire trucks.
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Darling Harbour, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sea Guardian
The Sea Guardian is on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. It was built in 1969 by Camper and Nicholsons of Southampton and was originally known as the RNLB R.Hope Roberts, during its rescue mission service in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It was sold to Australia, renamed the ANL Sea Guardian in 1993, the lifeboat was stationed in Wollongong in New South Wales and St Helens in Tasmania. It is best known for its rescue work in the tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, where it pulled 10 yachts to safety and in 2007 it again rescued stricken Sydney to Hobart competitors caught in strong winds 43 nautical miles off Tasmania.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Darling Harbour, Australian National Maritime Museum
Monday, 16 March 2015
Glebe, mural
This mural is on the side of a terrace house that backs onto a small reserve on the corner of Glebe Street and Mitchell Street, in the inner city suburb of Glebe. This artwork was created in 2011 by Glebe Youth Services, Glebe Chamber of Commerce, Glebe Community Action Group and The Glebe Society. It features a large waratah, the state emblem of New South Wales.
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Ashfield, St John the Baptist Anglican Church
Saturday, 14 March 2015
World Square, The Challenge
"The Challenge" is a bronze sculpture of a bull created by Alan Somerville in 1999. It stands in the middle of the Hordern Arcade in World Square, with entry from the corner of Pitt Street and Liverpool Street. The plaque reads: The bull, a mythological beast, is the embodiment of spirituality and symbolises the qualities of strength, endurance and tenacity necessary in meeting the many challenges encountered in achieving success.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.
Friday, 13 March 2015
Sydney Terminal Building, Central Railway Station
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Friday My Town.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Newtown, telephone boxes
Linked to: Signs, Signs
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Balmain East, crane barge
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Glebe, Blackwattle Bay Park
This is one of two walkways in Blackwattle Bay Park, in the inner city suburb of Glebe. The rows of columns extend from the former Glebe Incinerator down to Blackwattle Bay. The promenades are an interpretation of council sheds, designed by Walter Burley Griffin which once stood here as part of his landscaping of the site. At the western end of each steel shed structure is a D-shaped sandstone wall. This southern one seen here is original but the northern one is a new addition, interpreting the lost original. Part of the Sydney skyline can be seen, in the distance.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Glebe, cafe
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Hurstville, St Michael's Catholic Church
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Cockle Bay, mooring posts
These mooring posts are located along the western foreshore of Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour. This view stretches across the bay to Pyrmont Bridge and the Cockle Bay Wharf building, on the eastern side of Cockle Bay.
Friday, 6 March 2015
Glasshouse, Sydney Tower
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Cockle Bay, Dockside Pavilion
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Balmain East, ferry wharf
The Balmain East Ferry wharf sits at the end of Darling Street, in the inner west suburb of Balmain East. This is a historical photo now, since the wharf was demolished recently and a new ferry wharf is currently under construction.The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Barangaroo can be seen in the distance.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Anzac War Memorial
Monday, 2 March 2015
Marrickville, cafe
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Pyrmont, Terminus Hotel (Theme Day: Ageing)
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Pyrmont, Tied to Tide
"Tied to Tide" is a kinetic artwork on the foreshore of Pyrmont Point Park, in the inner west suburb of Pyrmont. It is located along the boardwalk beside Johnstons Bay and was created by Jennifer Turpin and Michaelie Crawford in 1999. It is described as an ‘aquatic instrument’ involving eight identical arms of recycled hardwood beams and red ladders which are ‘played’ by the winds, tides and waves to independently rise, fall, pivot and rotate.
Friday, 27 February 2015
Mascot, Sydney Airport, sunset
A plane takes off from Sydney Airport at sunset, in the eastern suburb of Mascot.
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Dolls Point, Lady Robinsons Beach, Botany Bay
A view of Lady Robinsons Beach and Botany Bay from the southern suburb of Dolls Point. These safety signs have been erected along the foreshore at landmark locations. Separate footpaths and bike tracks have been created beside the road.
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Darling Point, ferry wharf, Clark Island
This boat on Sydney Harbour sails between Clark Island and the ferry wharf, in the eastern suburb of Darling Point. There was a variety of boats, yachts, ship and ferries out on the harbour on this day. The wharf, which is located at the end of McKell Park, is serviced by Sydney Ferries which provides a regular service between Circular Quay and Watsons Bay.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Abbotsford, school
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Monday, 23 February 2015
Newtown, presbytery
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Newtown, St Pius V Catholic Church
St Pius V Catholic Church is located along Edgeware Road, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. This heritage listed church was built in 1913.
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Rose Bay, marina
Friday, 20 February 2015
Redfern, mural
This mural featuring Aboriginal art runs along the wall of the railway line, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. It is located just north of Redfern railway station, near the block. The two office towers, which have dominated the skyline for decades, are now rivalled by two new apartment blocks.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Rocks, Bligh Reserve, Captain William Bligh
This bronze statue of Captain William Bligh stands in Barney and Bligh Reserve at The Rocks. It was created by Marc Clark and erected in 1987. William Bligh (1754-1817) was a naval officer and Governor of New South Wales. He is probably best known for the Mutiny on the Bounty, which was a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty on 28 April 1789 on their expedition to Tahiti. He was the Governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808.
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Circular Quay, ferry
The water is agitated as this ferry arrives at the wharf at Circular Quay. The Freshwater was acquired in 1982 and was the first of the Freshwater Class ferries which is part of the fleet that operates from Circular Quay to Manly. It was named Freshwater after the northern suburb near Manly.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
The Rocks, First Fleet Park
First Fleet Park is located between George Street and Circular Quay at The Rocks. This view towards the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Sydney Harbour Bridge is from the walkway beside the Cahill Expressway, above Circular Quay railway station. The park is near the site of the landing of the First Fleet in 1788, so has a strong historical association with the first European settlement in Australia and the subsequent development of the colony.
Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday.
Monday, 16 February 2015
Redfern, mural
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Darlington, Cadigal Green, The Old School
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Camperdown, University of Sydney, Wesley College
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Friday, 13 February 2015
Camperdown, University of Sydney, Fisher Library
The Fisher Library is located along Eastern Avenue on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. Thomas Fisher was the library's greatest benefactor with the first Fisher Library built in 1909 in the building known as MacLaurin Hall. This Fisher Library was designed by Ken Wolley, Edward (Ted) Farmer and Tom E O'Mahoney and built in 1962 in the International Modern architectural style. At ground level the walls are clad with stone, the first floor is glazed and the second floor contains an extensive roof terrace which is formed by a continuation of the external frame.
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Camperdown, University of Sydney, Faculty of Education
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Darlington, The Old School
The Old School is located along Maze Crescent and is part of the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Darlington. It was originally the Darlington Public School designed by George Allan Mansfield and built in 1878 in the Gothic Revival architectural style. At the end of 1975 the school, which was in a poor state of repair, was transferred to the university. The building was renovated in 1978 for use by the Department of Music and as a theatre workshop. The small granite water fountain or bubbler near the gates is "Erected to the Memory of David and Jessie Edward, pioneer residents of Darlington".
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Camperdown, University of Sydney, Main Building
The Main Building is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and James Barnet in the Victorian Academic Gothic architectural style and built c.1854. The main entrance and clock is viewed from the middle of the Quadrangle.
Monday, 9 February 2015
Newtown, mural
'Self Portrait' is a mural on the side of a house located on the corner of Edgeware Road and Alice Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It was created in 2014 by Newcastle artist Remine.
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Aurora Place, Touchstones
"Touchstones" is a giant marble sculpture created by Ken Yasuda in 2000. It is located in the forecourt of the Aurora Place office and residential buildings bounded by Phillip Street, Bent Street and Macquarie Street.
Saturday, 7 February 2015
Botanic Gardens, Allan Cunningham Obelisk
Friday, 6 February 2015
Carlton, St Bernadette's Catholic Church
St Bernadette's Catholic Church, built in 1957, is located on the corner of Argyle Street and Short Street, in the southern suburb of Carlton.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Barrack Street, sculpture
This bronze statue stands in the middle of the Barrack Street mall. It was a gift from the Mayor of Athens to the Mayor of Sydney in 2000, for the Sydney Olympic Games. It is a copy of a 4th century bronze of the Greek Goddess Athena (sculptor unknown). It stands in front of the first head office of the Commonwealth Bank which was built in 1849 in the Classical Revival architectural style. The building was restored in 1982 and now houses the Athenian Greek Restaurant.
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Dawes Point, Walsh Bay, warehouses
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Dawes Point, Walsh Bay, warehouses
A view of the former warehouse that links Pier 3 with Pier 4 at Walsh Bay, in the inner city suburb of Dawes Point. These restored buildings house the Sydney Dance Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and The Wharf Theatre. The small cafe on the ground floor has views of Walsh Bay. Through the opening, you can see a quirky artwork on display, in the middle of a roundabout in Hickson Road, called "Still Life With Stone and Car" which was created by artist Jimmie Durham in 2004.
Monday, 2 February 2015
The Galeries, Lane Four, art
"Summer Punch" is a 3D mural temporarily on display along the wall of Lane Four at The Galeries Victoria shopping centre, in the Citigroup Centre. It was created by Jane Gillings and is made from found objects. A permanent mural is featured on the glass above the laneway entrance from Pitt Street.
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Cronulla, Elouera Beach, surf rescue (Theme Day: What Would You Miss?)
Elouera is a surf beach on the shore of Bate Bay, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. This surf rescue patrol shade tent on the beach and all terrain vehicle are used by lifesavers to rescue swimmers or surfers from the Pacific Ocean. For this theme day, I chose Sydney's surf beaches for what I would miss most if I had to leave this city.
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