Sydney I NEW SOUTH WALES
Old Pub at Wiseman’s Ferry, Hawkesbury Valley Paul Blackmore, Tourism NSW
The ‘Other Side’ of
Sydney
People know and love Sydney as the harbour city.
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he eastern side of the city has long been the star, featuring the famous icons of the Opera House, Circular Quay and the Harbour Bridge as the backdrop. All while the western side of the city known as Millers Point has languished. Now, with the proposed Barangaroo development, there is a new buzz in the air. Barangaroo is planned to fully integrate with the city and neighbouring precincts of Millers Point and the Rocks. It will feature new transport systems to ensure it is fully accessible to all Sydneysiders. The name Barangaroo commemorates the wife of the aboriginal Bennelong.
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Millers Point is a small suburb often thought to be a part of its neighbour, The Rocks. The area is full of interesting buildings from Sydney’s colonial past. The Garrison Church still stands in The Rocks. The first marriage took place there on October 23, 1843. I was married there 151 years later. The current Sydney Observatory building on Observatory Hill was completed in 1858. Two separate pubs in the area claim to be Sydney’s oldest surviving pubs, the Lord Nelson at Millers Point and the Fortune of War at The Rocks. Others in the area include the Palisade and the Hero of Waterloo. Barangaroo is the largest continuous harbour foreshore site in Sydney. It will be
a new place to enjoy the harbour through its natural headland park and foreshore walk. I recently did the walk from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay and highly recommend it. It is part of the new 14 kilometre Circle Walk which takes in the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, the ANZAC and Iron Cove Bridges as well as Milsons Point. It is a chance to see the “other side” of Sydney.
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