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Captain Cook Cruises (Australia)
Captain Cook Cruises is an Australian cruise operator. As of January 2018, the company operated 21 vessels on Sydney Harbour, providing a range of Government contracted and non-contracted Ferry services, Sightseeing, Dining and Charter Cruises. History Captain Cook Cruises commenced operating on 26 January 1970 on Port Jackson, Sydney with the ''Captain Cook'', a modified 1943 Fairmile B motor launch. The business was founded by Trevor Haworth taking its name from James Cook who led the first European contact with the East Coast of Australia in 1770. Initially operating charters, on 1 May 1970 regular cruises began operating from Circular Quay to Middle Harbour. In November 1971 a second cruise commenced via the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers as far as the Gladesville Bridge. In August 1975, the custom-built ''Captain Cook II'' built by Carrington Slipways, Tomago was commissioned. In August 1978, the ''Lady Geradline'' was built by Millkraft Shipyards, Brisbane. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgacs Shipyard
Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales on the Hunter River Hunter River may refer to: *Hunter River (New South Wales), Australia *Hunter River (Western Australia) *Hunter River, New Zealand *Hunter River (Prince Edward Island), Canada **Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, community on Hunter River, Canada .... It was originally opened in 1957 by John Laverick at Carrington as Carrington Slipways, and built 45 ships between then and 1968. By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago, not far from the Pacific Highway. The shipyard was purchased by Forgacs Engineering in 1997. Several First Fleet-class ferries were built at the Tomago yard. and were not built at either Carrington or the Tomago yard, but at Ramsay Fibreglass, a subsidiary company, from the Tomago yard. Ships built by Carrington Slipways References External links * * {{Hunter Region places and items of interest History of Newcastle, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray River Queen
PV ''Murray River Queen'' is an Australian paddle vessel built at Hindmarsh Island in 1974 as a luxury passenger cruise boat. She was a tourist boat carrying passengers on the Murray River in South Australia. For many years, her home port was Goolwa where she offered week-long cruises operated by her builders, the Veenstra family. She was the first of several large boats built by the Veenstras for the Murray River, they later also built the MV ''Murray Explorer'' and PS ''Murray Princess''. ''Murray River Queen'' retired from regular service in 1993, and spent ten years initially as a floating hotel at Goolwa, then being stored near Mannum. In 2003, she was moved to Waikerie, South Australia Waikerie ( ) is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the , Waikerie had a population of 2,684. The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a c ..., running dinner cruises and occasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMahons Point Ferry Wharf
McMahons Point ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour serving the North Sydney Council suburb of McMahons Point. It is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River ferry services, Parramatta River and Pyrmont Bay ferry services, Pyrmont Bay services operated by First Fleet-class ferry, First Fleet and Sydney RiverCats, RiverCat class ferries. History There has been a wharf at McMahons Point since at least 1839, when Blues Point Road was gazetted as a thoroughfare from there to the township of St Leonards, New South Wales, St Leonards. At the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of passenger ferries plied the route between here and the Sydney central business district, city, with services operating every 10 to 15 minutes. Six million passengers a year were served by the wharf. A Trams in Sydney#North Shore lines, tramway opened in 1909 to bring more commuters to the wharf. When the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932 the ferry service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milsons Point Ferry Wharf
Milsons Point ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the North Sydney Council suburb of Milsons Point. It is next to Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River and Pyrmont Bay services operated by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries. History On 24 May 2010, the wharf closed for a six-month rebuild. The existing wharf was demolished, with a new one built. A project to construct a second wharf commenced in April 2017 with services diverted to Jeffrey Street. Services Connections Busways operates three bus routes via Milsons Point wharf, under contract to Transport for NSW: *209: to East Lindfield *286: to Denistone East *287: to Ryde Bus Depot Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates four bus routes via Milsons Point wharf, under contract to Transport for NSW: *227: to Clifton Gardens *228: to Mosman Junction *229: to Beauty Point *230: to Mosman Bay wharf Nearby Milsons Point rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Street
''Jeffrey Street'' or ''Jeffreys Street'' is a street located in Kirribilli, famous for being one of the most popular vantage points for views of the city skyline of Sydney, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. The street is located on the Lower North Shore (Sydney), North Shore of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, directly across the harbour from Circular Quay and is a popular destination for tourists, particularly on Australia Day and New Year's Eve. The street leads uphill from the harbour in a northerly direction to the small shopping village of Kirribilli. For many years the area was called the North Shore and the original land grant changed hands a number of times. Over the past 200 years the area has also been called Huntershill, St Leonards, New South Wales, St Leonards, North Sydney, "Kiarabilli", Milsons Point and "Kirribilli Point". The modern spelling Kirribilli was first used in 1853 and the use of Kirribilli as a locality is more recent. There are 19 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittwater
Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast. Pittwater has its origin from the confluence of McCarrs Creek, to the west of Church Point, New South Wales, Church Point and a number of smaller estuaries, the largest of which is Cahill Creek, that joins the Pittwater north of Mona Vale, New South Wales, Mona Vale. The Pittwater is an open body of water, often considered a bay or harbour, that flows north towards its river mouth, mouth into Broken Bay, between West Head, New South Wales, West Head and Barrenjoey, New South Wales, Barrenjoey Head, less than from the Tasman Sea. The total area of the Pittwater is and around ninety percent of the area is generally administered by the Hawkesbury–Nepean Catchment Management Authority, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River (Dharug language, Dharug: Dyarubbin) is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney. The river between Wisemans Ferry and the Pacific Ocean marks the boundary of Sydney, Greater Metropolitan Sydney in the south and the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region to the north. The Hawkesbury River has its origin at the confluence of the Nepean River and the Grose River, to the north of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith and travels for approximately in a north–easterly and then a south–easterly direction to its river mouth, mouth at Broken Bay, about from the Tasman Sea. The Hawkesbury River is the main tributary of Broken Bay. Secondary tributaries include Brisbane Water and Pittwater, which, together with the Hawkesbury River, flow into Broken Bay and thence into the Tasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cadman (convict)
John Cadman (1772 – 12 November 1848) worked as a pub operator in England, before becoming a convict and being transported to Australia. Outline of life On 11 March 1797, Cadman was sentenced to transportation for life at the Worcester assizes, after being arrested at Bewdley on the charge of stealing a horse.Australian Dictionary of Biography online Edition. Cadman, John (1772–1848) Cadman was transported aboard '' Barwell'', which left on 7 November 1797 and reached |
Captain Cook 2
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. It can also be a rank of command in an air force. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The word "captain" derives from the Middle English "capitane", itself coming from the Latin "caput", meaning "head". It is considered cognate with the Greek word (, , or "the topmost"), which was used as title for a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as . Both ultimately derive from the Proto-Indo-European "*kaput", also meaning head. Occupations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
