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Lady Chelmsford
''Lady Chelmsford'' was a Sydney Harbour ferry built in 1910 for the Balmain New Ferry Company. She and four similar ferries, '' Lady Denman'' (1912), ''Lady Edeline'' (1913), ''Lady Ferguson'' (1914), and '' Lady Scott'' (1914), were a new series of "Lady-class" ferries designed by naval architect Walter Reeks. ''Lady Chelmsford'' and her four sisters survived the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and were converted to diesel power that decade. They also survived the 1951 NSW State Government takeover of the ailing ferry fleet. Sold out of ferry service in 1971, ''Lady Chelmsford'' was rebuilt as a showboat in Adelaide and from 1985 she was used as a showboat in Melbourne. She sank at her moorings in Melbourne in 2008 and was broken up in 2011. Design and construction From 1900, the Balmain New Ferry Company began a period of expansion to keep up and compete with the tram network that was expanding into what is now referred to as Sydney's Inner West. Older ferries we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosman Bay
Mosman Bay is a bay of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour adjacent to the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Mosman, 4 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD in New South Wales, Australia. Three ferry wharves are within the bay, all being served by the F6 Mosman Bay ferry service. History Originally known as Great Sirius Cove, this name lives on in the next bay to the east, Sirius Cove (originally Little Sirius Cove). The bay was originally so named after Governor Arthur Phillip's flagship and only defence of the colony, , which was refitted in the Bay in 1789, the second year of the colony's existence. In 1831, the bay's current namesake, Archibald Mosman, obtained a land grant for the area surrounding the bay. Together with his twin brother George, Mosman founded a whaling station within Mosman Bay. Substantial buildings and stone quaywork were erected. The quaywork remains (incorporated into later seawalls) as does the Old Barn, a sandstone buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huskisson, New South Wales
Huskisson is a village in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of Jervis Bay. It is 24 km (14MI) south-east of Nowra. Etymology Huskisson was named by Governor Sir George Gipps, after the British statesman William Huskisson. Geography Situated alongside Currambene Creek which also serves as an anchorage and fishing port. Huskisson is a prime tourist destination owing to its white sands and emerald waters (although Hyams Beach to the south is known to have finer white sands). The town is bounded by Currambene Creek in the north, Moona Moona Creek in the south, the Jervis Bay shoreline and its beaches in the east, and Jervis Bay National Park in the west. History Aboriginal History The traditional owners of the area around Huskisson are a group of the Yuin. Well into the C20th, members of what local settlers called 'the Jervis Bay tribe' lived on the bank of Currambene Creek. The 'Jervis Bay tribe' are also known as the Wandandian people ... [...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] |
Taronga Zoo Ferry Wharf
Taronga Zoo ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving Taronga Zoo. It is a short walk from Taronga Zoo's Lower Entrance. Services Taronga Zoo wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Taronga Zoo services operated by First Fleet and Emerald class ferries. It is also served by Captain Cook Cruises services to Darling Harbour. Transport links Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates one bus route via Taronga Zoo wharf, under contract to Transport for NSW Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Government transport services and roads List of New South Wales government agencies, agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW ...: *238: to Balmoral Beach via Taronga Zoo Main Entrance References External links Taronga Zoo Wharfat Transport for New South Wales (Archive13 June 2019 {{Transport for New South Wales ferry wharves, Taronga Zoo=y, state=collapsed Ferry wharves in Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company (PJ&MSC) was a Public company, publicly listed company that operated the Manly ferry services, Sydney, Manly ferries in Sydney, Australia. After being taken over by Brambles Limited, Brambles Industries, the ferry service was eventually taken over by the Government of New South Wales, State Government and is now part of Sydney Ferries. The company is notable for coining the expression about Manly, New South Wales, Manly being "Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care" and for promoting development in the Manly and Pittwater / Broken Bay areas. Formation The history of the PJ&MSC is entwined with the history of Manly, New South Wales, Manly itself. Manly had been envisaged as a seaside resort by Henry Gilbert Smith in the 1850s. Initially Smith had chartered a paddle steamer to Manly and other vessels visited on an ad hoc "excursion" basis. Smith built a wharf in 1855 and eventually acquired an interest in steamers hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and business failures around the world. The economic contagion began in 1929 in the United States, the largest economy in the world, with the devastating Wall Street stock market crash of October 1929 often considered the beginning of the Depression. Among the countries with the most unemployed were the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Weimar Republic, Germany. The Depression was preceded by a period of industrial growth and social development known as the "Roaring Twenties". Much of the profit generated by the boom was invested in speculation, such as on the stock market, contributing to growing Wealth inequality in the United States, wealth inequality. Banks were subject to laissez-faire, minimal regulation, resulting in loose lending and wides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government in Australia, local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Hunters Hill is situated on a small peninsula that separates the Lane Cove River, Lane Cove and Parramatta River, Parramatta Rivers. It can be reached by bus or by Sydney Ferries, ferry. History The area's Indigenous Australian, Aboriginal name is 'Mookaboola' or 'Moocooboola', which means ''meeting of waters. Hunters Hill was named after John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales, who was in office between 1795 and 1800. The area that is now Hunters Hill was settled in 1835. One of the earliest settlers was Mary Reibey, the first female retailer in Sydney. She built a cottage—later known as Fig Tree House—on land that fronted the Lane C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karrabee (ferry)
''Karrabee'' was a ferry operated by Sydney Ferries Limited and its NSW State Government operated successors on Sydney Harbour from 1913 until 1984. A wooden ferry built at the time of Sydney Ferries' rapid early twentieth century, she and near "sister", '' Karingal'', were the smallest of the fleet of round-end " K-class ferries". The ferries were built as coal-fired steamer and were converted to diesel in the 1930s. Unlike many early twentieth century Sydney Ferries, they survived the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1930s, and the State Government takeover in 1951. ''Karrabee'' sank at Circular Quay after taking on water during the Great Ferry Race in 1984 - an incident that received extensive media coverage - and did not return to service. The three remaining old wooden ferries were taken out of service shortly after ''Karrabee's'' sinking. In service for 71 years, she was among the longest-serving ferries on Sydney Harbour, and after use in Gosford as a float ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karingal (ferry)
''Karingal'' was a ferry operated by Sydney Ferries Limited and its NSW State Government operated successors on Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour from 1913 until 1984. A wooden ferry built at the time of Sydney Ferries' rapid early twentieth century, she was the smallest of the round-end "Sydney K-class ferry, K-class ferries". ''Karingal'' and her very similar "sister", ''Karrabee (ferry), Karrabee'', were built as coal-fired steamer and converted to diesel in the 1930s. Unlike many early twentieth century Sydney Ferries, they survived both the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1930s and the State Government takeover in 1951. ''Karingal'', and the other three remaining old wooden ferries, were taken out of service shortly after ''Karrabee's'' high-profile sinking at Circular Quay in 1984. In service for 71 years, the two were among the longest-serving ferries on Sydney Harbour. "Karingal" is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'happy home'. Background ''Karingal'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
