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Rozelle
Rozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Location Rozelle sits between the suburbs of Balmain to the north-east and Lilyfield to the south-west. Iron Cove is on the north-west border whilst Rozelle Bay, White Bay and Johnstons Bay make up the south-east border. These three bays surround the container port of Glebe Island which has been attached to the shoreline as part of the extensive reclamation of Rozelle Bay and White Bay which had begun in the 1890s.Land and Property Information NSW, Central Mapping Authority Sheets U0945-32, U0945-33, note 33 History By 1877, the population of Balmain West had increased and the Balmain post office was inadequate for their needs as a growing suburb. Residents petitioned for a post office of their own and in 1880 Balmain West post office was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callan Park Hospital For The Insane
The Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (1878–1914) is a heritage-listed former insane asylum, which was subsequently, for a time, used as a college campus, located in the grounds of Callan Park, an area on the shores of Iron Cove in Lilyfield, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 1915, the facility was renamed as the Callan Park Mental Hospital and, again in 1976, to Callan Park Hospital. Since 1994, the facility has been formally known as Rozelle Hospital. In April 2008, all Rozelle Hospital services and patients were transferred to Concord Hospital. The restricts future uses of the site to health, tertiary education and community uses. In 2015, the Government of New South Wales approved the master plan for the site and retains ownership in consultation with the Municipality of Leichhardt pending the establishment of a trust to manage the site's ongoing use as a wellness sanctuary, encompassing health, community and educational uses. Current tenants includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozelle Bay
Rozelle Bay is a bay located to the south of Glebe Island and the west of Blackwattle Bay, on Sydney Harbour. The naming of the bay is derived from either the Rosella, Rosella bird or the Roselle (plant), Rosella plant, with the latter being more likely, due to the other names in the area that have botanic origins. Rozelle Bay MLR station, A light rail station on the Dulwich Hill Line is named after the bay. Rozelle Bay is fed by Johnstons Creek (New South Wales), Johnstons Creek and Whites Creek (Annandale), Whites Creek. The dockyard of the Sydney Heritage Fleet is located on the western shore of Rozelle Bay. Gallery File:Rozelle_Bay_cove.JPG, A cove of Rozelle Bay File:Esther_Abrahams_Pavilion_view_to_Rozelle_Bay.JPG, View of Rozelle Bay Marina from Esther Abrahams Pavilion File:Sydney Heritage Fleet Heritage dock Rozelle.jpg, Sydney Heritage Fleet Dockyard File:Johnstons Creek debouching into Rozelle Bay, view of Sydney Boathouse from Allan truss bridge.jpg, Looking acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilyfield, New South Wales
Lilyfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lilyfield is located 6 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Lilyfield is nestled in between the suburbs of Annandale, Rozelle and Leichhardt and is bounded to the west by Iron Cove. Originally a working-class area, today Lilyfield like many inner-city suburbs is becoming increasingly gentrified. Property investors, eager to capitalise on the suburb's proximity to the Sydney CBD, have purchased many of the original workers' cottages to renovate or develop. History Popular belief has it that the area was once farmland and was named for the lilies that reportedly grew in the fields. However, its name origin remains unclear. Lilyfield was originally part of the suburb of Leichhardt. The most dominant landmark in the area is the former Callan Park hospital. This was built on land acquired from the Callan Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glebe, New South Wales
Glebe is an inner-western suburb of Sydney in New South Wales. Glebe is located southwest of the Sydney central business district in the Inner West region. Glebe is surrounded by Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay, inlets of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale, New South Wales, Annandale and Forest Lodge, New South Wales, Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway, New South Wales, Broadway. Broadway is a locality sited along the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale, New South Wales, Chippendale and Ultimo. History Glebe's name is derived from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Richard Johnson (chaplain), Reverend Richard Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewage Pumping Station 27
Sewage Pumping Station 27 is a heritage-listed former sewage pumping station situated in Callan Park, Rozelle, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as SPS 27. The building is located on the southern side of King George Park. The property is owned by Sydney Water. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 November 1999. History In 1873, Sydney Harbour was found to be grossly polluted with water-borne diseases. After a severe outbreak of typhoid fever in 1875 the government created the Sydney City and Suburban Health Board to investigate an alternative means of disposing of the City's growing sewage waste. This led to the construction of the Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer (BOOS) in 1889, and the creation of the low level sewage pumping station system to transfer sewage against gravitation in low-lying areas around the Harbour. Twenty Stations were built in the first generation of LLSPSs late in the 19th century, and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glebe Island
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay (New South Wales), White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008. It is surrounded by White Bay (New South Wales), White, Johnstons Bay, Johnstons, and Rozelle Bays. Whilst retaining its original title as an "island", it has long been infilled to the shoreline of the suburb of Rozelle and connected by the Glebe Island Bridge (and its replacement the Anzac Bridge) to Pyrmont, New South Wales, Pyrmont. History Abattoirs and bridges The rocky outcrop known as Glebe Island was originally accessible from the Balmain shoreline only at low tide, until a causeway was laid in the 1840s. Surveyor William Wells (surveyor), William Wells created a subdivision for the Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain end of the island in 1841, with four intended streets and six sections containing a total of 86 lots. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annandale, New South Wales
Annandale is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Annandale is located within 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Inner West Council. Annandale's northern end lies on Rozelle Bay, which is on Sydney Harbour. Glebe, New South Wales, Glebe lies to its east, Lilyfield and Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt to its west and Stanmore, New South Wales, Stanmore and Camperdown, New South Wales, Camperdown to its south. History Major George Johnston (New South Wales), George Johnston (1764–1823) arrived on the First Fleet ship Lady Penrhyn (1786 ship), ''Lady Penrhyn'', which brought convicts to Australia from England. He was granted of land in the area around Annandale and Stanmore, which became known as Johnston's Bush. He later renamed it Annandale after his birthplace Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annan in Scotland, United Kingdom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balmain, New South Wales
Balmain is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Inner West Council. It is located on the Balmain peninsula surrounded by Port Jackson, adjacent to the suburbs of Rozelle to the south-west, Birchgrove, New South Wales, Birchgrove to the north-west, and Balmain East to the east. Iron Cove sits on the western side of the peninsula, with White Bay (New South Wales), White Bay on the south-east side and Mort's Dock, Mort Bay on the north-east side. Traditionally Blue-collar worker, blue collar, Balmain was where the industrial roots of the trade unionist movement began. It has become established in Australian working-class culture and history, due to being the place where the Australian Labor Party formed in 1891 and its social history and status is of high cultural significance to both Sydney and New South Wales. Today, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Cove Bridge, New South Wales
The Iron Cove Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Victoria Road (A40) across Iron Cove, between the Sydney suburbs of Drummoyne and Rozelle. Iron Cove is an arm of Sydney Harbour (Port Jackson). First bridge The original Iron Cove Bridge was constructed of nine wrought iron lattice girder spans each 38.5 m long, and opened in 1882 after four years of construction. In conjunction with the opening of the first Gladesville Bridge the previous year, the opening of the bridge provided a ferry-free route for road traffic from Sydney via Drummoyne to the Ryde area and then in 1885, with the opening of the first Fig Tree Bridge across the Lane Cove River, to the North Shore. All that remains at Iron Cove of the original bridge are the sandstone abutments situated on both sides of the cove approximately south of the current bridge. The abutment on the Drummoyne side is listed on the local government heritage list. Reuse of Bridge Components When the replacement b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Balmain
Balmain is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Regions of Sydney, Sydney's Inner West. It is currently represented by Kobi Shetty of the Greens New South Wales, Greens. Geography On its current boundaries, Balmain includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, New South Wales, Annandale, Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain, Balmain East, New South Wales, Balmain East, Birchgrove, New South Wales, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, New South Wales, Forest Lodge, Glebe, New South Wales, Glebe, Glebe Island, New South Wales, Glebe Island, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, New South Wales, Lilyfield, Rozelle, New South Wales, Rozelle, White Bay (New South Wales), White Bay and parts of Camperdown, New South Wales, Camperdown and Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo. History Balmain was established in 1880 and from 1882, it e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney College Of The Arts
The Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) is a contemporary art school that was a faculty of the University of Sydney from 1990 until 2017, when it became a school of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Until the end of 2019, the campus was located in Rozelle, Sydney and housed within Callan Park in the Kirkbride complex, a cluster of sandstone buildings designed by James Barnet, the government architect, in the late 19th century. SCA moved to the main Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney in 2020 and now occupies a substantial portion of the Old Teachers' College. History The first cohort of 240 students (120 design students and 120 visual arts) commenced studying at Sydney College of the Arts in 1976, the College principal being the esteemed graphic designer Arthur Leydin. The Visual Arts students were based in a Campus at Smith and Mansfield Streets Balmain. The Design students were originally based in the 'Monteith' complex of buildings at 266 Glebe Point Road bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
