Cockle Bay is a small

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in inner-city

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. It is located on the western edge of the

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. Cockle Bay is one of the bays in Darling Harbour, which opens into the much larger

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. The locality around the bay is also known as

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. The bay is primarily known for Cockle Bay Wharf, a waterfront entertainment area designed by

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that includes a wide variety of restaurants, pubs, clubs, cafes and function venues.

History

When the

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reached

Sydney Cove Sydney Cove (Eora language, Eora: ) is a bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, one of several harbours in Port Jackson, on the coast of Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney Cove is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central ...

in January 1788, the convict transport ''Scarborough'' also carried 5,000 bricks and 12 wooden moulds for making bricks. This token consignment sufficed for the first settlers to make a start on the colony's first buildings, until they could find a suitable site for brick-making. Brick-making required a plentiful supply of clay and a ready source of fresh water. Approximately a mile from the settlement, at the head of a long cove (and consequently so named), a suitable site for brick-making was located. This site was later named Cockle Bay, and still later, Darling Harbour.Australia's First Settlement
Darling Harbour Panorama

References

External links

Official Cockle Bay Wharf website
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