Sydney Ferry KANANGRA in Mosman Bay 1966

Mosman Bay is a bay of

Sydney Harbour Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a ria, natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove River, Lane ...

adjacent to the suburb of

Mosman Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governm ...

, 4 km north-east of the

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. 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 Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New South Wales, governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip was educated at Royal Hospital School, Gree ...

'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 Archibald Mosman (15 October 1799 – 29 January 1863) was a Scottish-born merchant, grazier and whaler in New South Wales, Australia. Early life Archibald Mosman was born on 15 October 1799 in Scotland to Hugh Mosman, convener of Lanark and Agn ...

, 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 building now used as a Scout hall. Charles Rosman's boatshed was located in the bay adjacent Mosman Wharf. Rosman hire boats, moorings and slipping services. He also ran several small ferries.

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are now run out of Berry's Bay. Other waterside establishments include the

Sydney Amateur Sailing Club The Sydney Amateur Sailing Club (SASC) is one of the oldest sailing clubs in Australia and is located on Sydney's Lower North Shore (Sydney), Lower North Shore, with its clubhouse on the western edge of Mosman Bay. Establishment The Sydney Ama ...

, 3rd Mosman Bay Sea Scouts, and the Mosman Rowers. Around 1880, resident Captain Blix built a timber pile footbridge across the Bat in the vicinity of "the Barn". This was a more substantial replacement for a number of basic crossings created to avoid the long walk around the mud flats in the upper reaches of the Bay. This structure was demolished around 1900 to facilitate the reclamation of the mud flats and the creation of Reid Park. A 1901-built structure had a moveable central span to allow dredges to pass. The deteriorating bridge was closed in 1967.Plaque on site by Mosman Historical Society A sewage aqueduct over Reid Park at the head of Mosman Bay was in 1904 as part of the Neutral Bay and Mosman branch sewerage scheme. The arched steel structure also supports a pedestrian way linking Avenue Road and Park Avenue Mosman. File:Sydney ferry Kirawa in Mosman Bay.tif, ''

Kirawa ''Kirawa'' was a ferry on Sydney Harbour. She was a near identical sister vessel with '' Kanangra'' both of which were launched in 1912 during the early-twentieth pre-Sydney Harbour Bridge boom years of Sydney Ferries Limited. They were the fir ...

'' at Mosman Wharf File:Sydney Ferry KUMMULLA in Mosman Bay ca. 1905.jpg, Mosman Bay circa 1905 showing Edwardian ferry wharf and footbridge which was removed in the 1960s File:Sewer_Aqueduct_above_Reid_Park_Mosman_Bay.jpg, Heritage listed Sewer Aqueduct above Reid Park, early 20th century

Transport

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operates 2 bus services around Mosman bay Route 225 Cremorne Point wharf to Neutral Bay wharf Route 230 Mosman Bay to

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operate a ferry service the F6 Mosman Bay service with stops at

References

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