Fort Denison
Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.Top photos chosen by u all:
Fort Denison
Made by brianapa
Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Prior to European settlement, the island had the Aboriginal name Mat-te-wan-ye (sometimes Mallee’wonya). After the first fleet arrived in 1788, Governor Phillip and his Advocate General used the name Rock Island and not long after, the island became known as Pinchgut. Once a 15 metre (49 ft) high sandstone rock, the island was flattened to provide sandstone for nearby Circular Quay by prisoners under the command of Captain George Barney . Fortification of the island began in 1841, resumed in 1855 and was complete in 1857 ,on the 14th of November, as a defence against a feared Russian invasion during the Crimean War. At this point the island gained its current name after Sir William Thomas Denison, Governor of New South Wales from 1855 to 1861. The fortress features a distinctive Martello tower, the only one ever built in Australia and possibly the last one ever constructed by the British Empire. Construction used 8,000 tonnes of sandstone from nearby Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay. Walls in the tower are between 3.3 metres and 6.7 metres thick at the base and 2.7 metres thick at the top. The gunroom on the tower still contains three 8-inch muzzle loading cannons which were positioned before construction was complete. The width of passages within the tower are too narrow to permit these to be removed
Strange (but cool) place (restaurant?) between sydney and taronga
Made by Duncan Sample
While on the boat to Taronga Zoo I noticed this building/island/lighthouse. I couldn't work out whether it was a cool restaurant (hence the umbrellas on tables and what appeared to be waiters walking around) or just a lighthouse with a family or something. Very cool looking place nonetheless.
Boys club
Made by davesag
Caroline's Surprise Birthday Party
SIMG1504
Made by Rasmus Grønfeldt
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IMG_2704
Made by Duncan Sample
Nearest places of interest:
| Australian Navy Frigate Gmls Repair Facility Garden Island RAN Heritage Centre | A Tall Ship parents house Kirribilli House Admiralty House |
