Rocky Point Island is a rocky outcrop off Balmoral Beach, in the north shore suburb of Mosman. A small bridge links the island with The Esplanade in Hunter Park.
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This stone obelisk stands at Green Point, at the southern end of Camp Cove, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. It was erected in the 1850s, at what was then known as Laings Point, as a navigational marker for early navigation into Port Jackson. Green Point was also the southern end of the cross-harbour boom net extending 1,480 metres to Georges Head, which was built during World War 2. It caught one of the Japanese midget submarines that entered Sydney Harbour in May 1942. A winch was used to open a gate to allow large ships to enter the harbour but all that remains is the concrete floor of the winch room.
According to the Rockdale Council website, Dolls Point was considered uninhabitable by early Europeans. The origins of the name are unclear but legend has it that it was named for an escaped convict who took shelter in the grim landscape to hide from the authorities.
Dolls Point is the sandy part. The green land across the water is Towra Point.
The view from from Glaisher Point, in an area nicknamed Sandshoes, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. The breeze was perfect for yachts racing on the Pacific Ocean, which were being watched by a flock of seagulls on the rocky foreshore. These brightly coloured information and hazard signs have been erected at all the local landmarks around Cronulla.
Ives Steps Wharf is located beside Pier One at Dawes Point, looking out on Sydney Harbour. The infamous Billy Blue operated a regular passenger boat service from Dawes Point across the harbour to Blues Point from 1830. The boat dock was approximately where the Ives Steps Wharf is now, but at that time it was called Waterman’s Steps. They were renamed after Alderman Isaac Ellis Ives around 1896.
The Harbour View Hotel is located on the corner of Cumberland Street and Lower Fort Street at Dawes Point. The original Harbour View was demolished to make way for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The pylon of the bridge now stands where the Harbour View Hotel previously stood. This hotel was constructed in 1924 and became a convenient watering hole for workers constructing the Harbour Bridge. The building was heritage listed and restored in 2001 with attention to its art deco style.
Walsh Bay is on Sydney Harbour, stretching between Dawes Point and Millers Point. Pier 2 and Pier 3 of the Walsh Bay wharves, were originally part of Sydney’s port facilities. The old warehouses on the wharves here have been converted into theatres, galleries, offices, hotels, apartments, restaurants, cafes and shops.