We followed the Hunters Hill council’s walks… walk #2 from here
A lovely walk around the gorgeous older houses and estates.
Decosti
That View!
Lovely!
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Irish Walk (Sydney)
Posted: September 16, 2019 in history, Sydney StreetsTags: irish, Local, sydney colony, Things to do in Sydney, this weekend in Sydney, what to do in Sydney, What to do in Sydney this weekend
So, this weekend, we followed a City of Sydney Irish walk which took as through some of the significant places where events concerning Irish immigrants in the young colony of Sydney occurred.
We learnt that
- about 20,000 people were in Hyde Park on St Patrick’s Day in 1878 when there was an anti-Catholic riot.
- that monument on the road at the top of the hill near St Mary’s Cathedral on the road to the Art Gallery was just a drinking fountain.
- There’s a significant Irish Famine memorial at Hyde Park Barracks. Really cleverly done, it shows a dining table divided by a wall.
- During the six years of great Irish Famine, when their potato crop was ruined by potato blight, about one million died and another one million left Ireland. The memorial remembers the 4114 orphan girls who were shipped to the Australian colonies. Some married, others were employed for different domestic work.
- The original Martin Place only ran between George and Pitt Streets.
Drinking Fountain
Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks
Irish Famine Memorial at Hyde Park Barracks
State Library
The windows are inspired by the Book of Kells
St Mary’s Cathedral
St Mary’s Cathedral
Gladesville
Posted: August 26, 2019 in history, Sydney StreetsTags: Local, sydney harbor, Sydney History, weekend
A beautiful late winter’s day for a walk around Gladesville following one of Ryde Council’s Heritage Walks.
In 1963, Harry Triguboff built his first apartments at 20 Meriton St in Gladesville.
75,000 residential dwellings later, still building.
Indie is still getting used to the water.
At Looking Glass Point at the end of Wharf Rd.
(The chimney in the distance is at Burwood)
The old original pub building, still visible behind the buildings on Victoria Rd
Randwick historical walk
Posted: June 10, 2019 in history, WalkingTags: Local, Sydney History, walk, walking inner Sydney, walking sydney
From The Dictionary of Sydney, a well put together self-guided heritage walk of Sydney’s oldest municipality.
Based on Randwick City Council’s heritage plaques program, an app contains information on the best historical buildings and sites in Randwick.
Randwick’s pretty high… imagine the views to the ocean 100 years ago.
The Verger’s residence… I can’t help but see Alice from The Vicar of Dibly.
The Coach and Horses… my uncle spent a little too much time here each day.
There are beautiful rows of terraces in this old suburb.
The Presbyterian Church is nothing to look at from the outside.
So easy to take things like water from a tap for granted. The first public fountain in Randwick
Captain Cook
Another walk from the City of Sydney – Gritty Newtown
Learnt a few things… again! Who’d have thought??
Did not know what this meant until now!
This art-deco building on King St was an icerink that transformed into summer baths!
Simply gorgeous terraces overlooking Hollis Park
The old Trocadero on King St – roller skating and dancing.
Newtown’s most sought-after address apparently
Hollis Park – beautiful
Commercial & Retail Sydney
Posted: March 31, 2019 in history, SydneyTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney History
Another City of Sydney walking tour through a history of Commercial & Retail Sydney
Down Martin Place where the Commonwealth Bank and original MLC building are, through the Grace Hotel which was requisitioned by General MacArthur in WWII, past the AWA Tower – “Sydney’s Eiffel Tower”, the beautiful Dymocks Building, State Theatre, Arthouse Hotel, Tattersall’s Building and more.
A beautiful autumnal day for a historical wander around Glebe.
We visited the house where Robert (born Robin) Askin grew up, saw the park where a wireless was installed for poor families to hear the current news, had breakfast in one of the old original pubs, learnt of the strong medical ties to the area and were staggered to learn that Glebe Public School once had 2,300 students!
The Rocks and Millers Point
Posted: March 31, 2019 in history, Sydney, Sydney HarbourTags: Local, Sydney, Sydney History
Another City of Sydney walk History Walk – Customs House to Millers Point
We went, for the first time, to Observatory Hill Park and went through the observatory. Was great. And free! Site of Sydney’s first windmill with beautiful views of Sydney to the east and west. We discovered Ferry Lane and The Paddock, had a drink at the Lord Nelson, found a still in use cast iron urinal and discovered the laneway below Lower Fort St.
We were down in Melbourne for the weekend. We stayed in the CBD and so did a couple of city walks.
Like Sydney, Melbourne city council publishes different walks. We did the Street Art walk and the Laneways walk. Really well done.
Kings Cross and Darlinghurst
Posted: March 31, 2019 in history, SydneyTags: Kings Cross, Local, Sydney History
So much to see, and such beautiful parks and public spaces, so close to Australia’s busiest city.
The highlight for us this walk (from a walk from City of Sydney Council) was tripping over the gorgeous McElhone Reserve near Elizabeth Bay House. A new place to bring visitors from overseas for a picnic.
So, this weekend, we... 