
Showing posts with label Suburbs - Cremorne Point. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suburbs - Cremorne Point. Show all posts
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Sydney from Cremorne (MacCallum Pool)
Ive posted previously about the free MacCallum pool - here - and how it was begun by a local, early Olympic swimmer Fred Lane . But on this day, it was the view across to the city skyline- Sydney Tower, Opera House, Harbour bridge was as pretty as a picture :-)Monday, 7 April 2008
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Under the fig tree, Cremorne Point (Walk Pt 4)
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Tree poisoning, Mosman Bay (Walk Part 3)
This huge sign has been erected where a tree has been destroyed. The sign directly faces a house. I wonder if the Council particularly wants the residents of that house to read the sign? We strongly suspect so. Destruction of trees by people complaining they 'spoil their view' have become more numerous . The aim of the signs is to block, or at least mar the view thus 'created'.Friday, 4 April 2008
Boats on Little Sirius Cove (Walk Part 2)
Continuing on our walk, looking across Little Sirius Cove to Curraghbeena Point. Look carefully at the right hand side and you can see the apartment block the spider was "attacking" two days ago.Aerial map: http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/file_download/712/CurlewCampArtistsWalk.pdf
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Curlew Camp, Little Sirius Cove (Walk Part 1)
The city, with Robertson's Point (Cremorne Point) and its lighthouse, from Curlew Camp on Little Sirius Cove, Mosman.Let's take a walk on a beautiful sunny day, from Taronga Zoo Wharf to Cremorne Point, around Little Sirius Cove and Mosman Bay.
You can see a fantastic aerial shot of the route of the walk here: www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/file_download/712/CurlewCampArtistsWalk.pdf
In the 1890s, Curlew Camp was the haunt of artists Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts and friends. Heavily influenced by French Impressionism, they set up their easels in the bushland and stayed in a fairly elaborate camp here on the shore of Little Sirius Cove.
Above: Arthur Streeton - Rain Over Sydney Harbour 1893
Above: Arthur Streeton - Sirius Cove about 1895 Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Heritage, Cremorne
Love the evening sun on this building....it brings out the honey tones of the Sydney sandstone. What on earth possessed the council to approve the red brick carbuncle two doors down (see below)? It looks like a "heritage item" of the 1960s. These places have views over the harbour towards the Opera House and Bridge. I'll show that tomorow. They face the public reserve where you find the MacCallum Pool featured yesterday.
Monday, 14 January 2008
MacCallum Pool, Cremorne
A free pool on Sydney Harbour at Cremorne. It started out as a rock pool, built of local rocks, and started by an early Olympic swimmer, Fred Lane, who lived nearby. It then got taken on by Hugh MacCallum, a highly regarded local resident. In 1930 it was taken over by North Sydney Council, and renamed the Hugh J MacCallum Pool (later shortened to MacCallum Poool) . It is still maintained by North Sydney Council. It needs to be emptied, refilled and cleaned about once a week. For more pictures visit my swimming pools blog.
Friday, 4 January 2008
Wulworrá-jeung (Robertson's Point) - Cremorne
This is one of my favourite spots in all of Sydney Harbour. I like to climb down the ladder in the cliff face and sit on that little bridge across to the lighthouse and watch ferries, cruise ships, kayaks, and whatever else comes into view on the harbour. Robertson's Point was called Wulworrá-jeung by local Aborigines, the Cammeraygal. It's at the very tip of Cremorne Point. James Robertson, a Scottish watchmaker, was granted 86 acres of land here in 1832. he built a house here.
PS, all the masts across the harbour (above) are of the Sydney-Hobart yacht race fleet in Rushcutters Bay.

Tuesday, 2 May 2006
MacCallum Pool, Cremorne
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