Point 2 Point

OUR LAST POINT!

A.K.A. The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on Peel St. The point is basically a large concrete slab with lots of yachts on it.

The name Kirribilli is derived from an Aboriginal word Kiarabilli, which means ‘good fishing spot’. The suburb was part of a grant to James Milson (1785-1872), after whom Milsons Point was named. The area was largely covered in native bush. As the decades passed, the land was cleared bit by bit and sub-divided, first for the construction of large family residences during the 1840s, then for the erection of Victorian terrace houses from the 1860s onwards, & finally for 20th-Century flats (Wikipedia).

Then the Prime Minister & Governor-General moved in & the whole neighbourhood went to ruin. Damn politicians and their need to live in a room with a view. Admiralty house is home to the Governor-General & Kirribilli House to the PM when they are in town.

We finally got to partake of the views during the open day – and it was popular! Gorgeous day, gorgeous views, gorgeous houses. Gorgeous.

Elusive Point we almost forgot but here it is. Home to the Chiswick Ferry Wharf and its many ramps, and right across from Five Dock Point. That’s the sum point of our knowledge.

McMahons Point is named after Maurice McMahon, an Irish manufacturer of brushes and combs who, in 1864, built his home on the headland. He became mayor of the borough of Victoria (later North Sydney) in 1890. It has rather good views if you like that sort of thing…

Named after HMS Sirius. Next to Sirius Cove and it’s attendant Park (dog’s allowed off the leash, beware of poo too). The Point’s not that little, but Moderately Sized Sirius Point doesn’t roll off the tongue really.

Also home to Curlew Camp, which was a camp established in the late 19th century on the eastern shore of Little Sirius Cove. It was home for some years to several highly respected Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts and it was from here that some of their most famous paintings were created. All part of the Curlew Camp walk that leads around the headland from Musgrave St Wharf (now South Mosman Wharf).