Point 2 Point

Darling Island Point

Darling Island Point Visited in on 18 July 2009 Comment View on map -33.86392125940929;151.19728088378906

Darling Island Point from its jetty and Jones Bay Wharf behind ... looking north-west.
City light grid, south-east vista.
Looking south along Darling Island to the neon of Star City Casino.

As stated sadly in Wikipedia’s List of islands of Australia, “Darling Island – no longer an island”. Oh dear.

Very glamorous jetty/marina/holiday resort feel to the appartments though – well that’s what it looked like from outside at any rate. And just a hop skip and a throw of the dice to Star City Casino for those who have any money left after buying one of the apartments.

Pyrmont Point

Pyrmont Point Visited in on 18 July 2009 Comment View on map -33.86321745877882;151.19309931993484

Looking south-west to new Pyrmont development and Anzac Bridge.
South-east view.
Sun sets in the west, over Anzac Bridge and the grain silos of Rozelle Bay.

Name said to mean ‘pure and uncontaminated spring’ – named in jest in the early 19th century after Bad Pyrmont, then a popular German resort, but some connection with Dharuk Aboriginal name for the area, Pirrama, is possible. (Geographical Names Board)

Thomas Jones was granted 55 acres (22 ha) of land on the peninsula in 1795. Land was sold to Obadiah Ikin in 1796 for 10 pounds, which he then sold to Captain John Macarthur in 1799 for a gallon of rum. Pyrmont quarries provided sandstone for many of Sydney’s 19th century buildings. (Wikipedia)

Landscaped to within an inch of its life, probably due to the whole “previous life as a quarry “ thing… nice park for the kids to play in – heaps of equipment and places to explore. Not that we took any photos of that. We are good at this. You’ll just have to go yourself.