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  2. Sydney Suburbs-.-.. H.-'NORTH SYDNEY.

    When Captain Phillip explored Port Jackson he pitched on a portion of the southern side of it as a site for the new settlement. Directly opposite were the heights whereon the thickly-piled ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 291 words
  3. THE NORTH SHORE RAILWAY LINE.

    In the opinion of many travellers the surroundings of the Milson's Point Railway Station are the prettiest in the whole colony. An effective display of scenic beauty is furnished by ferns, palms, ...

    Article : 563 words
  4. BERRY'S BAY AND THE BERRY ESTATE.

    Oh the shore of Berry's Bay, a large Inlet between Blue's Point and Ball's Head, are the Government Torpedo Station and Wharf. There is a total force of 263 men for harbor warfare and ...

    Article : 329 words
  5. THE MUNICIPALITY.

    The Municipality of North Sydney has now a capital value of ratable property totalling £4,468,400. it has, indeed, the largest value far of any New South Wales suburban or country ...

    Article : 485 words
  6. LAVENDER BAY.

    The view, of which our illustration is a reproduction, was taken from a position near the top of the steps overlooking Lavender Bay. Lavender Bay was originally called Hulk Bay, after the ...

    Article : 300 words
  7. THE FERRY SERVICE.

    Early in the thirties it was no uncommon sight to see a solitary passenger being rowed across by a waterman from Sydney to North Shore, and a load of a dozen passengers was considered quite a ...

    Article : 344 words
  8. NEUTRAL BAY.

    The villa-covered acclivities and shores of Neutral Bay, or, as the aborigines called it, Wurru-Birrl, form a charming and secluded suburb. The bay was so named in 1790 by Governor Phillip in ...

    Article : 238 words
  9. POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE.

    The North Sydney postal, money order, savings bank, and telegraph offices, telephone exchange, police station, and courthouse are embraced in an imposing triangular pile of buildings, the ...

    Article : 428 words
  10. MOSMAN'S BAY.

    Mosman's Bay was so christened after Archibald Mosman, who had hera a whaling station. The bay was also known as Great Sirius Cove, as H.M.S. Sirius was hove-down there. In the early days ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. MILSON'S POINT WHARVES.

    One of our illustrations depicts the main passenger wharf on North Shore. A floating jetty has lately been added by the Ferry Company at considerable expense. All vehicular traffic from the ...

    Article : 206 words
  12. THE TRAMWAYS.

    One of our illustrations represents the cable tram terminus at Milson's Point, also the N.S.S. Ferry Company's arcade, passenger waiting room, roof of railway station, and vacant land owned by ...

    Article : 501 words
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