Rozelle Bay is a bay located to the south of
Glebe Island
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008. It is surrounded by White, Johnsto ...
and the west of
Blackwattle Bay
Blackwattle Bay is a bay located to the southeast of Glebe Island and east of Rozelle Bay on Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. The bay was named in 1788 after the Black Wattle tree found at the bay, which was used for housing cons ...
, on
Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (p ...
.
The naming of the bay is derived from either the
Rosella bird or the
Rosella plant, with the latter being more likely, due to the other names in the area that have botanic origins.
on the Dulwich Hill Line is named after the bay.
Rozelle Bay is fed by
Johnstons Creek and
Whites Creek.
The dockyard of the
Sydney Heritage Fleet is located on the western shore of Rozelle Bay.
Gallery
Image:Rozelle_Bay_cove.JPG, A cove of Rozelle Bay
Image:Esther_Abrahams_Pavilion_view_to_Rozelle_Bay.JPG, View of Rozelle Bay Marina from Esther Abrahams
Esther Abrahams (born c. 1767 or 1771 – died 26 August 1846) was a Londoner sent to Australia as a convict on the First Fleet. She was de facto wife of George Johnston, who was for six months acting Governor of New South Wales after leading ...
Pavilion
File:Sydney Heritage Fleet Heritage dock Rozelle.jpg, Sydney Heritage Fleet Dockyard
References
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Bays of New South Wales
Sydney Harbour
Inner West