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Dawes Point Battery
The Dawes Point Battery remains is a heritage-listed former artillery fortification and now visitor attraction located adjacent to the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Hickson Road in inner city Sydney, on the boundary between Dawes Point and The Rocks, New South Wales, The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built and modified from 1791 to 1925 by William Dawes (British Marines officer), Lieutenant William Dawes, Robert Ross, Francis Greenway, and George Barney. The property is owned by Property NSW, an government agency, agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 10 May 2002. History Dawes Point, New South Wales, Dawes Point is a prominent landmark in Sydney Harbour, terminating the western arm of Sydney Cove. It has a rich documented history beginning with one of the earliest recorded cultural exchanges between the Eora Aboriginals and the First F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawes Point
Dawes Point is a suburb of the City of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dawes Point is located on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, at the southern end of Sydney Harbour Bridge, adjacent to The Rocks, New South Wales, The Rocks. Historically, Dawes Point (including Walsh Bay) has been considered to be part of the suburb of Millers Point and the name change is controversial (https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/millers_point). History The suburb of Dawes Point is on Gadigal Country. The point was originally known by the Aboriginal names of Tar-ra and Tullagalla. This was later changed by Governor Hunter at William Dawes' request to Point Maskelyne in honour of his patron Nevil Maskelyne, Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, British Astronomer Royal. He sent out the first astronomical instruments which were established at the point in the country's first observatory, by William Dawes (British Marines officer), Lieutenant William Dawes (1762 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
