Post by corsair67 on Sept 11, 2011 21:05:18 GMT 12
This months' instalment of "Where Has Craig Been Now" is Cockatoo Island.
Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard is located near the head of Sydney Harbour, and was operational as a dockyard until 1992. In 2002 the site was handed over to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, which now maintains the remains of the dockyard as a tourist attraction, concert/event venue and campsite for visitors.
Anyway, here are a few images I capture in early August.
The Turbine Shop - one of several large buildings still on site:
Some of the cranes still on the site:
Sutherland Dock (built in 1880s):
Fitzroy Dock (built c1850):
Fitzroy Dock was used to maintain the Oberon submarines from 1968 - 1992, and the building in the background of the shots below was the Oberon stores depot and weapon maintanence building:
Some of the buildings still on site:
The original guard barracks from the convict era (1839 - 1869) -
Firing slits in the barrack walls - in case the prisoners got out of hand! -
Main gate and arrival jetty -
Overlooking the remains of the turbine hall and other connected buildings -
Powerhouse and associated chimney -
One of the two service tunnels across the island which doubled as air raid shelters during WWII -
Concrete air raid shelter (one of several located around the island) -
Houses up on the top of the island. These can be rented for short stays on the island. -
One of approx. eleven caverns that were dug into the sandstone on the island as grain stores during the convict era after a drought ruined the grain crop and caused something of a famine in Sydney. This particular one was "sectioned" during construction of the Turbine Hall in 1944-45. -
And, for those of you who are thinking "What the hell has all this to do with aviation?" - well, Cockatoo Island just so happens to be near a flight path for Sydney airport. ;D -
Slipway No. 1 - where HMAS Success was built -
Anyway, there is heaps more to see on the island, and the photos above are just a taster. Certainly worth a visit if you happen to be in Sydney.
Easy to get to as well, as the island is serviced by regular Sydney Ferry services.
Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard is located near the head of Sydney Harbour, and was operational as a dockyard until 1992. In 2002 the site was handed over to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, which now maintains the remains of the dockyard as a tourist attraction, concert/event venue and campsite for visitors.
Anyway, here are a few images I capture in early August.
The Turbine Shop - one of several large buildings still on site:
Some of the cranes still on the site:
Sutherland Dock (built in 1880s):
Fitzroy Dock (built c1850):
Fitzroy Dock was used to maintain the Oberon submarines from 1968 - 1992, and the building in the background of the shots below was the Oberon stores depot and weapon maintanence building:
Some of the buildings still on site:
The original guard barracks from the convict era (1839 - 1869) -
Firing slits in the barrack walls - in case the prisoners got out of hand! -
Main gate and arrival jetty -
Overlooking the remains of the turbine hall and other connected buildings -
Powerhouse and associated chimney -
One of the two service tunnels across the island which doubled as air raid shelters during WWII -
Concrete air raid shelter (one of several located around the island) -
Houses up on the top of the island. These can be rented for short stays on the island. -
One of approx. eleven caverns that were dug into the sandstone on the island as grain stores during the convict era after a drought ruined the grain crop and caused something of a famine in Sydney. This particular one was "sectioned" during construction of the Turbine Hall in 1944-45. -
And, for those of you who are thinking "What the hell has all this to do with aviation?" - well, Cockatoo Island just so happens to be near a flight path for Sydney airport. ;D -
Slipway No. 1 - where HMAS Success was built -
Anyway, there is heaps more to see on the island, and the photos above are just a taster. Certainly worth a visit if you happen to be in Sydney.
Easy to get to as well, as the island is serviced by regular Sydney Ferry services.