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1 - Our first view of
Sydney Harbour Bridge |
2 -
Aboriginal buskers performing
at Circular Quay, Sydney |
3 -
Former Overseas Passenger
Terminal Building at Circular Quay |
4 -
Classic view of Sydney's
iconic Harbour Bridge |
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5 -
Passing Manly ferry against
backdrop of Sydney Opera House |
6 -
Sydney Harbour Bridge from
under the palms of Dawes Point Park |
7 - Sydney Opera House
viewed
over Harbour from Dawes Point Park |
8 -
Northern shore of Harbour from
under the Bridge at Dawes Point |
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- Sunny western side of
Sydney Harbour Bridge |
10 -
Victorian post box outside
Harbour View pub up at the
Rocks |
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- Hero of Waterloo, one of
Sydney's oldest pubs |
12 -
Sydney Harbour and Bridge
viewed from Observatory Park |
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13 -
View of Sydney Harbour Bridge
through trees of Observatory Park |
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- Bridge and Harbour with
foreground of Garrison Church |
15 -
Sydney Harbour Bridge and
approach road from Observatory Park |
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- Sunlight on tree branches and
distant views of Bridge and Harbour |
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17 -
Vista over Sydney Harbour, Bridge
and North Shore from Observatory Park |
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- Bridge framed by Moreton Bay
Fig Trees in Observatory Park |
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Tower blocks of Sydney's CBD
backing Circular Quay |
20 -
Sydney Opera House and passing Harbour ferries, viewed from Bridge |
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21 -
Stone-block lined Cut with evening
sun shining through Bridge tunnel |
22 -
After-dark illuminations of Bridge
and North Shore reflected in Harbour |
23 -
Australian White Ibis strutting
around Botanic Gardens |
24 -
Tropical trees against Sydney
CBD skyline at Royal Botanic Gardens |
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25 -
Grey-Headed Flying-Fox bats
roosting in trees of Botanic Gardens |
26 -
Sydney Harbour western vista
against backdrop of CBD tower-blocks |
27 -
Bridge and Opera House viewed
from across waters of Harbour |
28 -
Westward view of Bridge and
Opera House from under trees |
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29 -
Harbour water-scape panorama of
Bridge and Opera House |
30 -
Shared photo against backdrop
of Bridge and Opera House |
31 -
Pair of Rainbow Lorikeets
perching in fig tree |
32 -
CBD office workers lunching on
grass by Opera House and Harbour |
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33 -
Wedge-shaped segmented design
of Sydney Opera House |
34 -
Stepped podium leading up to
entrance foyer of Sydney Opera House |
35 -
Diamond-patterned white tiles
covering Opera House shells |
36 -
Central Business District viewed
from Opera House podium |
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37 -
Crowded pathways and cafés
around Opera House |
38 -
Palm trees and coffee stalls
around Circular Quay |
39 -
Sydney Harbour Bridge
from Circular Quay |
40 -
View from Bridge SE Pillar Lookout
over Harbour and Opera House |
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41 -
View from SE Bridge Pillar Lookout
over Circular Quay and CBD Tower-blocks |
42 -
View from Pillar Lookout over City
and commuter traffic on Bridge highway |
43 -
View over Observatory Park,
Miller's Point and inland up river |
44 -
View over upper steelwork of
Bridge's coat-hanger arch |
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45 -
Bridge climbers on walkways of
steel girder coat-hanger arches |
46 -
Photographs from vantage point
of Bridge SE Pillar Lookout |
47 -
Three Sisters pinnacles at Echo
Point just emerging from mist |
48 -
Waiting at Katoomba station
for train to Zig-Zag Railway |
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49 -
Lower incline viaducts over-
towered by rock wall of upper incline |
50 - Viaduct on upper
incline, with
lower incline way down into valley |
51 -
Zig-Zag Railway railcar at
Clarence upper terminus station |
52 -
Gum tree covered bush on
plateau-top beyond Clarence |
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53 -
View into Lithgow valley from
upper incline of Zig-Zag Railway |
54 - Upper and lower
inclines, and
main line to Lithgow in valley bottom |
55 -
Train crossing upper viaduct,
above down-sloping lower incline |
56 -
Zig-Zag railcar paused at
Top Points station |
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57 -
Upper incline viaduct, lower incline
tunnel-mouth, and main line in valley |
58 -
Beyer-Garratt articulated
locomotive at Zig-Zag Railway |
59 -
View from driver's cab, travelling
down lower incline of Zig-Zag Railway |
60 - Requesting main line
train
to stop at Zig-Zag platform |
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61 -
Footbridge over to Three Sisters
pinnacles, on descent of Giant Steps |
62 -
Descent of almost vertical
steel step-ways |
63 -
Vista across forest-covered
Jamison Valley from cliff-face |
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Descent of Giant Steps on
northern escarpment rock face |
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65 -
Tree Ferns growing in rainforests
of Jamison Valley |
66 -
Mountain Devil (Lambertia formosa) growing in rainforest |
67 -
Three Sisters profile, and
Katoomba cliff-line towering overhead |
68 -
Three Sisters pinnacles,
viewed from Furber Steps ascent |
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69 -
Katoomba Falls dropping over escarpment rim alongside Furber Steps |
70 - Eroded cliff overhang
on
side path from Furber Steps |
71 -
Number 14 Hostel,
our base at Katoomba |
72 -
Cultivated specimen of Wollemi
Pine in Sydney Botanic Gardens |
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73 -
Grey-Headed Flying-Fox soaring
around Royal Sydney Botanic Gardens |
74 - Mosaic of Abel
Tasman's 1644
first mapping of Australian continent |
75 -
Legislative Assembly, Lower
House of NSW State Parliament |
76 - Legislative Council,
Upper
House of NSW State Parliament |
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77 -
Sydney Hospital Courtyard, with
nursing staff memorial fountain |
78 - Magnificently
restored interior of
Queen Victoria Building shopping mall |
79 -
Tiled floor and galleries of
tastefully restored QVB shopping mall |
80 - Sydney Opera House
against
CBD backdrop, from Manly ferry |
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81 -
Bridge and Opera House viewed
along length of Harbour from Manley ferry |
82 - Arriving by ferry
at busy Manly terminal |
83 -
Site of Uncle Jack's home
in Wentworth Street, Manly |
84 - Manly beach with surf
rolling in from Pacific on a sunny afternoon |
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85 -
Fish and chips picnic lunch
at Manly beach |
86 - View from North Head
along
length of Sydney Harbour |
87 - Unidentified
decorative shrub
growing on cliff-tops of North Head |
88 - Ritual paddle in surf
of Pacific
Ocean at Manly beach |
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89 -
Sunset over Sydney Harbour Bridge
from returning Manly ferry |
90 - Illuminated Opera
House
and
Circular Quay |
91 -
Bondi Beach, surprisingly quiet
and remarkably little surf |
92 - Tamarara Cove and
beach
viewed from coastal path |
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93 -
Bronte Beach with Pacific surf
rolling into cove |
94 - Coastal path around
headland from
Bronte, towards Waverley Cemetery |
95 -
Pounding Surf and threatening
sky over Pacific from coastal path |
96 - Afternoon tea at
Queen Victoria Building |
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97 -
Pouring rain in Sydney, with traffic
headlights reflected off wet streets |
98 - Sydney Monorail
passing high
above city traffic in Market Street |
99 -
QVB hanging clock with
animated display of British monarchs |
100 - Henry VIII and his 6
wives
portrayed on QVB hanging clock |
