36-598: Bungaree , or Boongaree ( c. 1775 – 24 November 1830), born presumably in the Rocky Point area, New South Wales , was an Aboriginal Australian from the Darug people of the Broken Bay north of Sydney , who was known as an explorer, entertainer, and Aboriginal community leader. He is also significant in that he was the first person to be recorded as an Australian , and the first Australian-born person to circumnavigate
72-820: A breastplate inscribed "BOONGAREE – Chief of the Broken Bay Tribe – 1815". Bungaree was also known by the titles "King of Port Jackson" and "King of the Blacks", with his principal wife, Cora Gooseberry , known as his queen. Bungaree continued his association with exploratory voyages when he accompanied Captain Phillip Parker King to north-western Australia in 1817 in the Mermaid , amongst other things giving advice on which plants were safe to eat. Captain Faddei Bellingshausen referred to Bungaree's welcoming visit to
108-520: A four-hour period through the use of three 60-inch (1,500 mm) centrifugal pumps (each with a discharge capacity around 70,500 imperial gallons (320,000 L; 84,700 US gal) per minute). The hammerhead crane was built between 1944 and 1951 on the Fitting Out Wharf at Garden Island. The electrically powered crane had a radius of 131 feet (40 m) and a total height of 203 feet (62 m). The electrical and mechanical equipment
144-570: A midshipman from the Reliance ) on a coastal survey in the sloop Norfolk as an interpreter, guide and negotiator with local indigenous groups. Despite the lack of a common language, indigenous people persistently sought out Bungaree to speak to rather than Flinders, and his mediation skills were greatly appreciated by the Europeans with whom he shared the ship. In 1799, to reach an agreement with local people in one particular situation, Bungaree gave them
180-471: A popular subject for portrait painters, with eighteen portraits and half a dozen incidental appearances in wider landscapes or groupings of figures. His were among the first full-length oil portraits to be painted in the colony, and the first to be published as a lithograph . Rocky Point, New South Wales Rocky Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales , Australia. It
216-543: A sandstone rock on the site are believed to be the oldest colonial graffiti in Australia, comprising the letters "FM 1788," representing Frederick Meredith who served as Sirius ' steward. On 7 September 1811, ownership of Garden Island was declared to have transferred to the Governor's estate with produce dedicated for the exclusive use of Government House. The transfer had practical effect but due to an administrative error it
252-465: A separate facility to Garden Island, the two names are often referred to interchangeably. Garden Island was originally an island in Sydney Harbour , but extension of the base and the construction of a dry dock in the channel between the island and the mainland have resulted in its connection to the mainland shore at Potts Point from the 1940s. The wharves of the naval base now stretch the length of
288-455: A spear and a spear thrower as gifts, showing them how to use them. It is referred to by Bronwen Douglas as a "cross-cultural act, signifying a reciprocal rather than a hierarchical relationship and challenging the reified notion of 'cross-cultural' as contact between opposed, homogenized 'cultures'", adding that "the Moreton Bay people probably took Bungaree for the leader of the expedition and
324-465: Is an inner-city locality of Sydney , Australia, and the location of a major Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base. It is located to the north-east of the Sydney central business district and juts out into Port Jackson , immediately to the north of the suburb of Potts Point . Used for government and naval purposes since the earliest days of the colony of Sydney, it was originally a completely-detached island but
360-632: Is open to the public and formerly contained the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre museum, which was closed permanently in 2021, and an outdoor heritage precinct. Immediately south and above Garden Island on the Potts Point ridgeline is HMAS Kuttabul , the RAN's major administrative, training and logistics support establishment for the Sydney area. Although HMAS Kuttabul is administratively
396-619: Is part of the Central Coast Council local government area . It has a covering an area of 0.127 square kilometres. Rocky Point has a recorded population of 262 (2021) residents and is within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia. Rocky Point marks the northern flank of Minnie Water's stretch of beach This Central Coast geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Garden Island, New South Wales Garden Island
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#1732859098545432-469: The Canberra -class amphibious warfare ships. The Hammerhead Crane was the largest crane in the southern hemisphere on completion, and as of 2005, was still the largest crane in Australia. At the time of its demolition, it was only 15 cranes of that style worldwide. Removal was completed by November 2014, with some components preserved for heritage purposes. There is a tunnel system under Garden Island that
468-530: The Sydney Harbour Bridge ), with Potts Point chosen as the cheapest location. The dock itself was built by the reclamation of 30 acres (12 ha) of land, connecting Garden Island to the mainland. By September 1944, work had been completed to the stage where initial flooding tests could occur. On 2 March 1945, the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious underwent an emergency docking: although
504-453: The Australian mainland. When Bungaree moved to the growing settlement of Sydney in the 1790s, he established himself as a well-known identity able to move between his own people and the newcomers. He joined the crew of HMS Reliance on a trip to Norfolk Island in 1798, during which he impressed Matthew Flinders . In 1798 he accompanied Flinders (and his brother, Samuel Ward Flinders,
540-451: The British battleship HMS Anson ; the 45,360-ton displacement warship is the largest vessel to use the dock. The dock is 1,139 feet 5 inches (347.29 m) long, with a width of 147 feet 7.5 inches (44.996 m). The dock is 45 feet (14 m) deep at spring tide . When filled, the dock has a capacity of 50,000,000 imperial gallons (230,000,000 L; 60,000,000 US gal). The dock can be drained in
576-713: The Governor's Domain, and were given rations, with Bungaree described as 'in the last stages of human infirmity'. He died at Garden Island on 24 November 1830 and was buried in Rose Bay . Obituaries of him were carried in the Sydney Gazette and The Australian . By the end of his life, he had become a familiar sight in colonial Sydney , dressed in a succession of military and naval uniforms that had been given to him. His distinctive outfits and notoriety within colonial society, as well as his gift for humour and mimicry, especially his impressions of past and present governors, made him
612-484: The Russian exploration ship Vostok in 1820. Bungaree spent the rest of his life ceremonially welcoming visitors to Australia, educating people about Aboriginal culture (especially boomerang throwing), and soliciting tribute, especially from ships visiting Sydney. He was also influential within his own community, taking part in corroborees , trading in fish, and helping to keep the peace. In 1828, he and his clan moved to
648-582: The conning tower from one of the Japanese midget submarines that attacked Sydney Harbour in 1942 . The heritage precinct is isolated from the mainland by the naval and dockyard facilities, with public access limited to the Sydney Ferries service between Circular Quay and Double Bay , with the Garden Island ferry wharf at the north end of the island. Private pre-booked bus groups are allowed to transit through
684-470: The defence contractor Thales Australia , a part of the international Thales Group . They are used to service naval and civilian vessels. The various wharves that line Garden Island remain under the control of the navy and are used as the home port facilities for about half the Royal Australian Navy's major ships. The wharves on the western side of the island have sufficient depth of water to berth
720-517: The drydock was not due to open for another three weeks, the advanced state of building made the docking possible. The Captain Cook Graving Dock was formally opened by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in his role as the Governor-General of Australia , with the ribbon cutting performed by the bow of the frigate HMAS Lachlan . During the first year of operations, the drydock received
756-635: The eastern side of Woolloomooloo Bay, from the suburb of Woolloomooloo to the end of the original island. 'Bayinguwa’ is the First Nations name for a small island at the end of Woolloomooloo Bay in Port Jackson Harbour. - It was renamed Garden Island in 1788 after it was planted in the first months of European settlement in Australia, to serve as a kitchen-garden by officers and crew of the First Fleet vessel HMS Sirius . Initials carved into
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#1732859098545792-538: The existing capability at a new location (a 2013 defence white paper estimated a cost of over $ 6 billion, although naval personnel stated that this did not include the creation of support facilities like the graving dock, or relocating supporting companies and industries like Thales). Most of the potential locations for a replacement base would require large-scale, ongoing dredging works to allow access to large naval ships, and have narrow access channels which could be easily blocked in wartime. The first naval buildings on
828-488: The largest United States Navy aircraft carriers. The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre was opened in 2005 and is the official museum of the Royal Australian Navy. It is located in the Public Access Precinct of Garden Island: a section at the northern end of the island opened in 2002 that includes several heritage buildings and structures, historical relics, and naval monuments. The museum's exhibits include
864-830: The naval base and dockyard to the heritage precinct under strict conditions. Various workshops and other buildings on the island are under the control of the nearby HMAS Kuttabul naval base and are used for training and other logistical purposes. Since 2000 the global cruising industry has been building a number of very large ships, some of which were too large to berth at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay , although modifications were made in 2014 to accommodate some larger vessels. Some large ships are permitted to berth at Garden Island's naval wharves, initially on an ad-hoc basis, followed in 2012 by an agreement to permit three cruise ships to berth per year. There have been calls for increased cruise ship access to
900-472: The naval wharves, with some suggesting that the RAN should relocate entirely. Replacing the naval base with a cruise ship terminal would also free up the island to be redeveloped as harbourfront residential housing. The RAN and the Department of Defence have opposed these proposals due to the security risks and loss of capability the increased civilian presence would bring, and the enormous cost of replicating
936-433: The nearest sizable naval graving dock was at Singapore Naval Base ; an 8,000-nautical-mile (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) round trip for a potentially damaged warship. Consequently, in 1938, the Australian cabinet approved the idea of building a large naval graving dock. The cost of construction was predicted at around A£ 3 million. A far cheaper alternative, a second-hand floating drydock being sold by Southern Railway
972-416: The sailors, by taking off his clothes and speaking to people, despite being in territory unknown to himself. In his memoirs, Flinders wrote of Bungaree's "good disposition and open and manly conduct" and his kindness to the ship's cat, Trim . In 1815, Governor Lachlan Macquarie dubbed Bungaree "Chief of the Broken Bay Tribe" and presented him with 15 acres (61,000 m) of land on George's Head as well as
1008-606: The site were minor structures, but in the 1880s the Admiralty (with financial incentives from the Government of New South Wales) began to invest more heavily in the site as a base for the Royal Navy in the southern hemisphere. A number of sizeable buildings were constructed (several designed by James Barnet ) providing accommodation, office space, stores of various kinds and a sizeable steam engineering factory. These were later taken over by
1044-457: The white men for his followers". Bungaree was recruited by Flinders to accompany him on his circumnavigation of Australia in Investigator , between 1801 and 1803. Flinders was the cartographer of the first complete map of Australia, filling in the gaps left by previous cartographic expeditions, and was the most prominent advocate for naming the continent "Australia". Flinders noted that Bungaree
1080-441: Was "a worthy and brave fellow" who, on a number of occasions, saved the expedition. Bungaree was the only indigenous Australian on the ship and, as such, played a vital diplomatic role as the expedition made its way around the coast, overcoming considerable language barriers in places. According to historian Keith Vincent , Bungaree chose the role as a go-between, and was often able to mollify indigenous people who were about to attack
1116-568: Was considered early on. Despite the A£175,000 cost, the acquisition was opposed by Admiral Ragnar Colvin , as it would be expensive and difficult to maintain, would be unable to accommodate the draught of ships being acquired for the RAN, and would be incredibly risky to tow from England to Australia. Three sites were considered (one in Adelaide, and two in Sydney Harbour: Potts Point or near
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1152-490: Was joined to the Potts Point shoreline by major land reclamation work during World War II . Today, Garden Island forms a major part of the RAN's Fleet Base East . It includes active dockyards (including the Captain Cook Graving Dock), naval wharves and a naval heritage and museum precinct. Approximately half of the major fleet units of the RAN use the wharves as their home port. The northern tip of Garden Island
1188-508: Was last used in 1996. In August 2013, the Federal Government announced the removal of the hammerhead crane, at an estimated cost of $ 10.3 million. Other options, such as preserving the crane as a heritage structure and tourist attraction, restoring it to working order, or converting it to a new purpose, were ruled out due to cost and the risk to security at the naval base. The removal was also seen as necessary to free up wharf space for
1224-494: Was not formally registered, leaving the land in the legal ownership of the Navy, which successfully sought its return in 1866. Sandstone fortifications, built on the island during the 1820s to protect Sydney from a much-feared Russian attack, also survive. Garden Island also boasts what is claimed to be Australia's first lawn tennis court. Built in 1880, it is still in use, although the lawn was replaced in 1960. Prior to World War II,
1260-480: Was once used by the Royal Australian Navy. Within this tunnel system was a power station, offices and air raid shelters. This tunnel complex also had a command centre. Other tunnels also exist which headed further in towards Kings Cross. The island also has a pit that was built in the 1800s and was used as a storage facility in case the island was ever attacked. The entrance to this pit has now been sealed. The dockyard facilities are today leased to and operated by
1296-457: Was sourced from England, while the steel frame was fabricated in Sydney. Although officially declared completed in January 1952, the crane was operational from March 1951. The crane's primary purpose was the removal and installation of warship gun turrets , although it was regularly used for other machinery and loads, and had a lifting capacity of up to 250 tonnes (250 long tons; 280 short tons). It
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