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44-447: Headquarters Australian Theatre (HQAST) was established in a temporary facility at Potts Point , Sydney , in 1996 as the ADF's first operational level joint headquarters. Prior to that, ADF's offshore operations were commanded by the "environmental commands" of the three Services, also known as the "component commands": When HQAST was established in 1996, it was intended to provide the ADF with

88-406: A complete aperture synthesis with an east–west array) for fields south of declination -30 degrees. For fields near this limit the signal-to-noise ratio is lower for the first and last hour or so due to the lower gain of the system at large ' meridian arc distance' angles. The Molonglo Cross Telescope was a 408 MHz radio telescope built by Bernard Y. Mills and collaborators and operated by

132-459: A garden and is in private ownership. Tusculum, located in Manning Street, is a two-storey Regency mansion that was also designed by John Verge. His client was the merchant A. B. Spark, for whom the house was built in 1831–35. It was a twin to Rockwell House and was enlarged in the 1870s by the addition of verandahs on three sides. The first tenant was Bishop William Broughton . Kenilworth ,

176-550: A locality encompassed entirely by the suburbs of Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay. Kings Cross is a commercial area that is dominated by bars, restaurants, nightclubs, strip clubs and adult bookstores. Kings Cross railway station is situated beneath Darlinghurst Road, and the Garden Island facility of the Royal Australian Navy sits on the north end of Potts Point. The original name of the land now known as Potts Point

220-400: A popular destination for US military personnel on R&R, due chiefly to its proximity to a major naval facility. Partially as a result of this, the area attracted organised crime syndicates and developed an unsavoury reputation as Australia's drugs and prostitution capital. Dozens of hotels constructed at the time ensured that "The Cross" remained a tourism mecca well into the 1990s. In 1964,

264-403: A roughly trapezoidal shape, and at its greatest extent is no more than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long by 200 metres (660 ft) wide. The suburb's boundaries include Macleay Street to the east, Darlinghurst Road to the southeast, William Street to the south, Brougham Street and part of Cowper Wharf Roadway to the west. Kings Cross is not an officially designated suburb of Sydney, but rather

308-476: A single headquarters to command the forces of all three services when deployed on operations. The three services retained the responsibility for raising, training and sustaining their forces, but they then "force assigned" their troops to Commander Australian Theatre (COMAST) for the duration of any operational deployments. The concept was taken a step further with the establishment of Headquarters Joints Operations Command (HQJOC) in 2004. The headquarters remained in

352-471: Is Derrawunn, Dharag Language. Potts Point is named for Joseph Hyde Potts , who was employed by the Bank of New South Wales . He purchased six-and-a-half acres of harbourside land in an area then known as Woolloomooloo Hill – which he renamed Potts Point. Much of the area that today comprises Potts Point and the adjacent suburb of Elizabeth Bay, originally constituted part of a land grant to Alexander Macleay , who

396-941: Is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney . The telescope is located in Hoskinstown , near the Molonglo River and Canberra , and was constructed by modification of the east–west arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, a larger version of the Mills Cross Telescope . Construction of the original "Super Cross" telescope with 1.6-kilometre arms began in 1960 by Professor Bernard Y. Mills . It became operational in 1967. The MOST consists of two cylindrical paraboloids , 778m x 12m, separated by 15m and aligned east–west. A line feed system of 7744 circular dipoles collects

440-614: Is a collaboration between the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Information and Communications Technology Centre, and the University of Sydney. Since 2015, the telescope has been operated in a collaboration between the University of Sydney and Swinburne University of Technology. The goal is to probe

484-611: Is a complex of three blocks of flats which dates back from the original house c.1880 through to the Inter-war Free Classical style buildings of the 1920s. They are two to three stories in height with cement rendered masonry walls and terracotta tiles roofs. The 1920s wings were designed by the architectural practice of Ernest A Scott and Green (1911–1932), later known as Scott Green and Scott (1932–1947). Residents of Manar have included William Parker who served as Master in Lunacy in

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528-509: Is a small and densely populated suburb in inner-city Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Potts Point is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney . Potts Point sits on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo , west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of Darlinghurst . The suburb has

572-594: Is an underground station at Potts Point, on the Eastern Suburbs railway line of the Sydney Trains network. The area is well served by buses, with routes 200, 311, 324, and 325, and night-time routes 300 and N91, passing through Potts Point. Potts Point can be accessed on foot from Woolloomooloo . There is a number of stairways that connect the two neighbouring suburbs: Butler and Hills Stairs (103 and 24 steps, respectively), McElhone Stairs (113 steps) – also known as

616-456: Is not emitted. The two-storey main Headquarters building is located inside two security fences, one at a 100m radius from the building, the other at 500m. The complex spans in 220 hectares in total The new building was constructed by Praeco Pty Ltd, a consortium comprising Leighton Contractors and ABN AMRO , the latter selling its stake to Industry Funds Management shortly after completion of

660-535: Is sited at the telescope. Much pioneering radio astronomy was done with this telescope. The Molonglo Cross Telescope was used for a survey of the Southern sky with a resolution of 2.8 arc-min. The telescope's main research project was the Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey (SUMSS), a sensitive radio imaging survey of the southern sky at 843 MHz with similar resolution and sensitivity to

704-834: Is widely known for its impressive canopy of plane trees . Potts Point was the site of some of Australia's earliest blocks of flats, and from the 1920s through to World War II the area was intensively developed along those lines. As a result, it boasts the highest concentration of Art Deco architecture in Australia. Amongst the most notable examples are the Macleay Regis, Cahors and Franconia residential buildings in Macleay Street, and Carinthia and Carisbrooke in Springfield Avenue. Two notable Streamline Moderne buildings in Australia:

748-507: The 2016 census , there were 9,423 people in Potts Point. 38.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 3.5%, United States of America 1.6%, France 1.2% and Italy 1.2%. 54.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 1.5%, Italian 1.5% and French 1.5%. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 35.1%. Kings Cross railway station

792-569: The Square Kilometre Array telescope. Since 2003 work has proceeded on the SKA Molonglo Prototype (SKAMP) which has included fitting new wide-band feeds, low-noise amplifiers, digital filterbanks and correlator, in order to demonstrate 300- 1420 MHz continuous frequency coverage and multibeam mode operation. The new correlator is a 96 input continuum correlator using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips. This effort

836-582: The Supreme Court of New South Wales , Sir Mungo William MacCallum , Sydney Ure Smith , Sir Garfield Barwick , Senator John Ignatius Armstrong , Mary McEwen, widow of Sir John McEwen , and Mary Bailey-Tart, the only daughter of Sir Earle Page Other heritage buildings in the area include the Mansions Terrace in Bayswater Road; the terrace and townhouse group extending from 13 to 29 Challis Avenue;

880-517: The University of Sydney . It telescope consisted of a north–south arm and an east–west arm in a cross shape. Each arm was approximately one mile in length. The east–west arm was split into 88 individual elements to form the current Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope. The design of the original system owes much to pioneering radio astronomy by Grote Reber in the US and Australia, that informed Mills' work. A memorial to Reber, including some of his ashes,

924-405: The "Stairs of Doom" or "Stairs of Death" by locals – and Horderns Stairs. Potts Point has been administered by Sydney City Council since March 2004. Prior to this it was administered alternately by South Sydney Council and Sydney City Council at various periods throughout its history. Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope ( MOST )

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968-657: The ADF, were designated as "components" of HQJOC. This meant, for example, that in addition to being responsible to Chief of Army for raising, training and sustaining ground forces, the Land Commander Australia (LCAUST) was also designated the "Land Component Commander" (LCC) of HQJOC, and was responsible to CJOPS for a range of operational issues involving the Land Component of the ADF. Following an extensive review of ADF Command and Control by Major General Richard Wilson in 2005 (known as "The Wilson Review"), HQJOC

1012-672: The Australian Capital Territory, about 25 km east of Canberra city, 15 km east of Queanbeyan and 15 km south-southwest of Bungendore . It is situated just to the south of the Bombala railway line that delineates the border between New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, although access to the site is from the Kings Highway in the Kowen district via a restricted-access, Defence-owned road that passes under

1056-703: The Minerva (or Metro) Theatre and the Minerva Building are in Orwell Street. The Metro Theatre (as it was then known) was designed by Bruce Dellit and built in 1940. It was the site of the first Australian production of the musical Hair in 1970, and is heritage-listed. During the Vietnam War , the Darlinghurst Road precinct (commonly known as Kings Cross ), which straddles Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay, became

1100-568: The Rev. Ted Noffs started the Wayside Chapel , an unorthodox Methodist ministry to the Kings Cross area. It began as a small drop-in centre in a block of flats at 29 Hughes Street, and grew into a complex that occupies two blocks of flats. It is a major welfare and community centre in the area. At the turn of the 21st century, almost all of Potts Point's hotels were acquired by developers attracted by

1144-689: The area with generic signage proved more controversial and have not been implemented. Potts Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: At the 2021 census , 7,183 people were recorded living in Potts Point. 50.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 4.1%, United States of America 2.2%, France 1.4% and Thailand 1.3%. 70.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.1%, French 1.8%, Mandarin 1.2%, Italian 1.1% and Thai 1.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 50.0%, Catholic 15.7%, Not stated 13.9%, Anglican 5.6% and Buddhism 2.7%. In

1188-586: The area's proximity to transportation and amenities. By 2004 most tourist hotels had been converted or rebuilt as expensive unit developments, resulting in a rapid wider gentrification of the area and increasingly large numbers of gay residents that make up a significant portion of affluent same-sex couples in Australia although the continued presence of a number of large and small backpacker hostels in Victoria Street and surrounding streets and dozens of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and similar venues have confirmed

1232-509: The ceremony and unveiling a bronze bust of her husband. Under CJOPS, HQJOC is responsible for the command and control of all Australian Defence Force operations worldwide. This means that each of the ADF's Combined Task Forces (CTF) and Joint Task Forces (JTF), and the Australian contingents to UN peace monitoring operations, are directly subordinate to HQJOC, and their commanders report directly to CJOPS. Potts Point Potts Point

1276-694: The facility at Potts Point, and the other branches (Support, Intelligence and Air) were either located within the Russell Offices area, or divided between these three locations. In September 2007, the Minister of Defence announced that a new separate three-star position had been created for CJOPS; the VCDF position was then left to focus on more strategic matters. 35°20′39″S 149°22′32″E  /  35.34417°S 149.37556°E  / -35.34417; 149.37556 Initially named HQJOC(Bungendore), occupation of

1320-736: The facility was completed in July 2008; the first full-year payment to be A$ 39.99 million, in 2009–10. The whole-of-life nett present cost to Defence for the provision by Praeco of the buildings, infrastructure and services over the 30-year term is A$ 572 million. Praeco commenced construction in November 2006, with completion in July 2008. The Baker Complex was officially named the General John Baker Complex and opened by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 7 March 2009, with Mrs Baker joining various officials for

1364-404: The facility. The contract deed between Defence and Praeco covers the capital cost of the buildings and infrastructure for the facility, and the cost of providing a range of contracted services such as access control, cleaning, administrative support, waste removal and maintenance services over the 30-year contract term. Defence has contracted to pay Praeco an Annual Service Payment, commencing when

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1408-614: The group of Late Victorian terraces from 1–13 Kellett Street; the gazebo in HMAS Kuttabul ; and Bomera and Tarana on the corner of Wylde Street and Cowper Wharf Roadway. These buildings are all listed on the Register of the National Estate. In 1871, Edmund Blacket built Stramshall in Macleay Street for the Hordern family of merchants. Thomas Rowe made further additions in 1877. The house

1452-488: The high point of the suburb's ridge line. Several of these survive (albeit much hemmed in by later buildings), including Rockwall and Tusculum . Rockwall, located in Rockwall Crescent, is a two-storey (plus cellar) sandstone villa with five bays and a verandah that encircles the house. It was one of the earlier homes designed by architect John Verge and was built from 1831 to 1837. It is the only one of these which has

1496-420: The northern NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS). SUMSS is now complete, and digital images and a source catalogue are available online. After a five-year break in which analog equipment was upgraded the observatory is now used to detect fast radio bursts and do research on pulsars . The equipment for fast radio burst detection is called UTMOST. MOST is being used to develop technology for the Australian site of

1540-482: The permanent headquarters near Kowen, Australian Capital Territory, commenced in early December 2008, and subsequently all 550 staff from all branches have collocated in the one purpose-built facility, (named the "General John Baker Complex"), along with the Headquarters of the Special Operations Commander Australia (SOCOM/SOCAUST). The Baker Complex is located adjacent to the Kowen district of

1584-425: The radio transient sky in real time, monitoring pulsars and magnetars, and searching for Fast Radio Bursts. The telescope sensitivity was improved by a refit of receiver technologies on one of its arms (in the east–west direction), and presently (late 2020) the north–south arm is being fitted out with significantly improved receivers as well. This will allow Fast Radio Bursts and similar radio transients to be located on

1628-614: The railway line. The site is part of NSW but is part of the ACT defence district, its postal address is 'Canberra, ACT', and staff adhere to ACT public holidays. A secondary entrance road also provides access to the site from the Captains Flat road. The site is about 4 km north-west from the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope , and particular arrangements were needed at the complex so that electrical interference

1672-509: The same temporary facility at Potts Point, but the commander was re-designated Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) and raised from two-star to three-star rank level. Instead of creating a new three-star position, the Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) was initially dual-hatted as VCDF and CJOPS. The environmental commands, and a number of other operational level headquarters' elements across

1716-406: The signal and feeds 176 preamplifiers and 88 IF amplifiers. The telescope is steered by mechanical rotation of the cylindrical paraboloids about their long axis, and by phasing the feed elements along the arms. The feed elements were decommissioned in 2018 so that the telescope began to operate in transit mode only. Prior to this, the `alt-alt' system could follow a field for ± 6 hours (necessary for

1760-474: The suburb's role as one of Sydney's leading entertainment precincts. From 2003 to 2004, the City of Sydney undertook a major streetscape upgrade centred on Darlinghurst Road and the southern part of Macleay Street, involving footpath-widening, roadside tree-plantings and the installation of new paving, street furniture and lighting. Plans to force the replacement of historic neon shopfront and awning signage on strip clubs and other adult commercial premises in

1804-410: Was built on land that was originally part of the 1831 grant to Thomas Barker and was once a neighbour Barker's house, Rosyln Hall. The Roslyn Hall estate was subdivided into seven lots in 1860 and Roslyn Street was created. Around 1869, Kenilworth was built for Henry Williams. It remained in the hands of its original family until 1944 when it was sold to St Luke's Hospital. Manar, in Macleay Street,

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1848-585: Was later known as Jenner House and was taken over by the Department of Defence, who sold it to the horse breeder Tony Peterson in 1998. Peterson sold the house for $ 15 million in 2009. It was listed by the National Trust in 1967. Most of the other mansions, such as Orwell, have survived only as street names . The area also boasts many fine Victorian-era terraces. These are chiefly located along Victoria Street, which bisects Potts Point from north to south, and

1892-478: Was re-structured and increased its staffing nearly fivefold in January 2007. It was officially designated as "HQJOC (Transitional)" for the two-year period 2007–2008 while awaiting the construction of a new purpose-built facility at Kowen , about half-way between Bungendore and Queanbeyan to the east of Canberra . The most significant changes to the headquarters during this period were: Operations Branch remained at

1936-522: Was the New South Wales Colonial Secretary from 1826 to 1837, and for whom Macleay Street is named. NSW Judge Advocate, John Wylde (for whom Wylde Street is named) was another 19th-century public servant who owned land in the area. Potts Point is mentioned in the poem William Street by notable Australian poet Henry Lawson . The area was further subdivided after Macleay's time, and a number of grand Georgian mansions were built along

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