27-594: MV Lady Cutler was a Lady-class ferry on Sydney Harbour services for 22 years. Retired from Sydney ferry service in 1991, she has since been refurbished and now operates tours on Port Phillip , Melbourne . MV Lady Cutler was the first of the Lady Class ferries built between 1968 and 1969 for the Sydney Harbour Transport Board to operate in Sydney Harbour . She was of double-ended design with
54-557: A capacity for 590 passengers. With a length of 38.66 m (126.8 ft) and beam of 9.3 m (31 ft), her tonnage is 404 GRT . Lady Cutler is powered by an 8-cylinder MWM turbo diesel producing 510bhp and driving a single propeller at each end. The ferry was launched on 10 August 1968 at the State Dockyard , Newcastle and named after Lady Helen Cutler , wife of the 32nd Governor of New South Wales , Roden Cutler . Lady Cutler entered service on 8 October 1968 and
81-427: A range-sighting post, four ammunition storage bunkers and a fortified outhouse. This location has been the site of erosion and geo-technical instability. It may be subject to natural rockfalls as the erosion process continues. From 1934, defence facilities were installed on the headland but were wound down in 1945. From 1953, there was a School of Artillery , which used the former defence facilities. The harbour reserve
108-408: A rustic historic setting. Many of the inscriptions on the local sandstone outcrops record the names and reasons why previous colonial and latter occupants found themselves in such a place. The buildings remain much as they had been in a former age and provided an opportunity for air-travel 'patients' to become acquainted with a unique collection of historic ephemera. In 1970 the then Officer-in-Charge at
135-827: A salmon farm tender vessel. In 2010, it was sold to a citizen of Tin Can Bay for use as a houseboat. Lady Wakehurst was sold to Auckland in 1997, before returning to Sydney in 2001. It briefly returned to the Manly run in 2006 when chartered by Sydney Ferries . It moved to the Solomon Islands in 2011. Lady Street was withdrawn in October 2002. and was sold in December 2004 to be broken up with her scrapping being completed at Goat Island in 2007 Lady Northcott and Lady Herron were removed from service in October 2017. In 2020 Lady Northcott
162-406: Is a class of ferry that were operated by Harbour City Ferries and its predecessors on Sydney Harbour . The term 'Lady class' was also used to describe five wooden-hulled double-ended ferries that were operated on Sydney Harbour, from the 1910s to the early 1970s. In late 1967, the Sydney Harbour Transport Board placed an order for three ferries with the State Dockyard , Newcastle . Continuing
189-539: Is lawful. It then loops around the headland, passing Hornby Lighthouse, its lightkeepers' cottages, and several gun emplacements from the end of the 19th century. HMAS Watson , the Royal Australian Navy training base, is also located at South Head. Middle Head is a headland between North Head and South Head, beside Middle Harbour . It is part of Sydney Harbour National Park. Middle Head has an extensive network of defence fortifications and tunnels, including
216-471: The River Derwent , not returning until November 1977. In the 1990s, the first three were withdrawn and placed in store at Rozelle Bay . A deal to sell them to Hong Kong fell through. Today, Lady Cutler and Lady McKell operate as cruise vessels on Port Phillip , the latter having had one wheelhouse removed and renamed Victoria Star . Lady Woodward was sold to Tasmania and converted for use as
243-812: The State Dockyard. Following a fire that gutted the South Steyne in August 1974, the Lady Wakehurst and Lady Northcott were pressed into on the Manly service after having their bows built up to contend with the rougher conditions while crossing Sydney Heads and extra gangway openings cut into the upper deck. Following the Tasman Bridge disaster , Lady Wakehurst was sent to Hobart in January 1975 to operate services on
270-653: The Sydney Ferries cream colour and have yet to be repainted. Since her repaint, the Lady Northcott has operated harbour cruises for events such as New Year's and Vivid. On the 25th of January , Lady Northcott was renamed Wirawi , the Aboriginal word for woman. The rename was accompanied by traditional Aboriginal ceremonies and celebrations. In May 2023 after being stored in Tin Can Bay for around 12 years, Lady Woodward
297-479: The colony by ship. Soon after Federation the Commonwealth Government initiated a major building and infrastructure program which also remains largely intact today. This program included similar, but smaller, quarantine stations around Australian ports, of which North Head is the only remaining example. This site dealt with major shipping-related epidemic outbreaks which took place up until the 1940s. As such,
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#1732881349074324-631: The development of modern antibiotics). South Head is a headland, part of Sydney Harbour National Park, to the north of the suburb of Watsons Bay . A twenty-minute foreshore walk on the South Head Heritage Trail offers dramatic views of Middle Head, Manly, North Head and the Tasman Sea. Starting at the delightful Camp Cove Beach, an 1870s cobblestone path leads first to Lady Bay (also known as Lady Jane) Beach, one of three in Sydney where nude bathing
351-474: The mid-to-late-1800s until the 1980s. From 1828, Spring Cove, on the western side of North Head, was used to quarantine new arrivals to Sydney to minimise the spread of communicable diseases such as cholera , smallpox and whooping cough , amongst other communicable diseases. In 1832, the whole area of North Head was set aside for a quarantine station. A permanent quarantine facility was set up in 1837 and continued to operate until 1984. The buildings and site
378-703: The north; South Head and Dunbar Head are to the south; and Middle Head, Georges Head, and Chowder Head are to the west and within the harbour. The Heads are contained within the Sydney Harbour National Park . Some features located on the heads are heritage-listed on the Australian National Heritage List ; such as the Hornby Lighthouse , located on South Head, Australia's third-oldest lighthouse; Macquarie Lighthouse , Australia's first lighthouse, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to
405-416: The quarantine complex represents one of the most complete collection of buildings, equipment and a setting showing how life was lived among the struggles and successes in public health of Australia's past. After 1945 the requirements for quarantine changed to small air-travel family groups serving periods of observation due to a lack of required inoculations. To these groups the site provided a scenic haven in
432-513: The site. There are still remains of the gun emplacements and artificial tunnels used by the army, many of which can be seen by the public or on guided tours. Also located on North Head is the Australian Institute of Police Management, housed in a secure compound which has been the 'Seamen's Quarters' of the quarantine station, a place where sailors with acquired STIs were treated and securely confined behind high sandstone walls (prior to
459-443: The south on Dunbar Head; and the former Quarantine Station on North Head. North Head is a headland south-east of the suburb of Manly . It is part of Sydney Harbour National Park. The headland is a promontory of sandstone and is 3.85 square kilometres (1.49 sq mi) in area. The heritage-listed former Quarantine Station is located on North Head and is one of the few facilities that operated in each state of Australia from
486-691: The station, Herbert Lavaring, was awarded a Queens Birthday Honors Award (BEM) for his efforts in keeping the historic site preserved while also creating a practical, enriching environment for patients and the public to enjoy. The steam-powered laundry and fumigation autoclaves are a unique collection of industrial technology from the past; they provide an insight into the technology required to deal with combating hygiene-related and other readily communicable diseases in an age before antibiotics and vaccinations. In 1975, Vietnamese refugees were housed there, and in 1975 and 1976, Cyclone Tracy victims from Darwin, Northern Territory were also housed there. The station
513-562: The steelwork on her hull and superstructure was replaced. Work was sporadic and stopped in 2004, awaiting more venture capital to bring her back into survey as a cruise ship operating in Port Phillip and the Port of Melbourne . Jeff Gordon bought the vessel in 2007, providing the funds to complete the project. The deck steelwork was replaced and her steering and engine controls were reinstated. In June 2007 Lady Cutler sailed to Portland , where she
540-617: The tradition of naming ferries after the wives of the Governors of New South Wales , Lady Cutler was launched on 10 August 1968 and arrived in Sydney on 19 September 1968. It was followed in 1970 by Lady Woodward and Lady McKell . These two differed from Lady Cutler in having reverse sloped wheelhouses. In 1974/75, two enlarged versions were built by Carrington Slipways , Lady Wakehurst and Lady Northcott . These were followed in 1979 by Lady Street and Lady Herron that were built at
567-537: Was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999, the entire 277-hectare (680-acre) North Head site to the Australian National Heritage List on 12 May 2006, and now forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park . The site contains the remnants of Colonial New South Wales period buildings and equipment which were the best available means of combating major contagious diseases and hygiene-related conditions brought to
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#1732881349074594-419: Was donated to Aboriginal Cruise company Tribal Warrior and sailed from Newcastle to Sydney , on the 26th of September 2022, under her own power after works were completed to get her back into service. After returning to Sydney, Lady Northcott was painted in a full black livery with traditional Aboriginal art decorating the superstructure. Other parts of the vessel including the funnel and masts are still in
621-637: Was established in 1979. The School of Artillery relocated to Puckapunyal army base in Victoria in 1998, but an artillery museum remained on the headland. In 2001, the site was passed to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust for management. In 2010 the artillery collection was moved to The Army Museum Bandiana in Bandiana , Victoria ; the Trust plans to establish an exhibition on the defence of Sydney on
648-461: Was finally closed in 1984 and the management of the site passed to the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service . The facility is now a tourist facility and part of the former Quarantine Station may be leased for accommodation. The nearby Inner North Head clifftops have many inscriptions from the quarantine period as well as the remnants of 1940s coastal defenses in the form of two gun sites,
675-539: Was scrapped. Lady Herron was broken up for scrap between April and May 2024 after a lack of interest was shown in purchasing the vessel for reuse. [REDACTED] Media related to Lady ferry class at Wikimedia Commons Sydney Heads The Sydney Heads (also simply known as the Heads ) are a series of headlands that form the 2 km (1.2 mi) wide entrance to Sydney Harbour in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. North Head and Quarantine Head are to
702-577: Was slipped and her hull surveyed. On the return voyage she encountered gale-force winds and large seas in the Bass Strait . Her engine broke down and she was towed to her berth. She completed her refurbishment in Melbourne in December 2007 and the following month was recommissioned by Lady Joan Cutler, Sir Roden Cutler's 2nd wife. Lady Cutler entered service as a tourist and party boat, branded as Melbourne Showboat . Lady-class ferry The Lady class
729-610: Was soon followed by sister ships, Lady Woodward and Lady McKell . For over twenty years she served the various routes within Sydney Harbour, but in 1991 she suffered engine and hull problems and was laid up in Rozelle Bay until offered for sale the following year. She was sold to Hong Kong interests in 1996, along with her sister ships, but the deal fell through. In 1998 she was sold to Ron Morrison and then to Shannon Harper, leaving Port Jackson for Melbourne . In Melbourne, much of
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