38-564: St Thomas Rest Park , located in West Street, Crows Nest, New South Wales is the site of the first cemetery on Sydney's North Shore . It is the largest park in the densely populated Crows Nest area. The land that now contains the St Thomas' cemetery site was granted, in 1821, to Edward Wollstonecraft . The land for the cemetery was donated to the Anglican Parish of St Leonards in 1845 by
76-602: A colonnade for public access, in exchange for the development extending further towards the foreshore. The resulting development of Bennelong Apartments (nicknamed by critics as The Toaster ), and is criticised for it positioning and for obscuring views of the Sydney Opera House, from the main pedestrian approach. In 2019, several property developments underway by the private sector in the area, including: Quay Quarter Sydney by AMP Capital, Opera Residences, One Circular Quay by Yuhu Group, Circular Quay Tower by Lendlease, and
114-570: A major bus terminus for many bus routes. In March 1995, the road on the eastern side of Circular Quay which served as a bus layover was closed and converted into a pedestrian zone. A redesign of CBD bus services in October 2015 reduced the number of bus routes serving Circular Quay. In 2019, the CBD and South East Light Rail to Kingsford and Randwick opened with a terminus in Alfred Street. Circular Quay
152-454: A timber-framed wharf called "Hospital Wharf", the first public wharf of the colony (later renamed King's Wharf and Queen's Wharf). Late 18th-century Scottish constitutional reformer Thomas Muir was sentenced to transportation to Sydney for sedition, and had a cottage on what is now Circular Quay. Thomas Muir escaped from the colony in 1796 aboard an American brig, the Otter . The eastern side of
190-734: Is Warrung , meaning "Little Child". The first people to occupy the area now known as Sydney were Aboriginal Australians . Radiocarbon dating suggests that they lived in and around Sydney for at least 30,000 years. In an archaeological dig in Parramatta , Western Sydney , it was found that the Aboriginals used charcoal , stone tools and possibly ancient campfires. Near Penrith , a far western suburb of Sydney, numerous Aboriginal stone tools were found in Cranebrook Terraces gravel sediments having dates of 45,000 to 50,000 years BP. Prior to
228-522: Is a harbour , former working port and now international passenger shipping terminal, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia, on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove , between Bennelong Point and The Rocks . It is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney . The Circular Quay area
266-459: Is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It is also part of the North Sydney region, 5 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of North Sydney Council . Crows Nest was originally part of a 524-acre (2.12 km ) land grant made to Edward Wollstonecraft in 1821. The grant extended from the site of
304-552: Is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the main congregation points for Sydney New Year's Eve . Circular Quay is also the home of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and the City of Sydney Library in the heritage-listed Customs House . Sydney Writers Walk – a series of plaques commemorating writers with some connection to Sydney –
342-542: Is a popular neighbourhood for tourism and consists of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. It hosts a number of ferry wharves, bus stops, and a railway station. Often referred to as the "gateway to Sydney", the precinct has views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House and is a common location for viewing Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks. The Aboriginal name for Circular Quay
380-420: The 2021 census was 36. 36.0% of people were in the 25-39 year age group, compared to 21.5% nationally. The most common ancestries were English 32.9%, Australian 24.5%, Irish 12.5%, Chinese 10.9% and Scottish 10.4%. Crows Nest is a significant commercial district which is noted for its variety of shops and restaurants . It is centred on the junction of five main roads about 1 kilometre north by northwest of
418-701: The 2021 census , there were 4,974 residents in Crows Nest. 57.0% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, China 3.1%, India 2.3% and Japan 1.8%. 71.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Cantonese 2.9%, Japanese 2.1%, Spanish 1.8% and French 1.3%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 49.7% and Catholic 20.7%, Anglican 8.0%, 5.1% of residents did not state their religion, and 2.9% practised Buddhism. The median age recorded at
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#1732863277357456-479: The Sydney Opera House was completed at the northeastern end of Sydney Cove. Between 1971 and 1989, Colonial Mutual Life acquired land along Circular Quay for a large scale development. The initial design caused significant controversy around the country, including intervention by the Prime Minister, Paul Keating , and internationally. A revised 1992 design had the developer reducing building height and providing
494-492: The 1880s) still stand at the Pacific Highway entrance to the school. Berry died at Crows Nest House on 30 November 1873. Crows Nest has some heritage-listed sites, including: St Thomas Rest Park , located in West Street, was originally the cemetery of St Thomas's Church. It was the first burial ground established on Sydney's north shore. The land for the cemetery was donated to the Anglican Parish of St Leonards in 1845 by
532-650: The Rest Park. An interpretive history trail provides 24-hour access to historical information. The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave , of an Australian Army officer, Capt. Richard Gordon Dibbs. The Park contains the headstones of thirteen members of four generations of the Dibbs family, the oldest being Sophia Elizabeth Dibbs, born in Sydney in 1809, and mother of George Dibbs (grandson of George Dibbs, below) of World War II . Crows Nest, New South Wales Crows Nest
570-462: The Sandstone Hotels precinct by Pontiac Group. In addition, the Sydney Opera House is undergoing its largest renewal project since its opening. Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry , rail and bus interchange. The Cahill Expressway is a prominent feature of the quay, running from the east, over the elevated railway station to join the Sydney Harbour Bridge in
608-411: The advantage of a railway line. With the absence of commercial shipping, the harbour became increasingly used for passenger transport. The first ferry wharf was built on the southern shore in 1879. From the 1890s, ferry terminals came to dominate the harbour, and Circular Quay became the hub of the Sydney ferry network. The Sydney Harbour Trust was formed in 1900. Circular Quay was also a tram hub. It
646-399: The appearance of Circular Quay was dramatically changed with the construction of a railway viaduct, and later the elevated Cahill Expressway above the viaduct, across the southern shore of the cove. Circular Quay railway station was opened on 20 January 1956 and the elevated Cahill Expressway was officially opened on 24 March 1958. The construction of the viaduct led to the demolition of
684-592: The arrival of the British there were 4,000 to 8,000 native people in the Sydney area from as many as 29 different clans. Sydney Cove from Port Jackson to Petersham was inhabited by the Cadigal clan. The principal language groups were Darug , Guringai , and Dharawal . The earliest Europeans to visit the area noted that the indigenous people were conducting activities such as camping and fishing, using trees for bark and food, collecting shells, and cooking fish. The Eora are
722-637: The bridge and Opera House. The wharf complex hosts five commuter ferry wharves and is the terminus for all public ferry routes in Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River other than the Mortlake Ferry between Mortlake and Putney . Circular Quay was formerly a large tram terminus and interchange. As many Sydney bus routes follow the previous tram lines, the tram terminus in Alfred Street became
760-538: The central harbour for Sydney, the Customs House was built on the southern shore in 1844–1845. During the construction of Circular Quay, the eastern side of the cove was used as a quarry and housed construction works. After the governor's residence was moved up the hill to the present Government House in the 1840s and 1850s, Macquarie Street was extended north through the Governor's Domain to Fort Macquarie . This led to
798-454: The coastal Aboriginals of the Sydney district. The name Eora simply means "here" or "from this place", and was used by local Aboriginals to describe to the British where they came from. The Cadigal band are the traditional inhabitants of the Sydney CBD area, and their territory south of Port Jackson stretched from South Head to Petersham. Sydney Cove , on which Circular Quay is located, was
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#1732863277357836-447: The cove remained largely uninhabited in the early years of the colony; one notable inhabitant was Bennelong , after whom the adjacent Bennelong Point and Bennelong Apartments are named. In the early 19th century, the entire eastern shore of Circular Quay was part of the Governor's Domain , though some commercial activity developed along the shoreline. The western shore, being adjacent to the original settlement now known as The Rocks ,
874-402: The cove. East Circular Quay was redeveloped from the 1950s with the replacement of wool stores with modernist commercial buildings. The Sydney height limit was increased from 46 to 279 metres (150 to 915 ft) in 1959, and a number of Sydney's first skyscrapers were built around Circular Quay. The AMP Building on the southern shore was Sydney's tallest building when completed in 1962. In 1973,
912-459: The development of the area between the street and the shore into a commercial working wharf dominated by the wool trade, while the eastern side of the street remained part of the Domain. This part of Macquarie Street became known as the "wool store" end. Wool and bond stores and warehouses appeared on the site. The historic "Moore Steps" was built in 1868 as a passage between two wool stores, leading from
950-512: The grounds of the Rest Park. In 1967 the Cemetery was handed over to North Sydney Council by an Act of Parliament granting the area as 'community land' and allowing its conversion from a cemetery into a Rest Park. The new park opened in 1974. The sexton's cottage, dating from around 1850, was restored and opened as a museum in 1985. Many monuments and headstones are located within the sandstone-edged historic precincts while others are scattered around
988-551: The old Maritime Services Board building on the south-western shore. A replacement was constructed further north in 1940, and is today the Museum of Contemporary Art . Further north, the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal was built in 1958–1960 to accommodate the increasing number of passengers arriving by ship. The building was renovated in 1988, 2000 and 2014. Large liners and cruise ships often dock here, their size dominating
1026-529: The original site of Crows Nest House. The Warringah Freeway runs along the northern border of Crows Nest and the Pacific Highway is a major road along the western border. Crows Nest railway station is a Sydney Metro station part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest line, opened 19 August, 2024. 33°49′34″S 151°12′18″E / 33.82613°S 151.20505°E / -33.82613; 151.20505 Circular Quay Circular Quay
1064-457: The present day Crows Nest to Wollstonecraft . Edward Wollstonecraft built a cottage, the 'Crow's Nest' and, according to his business partner Alexander Berry , chose the name "on account of its elevated and commanding position". Berry later built a more substantial Crow's Nest House on the estate in 1850, taking the name of the earlier cottage. This site is now the site of North Sydney Demonstration School . The gates of Crows Nest House (added in
1102-479: The prominent landowner and merchant, Alexander Berry , whose wife Elizabeth had inherited it on the death of her brother Edward Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft had died in 1832 and was buried in the Devonshire Street Cemetery . His remains were later moved to a tomb constructed in the St Thomas' Cemetery by Alexander Berry for his wife. Berry was also later entombed there. The tomb is still standing in
1140-413: The prominent landowner and merchant, Alexander Berry. Notable people buried there include Alexander Berry and George Barney. Alexander Berry was buried there with his wife, in 1873, when he died at the age of 92. They are interred in an unusual, pyramid-shaped tomb with his wife's brother, Edward Wollstonecraft, former owner of Crows Nest Farm, after which the area is named. George Barney (lieutenant colonel)
1178-418: The shore to Macquarie Street. By the 1860s, all three sides of Circular Quay were dominated by wharves and warehouses. However, by the 1870s, much of the commercial shipping activities was moving away from Circular Quay. The harbour was becoming too small to accommodate the increasing number of large ships accessing Sydney. Instead, shipping activities moved further westwards to Darling Harbour , which also had
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1216-512: The site of the initial landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788. The governor's temporary canvas house was erected on the east side of the cove, while the western shore became the centre of the early settlement. It was the focal point from which the city of Sydney grew. The first wharf on the shore of Sydney Cove probably dated from around 1792. In 1802 it was replaced with
1254-498: The west. International ships have docked and moored at Circular Quay since the earliest years of the colony. The Overseas Passenger Terminal is a major piece of Sydney transport infrastructure serving cruise ships and ocean liners and their passengers. Circular Quay railway station is the only station on the City Circle that is above ground. The platform looks out over the ferry terminus, providing views of Sydney Harbour, including
1292-518: Was born in London in 1792, and arrived in Sydney in 1835. He held a number of posts, including Commander of the Royal Engineers, and he designed Victoria Barracks . He was responsible for the completion of Fort Denison , Circular Quay , Cockatoo Dock and Darlinghurst Gaol . The park includes the original Sexton's Cottage, which is now used as a museum of local history, and is heritage-listed. At
1330-479: Was busier. Cadman's Cottage is a building which survives from that era, built in 1816 for the use of the governmental coxswains and their crews, it marks approximately the location of Circular Quay's natural western shore, prior to reconstruction. The Commissariat Stores (built in 1809) and Australia's first naval dock were also located on the western shore. The naval dockyard was expanded in 1818–1822 under Governor Macquarie , with four repairing docks. Circular Quay
1368-498: Was constructed in 1837–1844 by reconstructing the southern section of Sydney Cove with an artificial shoreline. The mouth of the Tank Stream , which flowed into Sydney Cove at the western end of Circular Quay, was in-filled. The harbour was originally known as "Semi-Circular Quay", this being the actual shape of the quay. The name was shortened for convenience. Wharves were built on the southern shore. Reflecting Circular Quay's status as
1406-661: Was installed in the footpath along Circular Quay in 1991. In autumn 2006, the largest open-air art exhibition ever in Australia took place on Circular Quay: Over 7 weeks the Berlin Buddy Bears visited Sydney. Each bear represented a member-country of the United Nations , symbolizing the universal principles of peace, freedom and friendship. The Quay is mentioned in the classic song " And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda " (1971) by Eric Bogle . "Circular Quay"
1444-551: Was the focal terminal point of most electric tram services to the Eastern Suburbs . The first tram to operate through Circular Quay was horse-drawn, running from the old Sydney Railway station to Circular Quay along Pitt Street in 1861 allowing easy transfer to ferries. Trams operated from Central station down Castlereagh Street to Circular Quay and back up Pitt Street in a large anti-clockwise loop. For many years, 27 regular services operated from Circular Quay. From 1936,
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