Bare Island is a small island in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 16km south east of the Sydney central business district, close to the northern headland of Botany Bay. South-eastern Sydney is a region of Sydney consisting mainly of suburbs located around the foreshores of Botany Bay. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ...

Bare Island is connected by a footbridge to the suburb of La Perouse. La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

History

The island was described by early explorer, Captain James Cook as ‘a small bare island’. Bare Island was fortified in 1885 according to a design by colonial architect, James Barnet (1827-1904)Scratchley Jervoies. In 1912, Bare Island became a retirement home for war veterans. It continued to operate until 1963 when it was handed over to the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service for use as a museum and tourist attraction. James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... James Barnet James Johnstone Barnet (1827 – 1904) was the Colonial Architect for New South Wales from 1862 - 1890. ...