The Sydney Opera House on Bennelong Point.

Bennelong Point is the present-day location of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. It was originally a small tidal island, Bennelong Island, that largely consisted of rocks with a small beach on the western side. The island was located on the tip of the eastern arm of Sydney Cove and was apparently separated from the mainland at high tide. For a brief period in 1788, this relatively isolated protrusion into Port Jackson (Sydney's natural harbour) was called Cattle Point as it was used to confine the few cattle and horses that had been brought from Cape Town by Governor Phillip with the First Fleet. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is one of the most distinctive and famous 20th-century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is one of the most distinctive and famous 20th-century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a causeway exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour. ... The arms of Cape Town. ...

Bennelong Point had been called Tubowghule by the local Aboriginal people. In the early 1790s, the Aborigine Bennelong—kidnapped and employed as a cultural interlocutor by the British—persuaded New South Wales Governor Arthur Phillip to build a brick hut for him on the point, giving it its name. Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Events and Trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799). ... Portrait (signed W.W.) thought to depict Bennelong Bennelong (c. ... An interlocutor (pronounced inter-lock-you-ter) describes someone who informally explains the views of a government and also can relay messages back to a government. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip (1786 portrait by Francis Wheatley, National Portrait Gallery, London) Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer, governor of the first European settlement in Australia and founder of the city of Sydney. ...

In December 1798, a half-moon battery was constructed at the extreme northern end of the Point, mounted with guns from HMS Supply. 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In the period from 1818 to 1821, the tidal area between Bennelong Island and the mainland was filled with rocks excavated from the Bennelong Point peninsula. The entire area was leveled to create a low platform and to provide suitable stone for the construction of Fort Macquarie. While the fort was being built, a large portion of the rocky escarpment at Bennelong Point was also cut away to allow a road to be built around the point from Sydney Cove to Farm Cove. This was known as Tarpeian Way. 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The existence of the original tidal island and its rubble fill were largely forgotten until the late 1950s when both were rediscovered during the excavations related to the construction of the Sydney Opera House. Prior to the Opera House's construction, Bennelong Point had housed the main Sydney Tram Depot. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning...