Sydney as seen from Pyrmont at dusk

Pyrmont is a former 19th century slum^[1] inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is also part of the Inner West region. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... 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Darling Harbour at Night Darling Harbour is a locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia with a large recreational, pedestrian precinct. ... The Glebe market Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. ... Ultimo is a suburb in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Haymarket is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 138 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 138 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... This article is about the local government area. ... King Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area which encompasses the inner-city suburbs of Sydney located immediately adjacent to, and west of the central business district. ...

Transport

Pyrmont is linked to the city by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. The Sydney Monorail runs between the city and nearby Darling Harbour, over the Pyrmont Bridge. The Pyrmont Bridge is a swing bridge over Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour (part of Sydney Harbour) in Sydney, Australia. ... Sydney Monorail The Sydney Monorail is a monorail that operates in the centre of Sydney. ... The Pyrmont Bridge is a swing bridge over Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour (part of Sydney Harbour) in Sydney, Australia. ...

Pyrmont is serviced by State Transit buses and Metro Light Rail. There are four light rail stations in Pyrmont at Pyrmont Bay, Star City, John Street Square and the Sydney Fish Market. The State Transit Authority of New South Wales is the NSW government owned operator of bus services in Sydney, Australia (Sydney Buses) and bus and ferry services in Newcastle, Australia (Newcastle Buses & Ferries). ... Metro Light Rail, owned by Connex, operates one light rail line in inner Sydney, Australia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Metro Light Rail. ... Star City light rail stop is located underneath Star City Casino, in the suburb of Pyrmont, on the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... John St Square is a light rail stop located on the northern end of the peninsula in the suburb of Pyrmont, on the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Fish Market is a light rail stop located in the suburb of Pyrmont, on the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Commercial Areas

The Star City Casino dominates the Darling Harbour waterfront of Pyrmont. The Sydney Fish Market is located on Blackwattle Bay. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sydney Fish Market The Sydney Fish Market is a commercial enterprise in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Pyrmont is home the headquarters of such companies: Nokia Australia, the commercial television networks Network Ten and Seven Network and Sydney's radio stations Nova 96.9, Vega 95.3 and 2GB. The Seven Network's Sydney production studios are where interior shots for Home and Away are filmed, as well as other shows such as Larry Emdur & Laura Csortan's Wheel Of Fortune. Nokia Corporation (OMX: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK, FWB: NOA3) is an international communications company, focused on the key growth areas of wireline and wireless telecommunications. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Nova 96. ... Vega FM is a network of Australian commercial radio stations operated by DMG Radio Australia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Home and Away (commonly abbreviated to H&A) is a soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... The current Australian version of Wheel of Fortune (W.O.F.) began on the Seven Network on July 21, 1981, being produced from ADS-7. ...

Jackson's Landing is a residential and commercial property development located on the northern part of the peninsula. Jacksons Landing is the name of a residential and commercial property development located on the northern peninsula of Pyrmont, an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

History

Pyrmont contained a mineral spring of cold water bubbling out of a rock and was thus named for a similar natural spring in Bad Pyrmont, close to Hanover, Germany. Bad Pyrmont is a city in Hamelin-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, with a population of 22,000 (2003). ... Hanover(i) (German: , IPA: ), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

Aboriginal Culture

The Aboriginal name for this area was 'Pirrama', which is still the name of a road on the Pyrmont waterfront. Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ...

European Settlement

Thomas Jones was granted 55 acres of land on the peninsula in 1795. Land was sold to Obadiah Ikin in 1796, which he then sold to Captain John Macarthur in 1799. Alternate meanings: John D. MacArthur, John R. Macarthur John Macarthur (1767-1834), soldier, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry, was born in Devonshire, but the MacArthurs are an old Argyll family, from which the American military hero General Douglas MacArthur was also descended. ...

Pyrmont became a working class industrial and port community. A major sugar refinery was operated by CSR Limited. Almost all industrial function is gone from the area now, replaced by high-rise residential developments (such as Jackson's Landing). The first Pyrmont Bridge opened in 1858. A larger bridge with a swinging span opened in 1902. CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) is a major Australian industrial company, producing aluminium, sugar products (notably including pure ethanol), and construction products. ... Jacksons Landing is the name of a residential and commercial property development located on the northern peninsula of Pyrmont, an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

See also

• Sydney Explorer

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External links

Coordinates: 33°52′30″S 151°11′47″E / -33.87497, 151.19635 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
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  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and MSN Live Local.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• From heaven to hell in one easy walk
• Paradise, Purgatory and Hellhole: a history of Pyrmont and Ultimo