Rodd Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the centre of Iron Cove Bay, between the Sydney suburbs of Drummoyne, Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Haberfield and Leichhardt, in the western section of the harbour upstream of the Harbour Bridge. Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour. ... 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. ... Drummoyne is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Russell Lea is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rodd Point is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Haberfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Leichhardt is a suburb in the Municipality of Leichhardt in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ...

Today the island is uninhabited, and forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park. However historically it has seen other uses. In the 1880s it was used as a laboratory by scientists working for Louis Pasteur, who were researching the use of the chicken cholera microbe to control Australia's rabbit population. During the Second World War the island was used as a training base for the US Army.^[1] Parts of Sydney Harbour, its foreshores and various islands make up a national park. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit An old rabbit trap Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

References

• ^  David Messent (1994). The Complete Guide to Sydney Harbour. ISBN 0646178881. Page 100.