Spectacle Island (front) and Cockatoo Island (rear), Sydney Harbour

Spectacle Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Harbour Bridge, adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne. Cockatoo Island at night. ... Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying vehicular, rail, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Drummoyne is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The island has been significantly increased in size by the use of waste from the coalmine in nearby Balmain. Since 1893, the island has been used as a store for naval munitions, for which purpose it hosts storesheds, jettys and an internal railway system.^[1] Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

References

1. ^ David Messent (1994). The Complete Guide to Sydney Harbour. ISBN 0-646-17888-1. Pages 66 and 99.

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