Garden Island (Island)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Item
Garden Island, Sydney, 1885
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/24
Scope and Contents
190 x 140 mm. A view of the island from the east, showing a few buildings which are probably naval warehouses. From 1866 the island was used as a depot for H.M. Ships in Australian waters. From 1877, when a financial arrangement was agreed, building started on the island. This photograph was probably taken around 1885, before building had progressed to any great extent. Between 1940-45 the island was made into a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a graving dock.
Dates:
1885
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