White Bay, New South Wales

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White Bay looking towards Sydney and the Harbour Bridge
White Bay looking towards Sydney and the Harbour Bridge

White Bay is a bay on Sydney Harbour with a surrounding locality near the suburbs of Balmain and Rozelle in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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[edit] History

The area has operated since the nineteenth century for water-based transport and industrial uses. It has been a multipurpose port, owned and controlled by the Government of New South Wales since 1901.[1] It caters for container handling, break bulk cargo (timber, paper, motor vehicles and steel) and dry bulk cargoes (cement, sugar, gypsum, aggregates, etc).[1]

[edit] Landmarks

The derelict White Bay Power Station dominates the landscape alongside the now closed White Bay Hotel.

On the eastern side stands the magnificent ANZAC Bridge which was completed in 1996 and is the main arterial link between the inner west and Sydney city.[2] Below the bridge lies its predecessor, the Glebe Island Bridge, which opened in 1901.[2]

White Bay Power Station

White Bay Hotel

Glebe Island grain silos

Balmain Coal Loader

[edit] Notable Residents

For 25 years from 1971 to just before her death in 1996, one of Sydney's true characters, Beatrice ("Beattie") Bush, sold papers to passing motorists at the junction of The Crescent (City West Link) and Victoria Road.[3] Every morning in all weather, wearing Balmain Tigers socks and running shoes, Beatrice was part of the drive to work for thousands of motorists. [3]

The 1984 song The White Bay Paper Seller by Judy Small was written about Beatrice and the 2004 documentary, The Paper Queen by Julie Nebauer documented her life.[4] In 2005 a new cycle bridge crossing Victoria Road at the intersection of The Crescent was named the Beatrice Bush Bridge in her honour.[2] Her newspaper trolley, hat, gloves and other clothing items are held in the Powerhouse Museum collection in Sydney.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sydney Ports; Glebe Island and White Bay Master Plan; 2000; [1]
  2. ^ a b c Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW; ANZAC Bridge, [2]; Retrieved on 5 November 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Powerhouse Museum; Statement of significance: Newspaper trolley owner by Beatrice Bush; [3]; Retrieved on 5 November 2006.
  4. ^ Australian Film Commission; The Paper Queen; Film Database Entry; [4]; Retrieved on 5 November 2006.

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