_________________________________________________________________________________
Photographs taken of Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour
on my recent trip to Australia
Cockatoo Island’s history dates back to the time of the first settlement of Australia and beyond – it was probably once a base for the Aboriginal peoples of the area to fish from. In the 1800s it was a prison – convicts quarried stone and built many of the buildings on the island. During its more recent history, it has housed an orphanage, a reformatory, and an industrial school for girls. However, its major use was as the Commonwealth Naval Dockyard, where Australia’s naval warships and submarines were built and repaired. The dockyard was closed in 1992 when many buildings were demolished and most of the machinery was sold off. The island lay dormant until taken over by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, who, after extensive restoration, opened the island to the public in 2007.
Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour.
Managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
All photographs on this website are ©Derek Toon, 2013.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Entrance to the island
Estimating and Drawing Offices
The Water Tower
The Crane
One of the buildings in the Ship Design Precinct
The Turbine Shop
The Milling Shop in the Industrial Precinct
The Engineers’ & Blacksmiths’ Shop in the Industrial Precinct
The Iron and steel foundry in the Industrial Precinct
Machinery in the Industrial Precinct
Machinery in the Industrial Precinct
Machinery in the Industrial Precinct
The Dogleg Tunnel
Washbasins in the Industrial Precinct
Steps
Timber barrier
Heavy Machine Shop in the Industrial Precinct. Brick wall & gate built specifically for the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
_________________________________________________________________________________
