| Location | Sydney Harbour, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Coords | 33.872564°S 151.188912°E |
| Outflow | Johnstons Bay |
| Part of | Sydney Harbour |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Blackwattle Bay is a bay located to the south-east of Glebe Island and east of Rozelle Bay on Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. The bay was named in 1788 after the black wattle tree found at the bay, which was used for housing construction.
When first used, the bay was a swampy inlet fed by a creek that ran from its eastern end. Industrial use by tanners and slaughter houses caused the area to be fouled by noxious fumes and there were many complaints by the residents.
An embankment with a bridge was built across the swamp to provide access from Glebe to Pyrmont, being known as Bridge Road.[1][2] The area to the southeast of the road was filled in becoming Wentworth Park. A coal unloader and other facilities were built on the northwest side of the road and the by now also features the Sydney Fish Market on its northeast side.
See also
- Blackwattle Bay ferry service
- Blackwattle Bay coal wharves and depots
- Sydney Fish Market
- Wentworth Park
References
- ^ "Pymont Bridge-road.". The Evening News. No. 5373. 5 August 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2017. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald.". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXIV, no. 11,930. 14 August 1876. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2017. – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- "The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay"
- "Sydney Fish Market"
- Blackwattle Bay entry at dictionary of Sydney
- Part of Chippendale's grant, 1838. Cadastral drawing showing Cooper's Dam and Black Wattle Swamp.
- Birds eye view of general wharfage scheme west of Dawes Point as it will appear when completed, Sydney Harbour Trust, 1913.