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Delve into the history of each of our protected places and discover why they have enduring significance for First Nations peoples, including their Traditional Custodians and Owners.
Delve into the history of each of our protected places and discover why they have enduring significance for First Nations peoples, including their Traditional Custodians and Owners.
Woolwich Dock was completed in 1901 and is a rare example of a private graving dock. Learn about the layered maritime history of this landmark as well as the surrounding parklands.
Delve into the layered history of Sub Base Platypus – a former gas works, torpedo factory, submarine base in North Sydney.
Discover the history of North Head Sanctuary in Manly, including the role its former Army base once played in the defence of Sydney.
Discover the history of Macquarie Lightstation in Vaucluse – the site of Australia’s first lighthouse, completed in 1818.
Discover the history of Middle Head / Gubbuh Gubbuh, homeland to the Borogegal People and one of the precincts of Headland Park, Mosman.
Delve into the remarkable history of the former Marine Biological Station, one of the first buildings established at Watsons Bay in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.
Discover the history of Georges Heights, one of the unique precincts of Headland Park, Mosman.
During the 60,000 years prior to European settlement, Cockatoo Island was a meeting place for Sydney’s First Nations peoples, who know it as Wareamah. From the mid-nineteenth century, it was reshaped for different uses. The island was the site of a convict gaol (1839 to 1869), a major shipbuilding and repair facility (1857 to 1992) and educational institutions for boys and girls (1871 to 1911).
Image credit: Aerial of Cockatoo Island Dockyard, 1944.
Discover the history of Chowder Bay / Gooree, a picturesque waterfront retreat on the Mosman shoreline.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Owners of the lands, waters and sky of Sydney Harbour, including the extraordinary places we manage and protect. Today, the homelands of the Borogegal, Birrabirragal, Cammeraygal, Gadigal, Gayamagal, Wallumedegal and Wangal peoples host destinations under our stewardship. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
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