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  1. Cockatoo Island (New South Wales)

    Use dmy dates date March 2011 Infobox Australian place type suburb name Cockatoo Island city Sydney state New South Wales image CockatooIslandPanorama.jpg caption Cockatoo Island lga postcode None ref ... it Cockatoo Island ja pl Cockatoo Island ro Cockatoo Island, New South Wales simple Cockatoo Island New South Wales sv Cockatoo Island ... of New South Wales, Sir George Gipps . Between 1839 and 1869 the island was used as a convict prison ... Rigby Publishers Ltd url isbn 0 7270 1201 0 External links Commons category Cockatoo Island New South Wales http www.cockatooisland.gov.au Cockatoo Island Website http www.harbourtrust.gov.au visit our ... Island, view from Woolwich File Islands of sydney harbour.JPG thumb Cockatoo Island from the Gladesville Bridge Cockatoo Island is the largest island in Port Jackson Sydney Harbour in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, Cockatoo ... Bush camping on Sydney harbour s Cockatoo Island , Daily Telegraph Australia Daily Telegraph , 3 ... all districts balmain Electoral District of Balmain Electorate District Profile , New South .... Cockatoo Island was inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2010. The island is managed ... events and heritage interpretation. Today Cockatoo Island retains many remnants of its past. Its prison ..., held the Cockatoo Island Festival . The event put the island on Sydney s cultural map and initiated .... Sydney Ferries services Cockatoo Island as part of its Woolwich Balmain ferry route and Parramatta ... or take an audio or guided tour. Cockatoo Island is open daily and there is no admission charge ... March 2006 ref Cockatoo Island has grown into a versatile cultural venue on Culture of Sydney Sydney ..., Cockatoo Island hosted the Sydney Festival s All Tomorrow s Parties music festival. The 2 day festival ... also used the island as a location. Early history Before the arrival of Europeans, Cockatoo Island ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo Island

    Cockatoo Island may refer to the following places in Australia Cockatoo Island, New South Wales in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales location of the 2005 Cockatoo Island Festival Cockatoo Island, Western Australia in the Buccaneer Archipelago off the coast of Western Australia geodis cy Ynys Cockatoo simple Cockatoo Island ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo Island festival

    music festival name Cockatoo Island Festival image Image Ci26.jpg 250px location flagicon AUS Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island , Sydney Harbour years active 2005 dates Easter genre Rock ... topics happnewscif05.html Official Website Cockatoo Island http www.cockatooisland.gov.au Festival was a music festival held on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour , over Easter of 2005, organised by Mixed ... of more recent events. The 2005 Cockatoo Island Festival attracted over 20,000 people across the 3 days, with some choosing to camp on the island, others buying a 3 day pass and catching a dedicated ferry service each day and some buying a single day pass. While some of the island was off limits, many ... years since the Cockatoo Island Festival, the island has grown into a versatile venue ... Ferries increased their services to Cockatoo Island, and it is now a stop on the Woolwich Balmain ferry ..., wander at leisure or take an audio or guided tour. Cockatoo Island is open daily and there is no admission ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT Cockatoo Island Festival Category Music festivals in Australia Category Recurring ... and 2010, attracting over 80,000 and 157,000 visitors respectively. The Biennale returns to Cockatoo Island in 2012. The island hosted Sydney Festival s All Tomorrow s Parties music festival in January 2009. The 2 day festival included 24 bands over 4 stages across the island, and was curated and headlined by Nick Cave, attracting an audience of over 11,000. The island also hosted the World s Funniest Island Comedy Festival in October 2009, with 200 comedy acts appearing over a weekend and attracting ... are also continuing with Sydney Festival and other cultural bodies for future events. The island ... X Men Origins Wolverine III was filmed there in 2008, with its star Hugh Jackman abseiling down the island s cliff into the crowd during the film s world first media launch on the island in April 2009. A campsite http www.cockatooisland.gov.au camping index.html opened on the island in 2008, campers ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo Island ferry wharf

    Sydneyferries Wharf wharf name big Cockatoo Island big image CockatooIslandWharf.png servicearea Rydalmere Ferry servicearea color FEBE10 servicearea textcolor black suburb Cockatoo Island street N A distance 18 berths 1 ticketzone Inner Harbour travelpass font color red Red font gates No connect No disabled No Cockatoo Island Ferry Wharf is the wharf serving the locality of Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island in Sydney Australia , now largely an historical attraction. It is located on the Rydalmere ferry route travelling between Rydalmere ferry wharf, Sydney Rydalmere and Circular Quay ferry wharf, Sydney Circular Quay ferry wharves. There is approximately one service per hour, although ferries heading to Rydalmere only stop in the mornings, and ferries to Circular Quay only stop in the afternoons. ref Brownbill, Chris, http www.railmaps.com.au routedetails.php?RouteSelect 252 Australian Bus & Train Journey Planner Route Details Rydalmere Ferry . Accessed 31 March 2008. ref The wharf has a single jetty used for the docking of ferries. Previously used for the transport of workers on the island, the wharf opened for passengers in April 2007 as a three month trial. ref Sydney Ferries , http www.sydneyferries.info uploads file docs annual reports SFC Annual Report 2007 web.pdf Sydney Ferries 2007 Annual Report . Accessed 26 April 2008. ref The service is now part of the Rydalmere timetable. As of April 2008, no ferry signage has been installed at the wharf, and not all services are listed on the timetable. ref Dugald Jellie, http www.smh.com.au news new south wales camp under the cranes 2008 04 23 1208743038716.html?page fullpage contentSwap1 Camp under the cranes , Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald Travel , 26 April 2008. Accessed 26 April 2008. ref Jetties and services Wharf 1 font color FEBE10 Rydalmere Ferry font services to Meadowbank, Sydney Olympic Park and Rydalmere services to Circular Quay Parramatta Ferries, Bayview Park Ferries, and Balmain ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo Island (Western Australia)

    Image cockatoo island aerial view small.jpg thumb right 250px Cockatoo Island approached by air from the south west. The mine working along western edge of the island and the townsite at the northern end left of photo are visible. Image Buccaneer Archipelago.jpg thumb right 250px Map of Buccaneer Archipelago Cockatoo Island is an island in the Buccaneer Archipelago off the coast of Western Australia near the town of Broome, Western Australia Broome . Iron ore mining began at Cockatoo Island in 1951. ref name doir cite web url http www.doir.wa.gov.au documents gswa gsdpap ironore.pdf title Iron ore in Western Australia accessdate 2008 02 14 last first coauthors date 1995 work PDF publisher Department of Industry and Resources ref BHP now BHP Billiton operated the mine in the early 1950s and ran it as a complete town site until 1984 when the ore body had been mined to sea level. HWE Mining and Portman Mining Ltd re opened operations in the 1990s by first retreating old BHP dumps, then forming a seaform and commencing mining below sea level. The townsite formed by BHP contained a school, movie theatre, and even a lockup prison. During the 1980s businessman Alan Bond businessman Alan Bond opened a tourist resort using the old mining village s infrastructure. ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Alan Bond s tourist resort on Cockatoo Island closed down url work publisher Sunday Times Perth, W.A. date 1990 03 04 page 10 accessdate 2008 02 14 ref ref cite news first Peter last Trott authorlink coauthors title Cockatoo Island closes down as iron ore producer but could become major tourist attraction url work publisher The West Australian date 1984 11 26 page 13a e accessdate 2008 02 14 ref This was sold and closed. Koolan Island is a neighbouring island that was also mined by BHP for high grade iron ore. References reflist coord 16 5 55 S 123 37 0 E region AU type ... Category Iron ore mining locations in Western Australia WesternAustralia geo stub fi Cockatoo ...   more details



  1. Snapper Island (New South Wales)

    Infobox Australian Place type island name Snapper Island city Sydney state New South Wales image Snapper Island.JPG caption Snapper Island centre with Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island above , and the suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales Drummoyne below near n Sydney Harbour near ne near ... Simon & Schuster location isbn 9780731810635 ref When nearby Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island was passed to the Royal Australian Navy in 1913, Snapper Island was included in its naval waters , and as such subject to naval control. ref name shft During World War I the island was leased to the Cockatoo Island Dockyard for storing ships parts and old corrugated iron. ref name ... pointing towards Drummoyne, New South Wales Drummoyne and a stern pointing towards Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island . ref name heritagelisting ref name shft In 1932, building ... , adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales Drummoyne . The island was originally ... topics sitessnapper.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate June 28, 2008 ref Snapper Island is the smallest island in the Sydney Harbour harbour and more than the others has been reshaped significantly by human intervention. ref name shft Early history In 1879, Snapper Island was declared a public recreation reserve by the New South Wales NSW Legislative Assembly. However, Snapper Island ... ref name shft References Reflist External links Commons category Snapper Island New South Wales ... Sydney Canada Bay suburbs Category Islands of New South Wales Category Sydney localities Category Visitor ... location1 Birkenhead Point, Drummoyne ref name heritagelisting Cite AHPI CHL105477 Snapper Island accessdate June 29, 2008 ref Snapper Island is a 1.65 hectare island in Sydney Harbour , Australia . It lies ... are charged with planning a new future for it. ref name messent David Messent 1994 . The Complete Guide ... topics sitessnapper.html title Sites Snapper Island publisher Sydney Harbour Federation ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo Valley, South Australia

    Location map Australia South Australia lat 34.6321 long 138.8357 width 200 caption Location of Cockatoo Valley in South Australia label Cockatoo Valley Cockatoo Valley is a List of cities and towns in South Australia settlement in South Australia . ref name APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3 cite web url http www.abs.gov.au AUSSTATS abs .nsf Latestproducts 2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname Notes&prodno 2905.0&issue 2006&num &view title 2905.0 Statistical Geography Volume 2 Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 publisher Australian Bureau of Statistics accessdate 08 December 2009 ref At the 2006 Census in Australia census , Cockatoo Valley had a population of 479. ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC43356 name Cockatoo Valley State Suburb accessdate 27 July 2011 quick on ref References reflist coord 34.632 S 138.835 E region AU SA type city display title Barossa Council localities Category Towns in South Australia SouthAustralia geo stub ...   more details



  1. Spectacle Island, New South Wales

    Spectacle Island, New South Wales may be a reference to Spectacle Island Port Jackson in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales Spectacle Island, Hawkesbury River , New South Wales geodis ...   more details



  1. Walsh Island, New South Wales

    Walsh Island was a small island at the junction of the north and south arms of the Hunter River, New South Wales Hunter River of New South Wales , Australia. The island was reclaimed by dredging and is now the eastern end of Kooragang Island . coord missing New South Wales Category History of Newcastle, New South Wales Category Islands of New South Wales NewcastleNSW geo stub ...   more details



  1. St Huberts Island, New South Wales

    Infobox Australian Place type suburb name St Huberts Island city Central Coast New South Wales Central Coast state nsw image caption lga City of Gosford postcode 2257 pop 1,096 2006 census area 0.6 est parish Kincumber stategov Electoral district of Terrigal Terrigal fedgov Division of Robertson Robertson dist1 5 dir1 E location1 Woy Woy, New South Wales Woy Woy near nw Woy Woy, New South Wales Woy Woy near n Saratoga, New South Wales Saratoga near ne Davistown, New South Wales Davistown near w Woy Woy, New South Wales Woy Woy near e Empire Bay, New South Wales Empire Bay near sw Blackwall, New South Wales Blackwall near s Daleys Point, New South Wales Daleys Point near se Daleys Point, New South Wales Daleys Point St Huberts Island is a canal estate and List of Central Coast suburbs suburb of the Central Coast New South Wales Central Coast region of New South Wales , Australia , connected to the mainland at Daleys Point, New South Wales Daleys Point . It is part of the City of Gosford Local Government Areas of New South Wales local government area . The modern day development of St Huberts Island happened when Hooker Rex Developments now LJ Hooker Realty built residential developments on the site in the early 1970 s http www.gosford.nsw.gov.au library local history Suburbs documents davistown a brief history External links Mapit AUS suburbscale lat 33.499 long 151.351 Suburbs of Gosford DEFAULTSORT Saint Huberts Island, New South Wales Category Suburbs of the Central Coast New South Wales Category Islands of New South Wales CentralCoastNSW geo stub ...   more details



  1. Long Island (New South Wales)

    long 151.2186278 lat 33.54251944 Category Islands of New South Wales Category Localities of Hornsby ...Image 2007 0817klklk0016.JPG thumb right 230px Long Island. Long Island is one of a number of small, forested islands of the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales , Australia . It is situated about convert 50 km north of Sydney , across Sandbrook Inlet from the settlement of Brooklyn, New South Wales Brooklyn . Other adjacent islands include Dangar Island , Spectacle Island, Hawkesbury River Spectacle Island , Milson Island, New South Wales Milson Island , Peat Island and Lion Island, New South Wales Lion Island . The area has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Guringai people, who left ... debate about how Long Island was named. Some have claimed the name comes from the time the nearby ..., New York, hence the reference to America . Image 2007 0817klklk0040.JPG thumb left 230px Long Island. Others have pointed out that since it is indeed a long and thin island, some convert 2 km long by convert 300 m wide, the name may well have preceded this. Whatever the truth, the island ... through a tunnel at the eastern end of the island, where there are also a few houses with good views of nearby Dangar Island . Like Spectacle Island and Lion Island, Long Island is a nature reserve 73ha, notified in 1972 , which means it is illegal to visit without permission. The New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service runs very infrequent guided tours of the island, for those who are interested in its flora, fauna, geology and Aboriginal history. One of the best views of Long Island is from Lloyd s Trig in nearby Muogamarra Nature Reserve . From this vantage point it is possible to look down on the length of the whole island with the mouth of the Hawkesbury River and Broken Bay in the far distance. Long Island was added to the Australian ... National Park, Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves ref Notes reflist References ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo

    New South Wales journal Biological Conservation year 2006 first M last Cameron volume 127 issue ... to New Guinea , the Solomon Islands and Australia. The name cockatoo originated from the Malay .... ref Cite journal last Boles first Walter E year 1993 title A new cockatoo Psittaciformes Cacatuidae ... did not survive early human settlement have been found on New Caledonia and New Ireland island New ... for nesting space with the Glossy Black Cockatoo on Kangaroo Island have been recorded killing ... image caption Galah in Australia image caption Galah in Australia image alt Cockatoo perching on a branch ... br Cacatua range map Cockatoo distribution.png range map alt Map showing southeastern Asia, Australia, Melanesia, and New Zealand. Islands in the Philippines and eastern Indonesia are colored red, east to the Solomon Islands, as is Australia with Tasmania. New Caledonia is colored blue. range map caption Current range of cockatoos red br Finds of recent fossils blue A cockatoo is any of the 21 ... Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea true parrots and the Strigopoidea large New Zealand parrot .... On average they are larger than other parrots however, the Cockatiel , the smallest cockatoo species ... of the earliest offshoots of the cockatoo lineage. The remaining species are in two main clades ... s Cockatoo , the pink and grey Galah , the mainly grey Gang gang Cockatoo , and the large black plumaged Palm Cockatoo . Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers , corms , fruit, flowers and insects. They often ... in tree hollow s. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss , particularly ... is the cockatoo species that is easiest to care for and is by far the most frequently kept in captivity ... caught birds contributes to the decline of some cockatoo species in the wild. Etymology The word cockatoo dates from the 17th century, and is a derivation from the Malay language Malay name for these birds, Kakatuwah meaning vice or grip , from its strong beak, or from the call of the white cockatoo ...   more details



  1. Bird Island (New South Wales)

    Bird Island is a small island located in the Tasman Sea adjacent to the Central Coast of New South Wales , Australia . Bird Island is located approximately 6.5  km north of Norah Head Lighthouse. It is located 1.4  km from the shore. ref http www.environment.nsw.gov.au NationalParks parkHome.aspx?id N0407 ref It covers an area of 7.2 hectares and has been a nature reserve since June 1960. ref http www.environment.nsw.gov.au NationalParks parkHome.aspx?id N0407 ref Notes reflist coord 33.2294 151.6019 type isle region AU display title Category Islands of New South Wales ...   more details



  1. Garden Island, New South Wales

    near e Darling Point, New South Wales Darling Point near sw Woolloomooloo, New South Wales Woolloomooloo near s Potts Point, New South Wales Potts Point near se Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales Elizabeth Bay dist1 2 dir1 north east location1 Sydney CBD Garden Island is an inner city locality of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . It is located to the north east of the Sydney central business district , north of the suburb of Potts Point, New South Wales Potts Point . Garden Island is the site of Fleet Base East of the Royal Australian Navy RAN . Situated above Garden Island ... Point, New South Wales Potts Point from the 1940s. The wharves of the naval base now stretch the length of the eastern side of Woolloomooloo Bay , from the suburb of Woolloomooloo, New South Wales Woolloomooloo ..., New South Wales Mapit AUS suburbscale long 151.22538 lat 33.86602 Sydney City of Sydney suburbs ... of New South Wales Category History of Australia 1788 1850 Category Maritime history of Australia Category History of New South Wales Category Buildings and structures in Sydney Category Visitor attractions in Sydney ro Garden Island, Noul Wales de Sud ...Use dmy dates date January 2011 Infobox Australian Place type locality name Garden Island city Sydney state nsw image Garden island.jpg caption Garden Island, before it was connected to the mainland, circa ... Kuttabul HMAS Kuttabul which was sunk near Garden Island in Port Jackson Sydney Harbour by a Japanese ... Garden Island Bot generated title ref Garden Island is the principal east coast naval base of the RAN ... 21 1037697802931.html work The Sydney Morning Herald title Island s tourism birth a date with history ref History Garden Island is so called because it was the colony s first food source when gardens were established on the island to feed the colony on 27 January 1788. Graffiti there by First Fleet ... , who tended the gardens. Sandstone fortifications, built on the island during the 1820s to protect ...   more details



  1. Clark Island (New South Wales)

    coord 33 51 46 S 151 14 28 E type landmark region AU scale 2000 display title Clark Island is an island in Port Jackson Sydney Harbour , Australia . It lies offshore of the Sydney suburb of Darling Point, New South Wales Darling Point , in the eastern section of the harbour between the Sydney Harbour Bridge Harbour Bridge and the harbour entrance. It is 0.9 hectares in area. ref cite web url http www.sydney.com.au clark island.htm title www.sydney.com.au Clark Island date 2011 work web page publisher Sydney Online Pty Ltd accessdate 16 November 2011 ref The island derives its name from Ralph Clark lieutenant Lieutenant Ralph Clark of the First Fleet , who established a vegetable garden on the island. However, the garden was not a success the vegetables kept being stolen. Today the island is uninhabited, and forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park . Ref nswdec Ref messent References references note nswdec New South Wales Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources. http www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au parks.nsf ParkContent N0039?OpenDocument&ParkKey N0039&Type C Sydney Harbour National Park Park Maps . Retrieved September 9, 2005 note messent David Messent 1994 . The Complete Guide to Sydney Harbour . ISBN 0 646 17888 1. Page 124. See also Shark Island Port Jackson Shark Island Bradleys Head Dobroyd Head Middle Head Nielsen Park Sydney Heads Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River islands Category Islands of New South Wales Category Sydney localities Sydney geo stub sv Clark Island New South Wales ...   more details



  1. Scotland Island, New South Wales

    of Sydney s Northern Beaches Sydney Northern Beaches , with Pittwater and Scotland Island on the left Scotland Island is an island in the north of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Church Point, New South Wales Church Point , Scotland Island s major mainland service locality, is located ... in Australia local government area of Pittwater Council . Geography and geology Scotland Island is located in Pittwater , off Church Point, New South Wales Church Point . The island is approximately ... Category Suburbs of Sydney de Scotland Island ro Scotland Island, New South Wales ... of Newport, New South Wales Newport , west is Ku ring gai Chase National Park , and south are the suburbs of Church Point, New South Wales Church Point and Bayview, New South Wales Bayview . Around 18,000 years ago Scotland Island was a hill in a river valley. Following the last ice age, sea levels rose, flooding the valley, forming Pittwater and creating the island. There are many small ... gallery in neighbouring Newport, New South Wales Newport destroyed a collection of artworks created ... caves towards the top of the island. The top of the island is sandstone and the lower part consists of shale. History European discovery and first exploration of the island was in 1788, shortly after the establishment of a penal colony in Sydney Cove . The island was originally named Pitt Island by Arthur ... on Scotland Island was Andrew Thompson where he created a successful salt works. He renamed the island Scotland Island after his homeland. He built boats on the island until his death in 1810. The island ... home Scotland Island Community Website ref Permanent residents took up residence in the 1960s and power connected to the island in 1967. Sheep farms were located on the island at one time but now the majority of workers commute to the mainland. Community Scotland Island is one of two inhabited islands in the Sydney area and according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the island is home ...   more details



  1. Lion Island (New South Wales)

    34pm AEDT ref The wreck has since been located near Bungan Head, New South Wales Bungan Head . ref http ... New South Wales Heritage Office Accessed 2007 08 16 ref References reflist 2 The Hawkesbury River Category Protected areas of New South Wales Lion Island Nature Reserve Category Central Coast New South Wales Category Islands of New South Wales Category Australian National Heritage List ... Lion Island iucn category Ia photo Lion Island at sunset.jpg photo caption Lion Island viewed from Ku ring gai Chase National Park West Head West Head location New South Wales nearest city Gosford, New South Wales Gosford lat d 33.556917 long d 151.317701 region AU area convert 8 ha established 1956 governing body New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Lion Island is located at the entrance to the Hawkesbury River inside Broken Bay and is considered ... Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves Plan of Management , http www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au ... it resembles a Sphinx , a mythical figure of a crouching lion. ref name sign Lion Island sign board at Ku ring gai Chase National Park West Head West Head Lookout ref Original Name File Lion Island, New South Wales.jpg thumb Lion Island, New South Wales Lion Island . Looking north with Umina Beach, New South Wales Umina Beach and Brisbane Water in the background. The island was originally named Mount Elliott Island by Arthur Phillip Governor Arthur Phillip in 1789, because it resembled Gibraltar ... Reserve Status In 1956, the Lion Island Fauna Reserve was established on the island. In 1977, it was reclassified as the Lion Island Nature Reserve under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1967 and is administered by the National Parks and Wildlife Service New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales . ref http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search extract?id anIOlMZTGH NSW Geographical Names Board Official website ref The nature reserve covers all of the island, an area ...   more details



  1. Berry Island, New South Wales

    title Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River islands Category Islands of New South Wales Category History of Australia 1788 1850 Category History of New South Wales ...Infobox Australian Place type locality name Berry Island city Sydney state NSW image caption lga North Sydney Council postcode near nw near n Wollstonecraft, New South Wales Wollstonecraft near ne near w near e near sw near s Port Jackson near se dist1 dir1 location1 Berry Island is a locality adjacent to Wollstonecraft, New South Wales Wollstonecraft on the lower North Shore Sydney North Shore of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It was originally one of Sydney s Harbour Islands, but it is now connected to the mainland by a constructed isthmus. The area is now a council reserve, open to the public and there is an interpretive bushland walk, playground and picnic area at the site. History Berry Island was part of a grant of land made by Governor Macquarie to Alexander Berry and Edward Wollstonecraft in 1820 ref cite journal author year 1988 title Saving Balls Head and Berry Island for Recreation journal North Shore Historical Society Journal volume 28 issue 1 pages url http photosau.com stantonhistsoc scripts home.asp ref and is named after Alexander Berry . ref name The Islands of Sydney Harbour cite book last Wagner first Claire title Biloela to Boambilly The Islands of Sydney Harbour publisher Oswald Ziegler, Sydney year 1971 page 54 isbn ref The island was first linked to the mainland by stone causeway over the mudflats. During the 1960s the land between the island and the mainland ... cite web url http www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au www html 2243 berry island reserve.asp title Berry Island ... Island contains aboriginal carvings, middens, a smoke stained cave and a stone tool grinding site ... of points around the island. ref cite web last North Sydney Council first title Berry Island Reserve url http www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au www html 2259 berry island reserve.asp accessdate 19 October ...   more details



  1. Bare Island (New South Wales)

    File Bare island fort La Perouse.jpg thumb right 330px Bare Island fort Bare Island is a small island in South eastern Sydney south eastern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . It is located about 16km south east of the Sydney central business district , close to the northern headland of Botany Bay . Bare Island is connected by a footbridge to the suburb of La Perouse, New South Wales ... District Historical Society became caretakers of the island. In 1967 it was passed onto the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service for use as a museum and tourist attraction. The Bare Island ... diving site in New South Wales. On a sunny summer Sunday there can be as many as 200 divers here ... and Forts in Sydney Sydney landmarks Category Islands of New South Wales Category Forts in Australia ... 2767 Bare Island Fort, La Perouse, NSW Profile Bot generated title ref File Bare island fort La Perouse2.jpg thumb Bare Island Fortification facing south east left In 1890 a Royal Commission found that construction ... that stretch around the island and out to the south and west are home to some of Australia s most ... around the island are popular with Scuba diving scuba divers . ref cite book last Pollen first Frances ... Michael McFadyen s Scuba Diving Web ref br The island was featured in Mission Impossible II and East West 101 . History Bare Island was part of the traditional land of the Gweagal and Kameygal Indigenous Australians Aboriginal tribes. In 1770, it was described as a small bare island by early explorer, Lieutenant James Cook . In 1877 it was decided that a fort was to be built on the island ... attack. The construction of a fort on the island would reduce the odds of an attack from ... also built the Georges Head and Middle Head fortifications. Construction of Bare Island fort was completed in 1885 at a cost of 34,000 pounds. Work inside the fort began in 1889. The Bare Island Fort ... with guns, the fort was soon made redundant by advancing technology. By 1902 Bare Island was decommissioned ...   more details



  1. Broughton Island (New South Wales)

    Broughton Island is an island north east of Port Stephens , New South Wales , Australia . ref Citation last Clarke first John title Broughton Islanders publication date 2009 place Boat Harbour, New South Wales publisher Veranu Pty. Ltd isbn 978 0 646 51900 5 ref It was seen by James Cook commanding HMS Endeavour HM Bark Endeavour on 11 May 1770 he mistook it for a headland and called it Black Head. ref James Cook, The Voyage of The Endeavour, 1768 1771, edited by J. C. Beaglehole, Cambridge, Hakluyt Society, 1968, pp.12 14, 314. ref After its insularity was discovered, it was renamed Broughton Islands, and so appears on the 1852 Admiralty chart, Australia, East Coast. Broken Bay to Sugarloaf Point, from a running survey by John Lort Stokes Captn. J. Lort Stokes , HMS Acheron 1838 H.M.S. Acheron , 1851 . ref name chart Providence Bay also appears for the first time on this chart. The nearby Port Stephens was surveyed by William Robert Broughton Commander William Broughton in HMS Providence 1791 HMS Providence in August 1795. ref Citation last Broughton first William Robert authorlink William Robert Broughton title A voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean in which the coastal Asia, ... Japan ... as well as the coast of Corea have been examined and surveyed, performed in His ... of interest Category Islands of New South Wales Category Great Lakes Council GreatLakesCouncil geo ... named the island and bay after Broughton and his ship. ref name chart Citation author1 Great Britain ... , on the surveying voyage from Plymouth to New Zealand, 1848 to 1851, transcribed by Sheila Natusch ... 0968. ref Mutton bird nest on the island, which is part of the Myall Lakes National Park . In November 2009, the National Parks and Wildlife Service declared the island free from rabbits and rats. ref Citation last Lyons first Melissa title Broughton Island declared feral free newspaper The Newcastle ... island declared feralfree 1676100.aspx accessdate 2012 01 22 ref References Reflist coord 32 36 57 ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo (disambiguation)

    wiktionarypar cockatoo TOCright Cockatoo may refer too Cockatoo , a family of parrots Cockatoo, Victoria , a town in the Dandenong Ranges, 50 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Cockatoo Island Western Australia , an island in the Buccaneer Archipelago off the coast of Western Australia USS Cockatoo , one of the two ships of the United States Navy that have had this name Cockatoo railway station, Melbourne , situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, Australia disambig geo Category English toponyms tl Katala paglilinaw ...   more details



  1. USS Cockatoo

    Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Cockatoo , after the Cockatoo family of parrots. USS Cockatoo AMc 8 USS Cockatoo AMCU 21 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Cockatoo Category United States Navy ship names ...   more details



  1. Palm Cockatoo

    The Palm Cockatoo is distributed in rainforests and woodlands of New Guinea island in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea , and northern Queensland , Australia . It still can be found wild and free ...Taxobox name Palm Cockatoo status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Probosciger aterrimus Melaka Zoo 8a ... range map Bird range palm cockatoo.png range map width 300px range map caption Australian Palm Cockatoo ... Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus , also known as the Goliath Cockatoo , is a large smoky grey or black Psittaciformes parrot of the cockatoo family. It is the only member in subfamily Microglossinae and the only member of the monotypic genus, Probosciger . Its unique position within the cockatoo family has been confirmed by molecular studies. Taxonomy The Palm Cockatoo was originally described by German ... the ancestors of what have become the cockatoo family. ref name BrownToft cite journal author Brown ... Probosciger aterrimus 20030511.jpg left thumb 200px At Jurong Bird Park , Singapore The Palm Cockatoo ... 1. Forshaw 2006 . plate 1. ref It may be the largest cockatoo species and largest parrot in Australia, although large races of Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo s and Sulphur crested Cockatoo s broadly ... against the top mandible while the lower mandible works to open it. The Palm Cockatoo also has a distinctive ... Indonesian Parrot Project ref Behaviour Calls The Palm Cockatoo has a large and complex vocal ... needed date April 2010 Palm Cockatoo is an unusual bird, being that it is an ancient species and one ... of a Palm Cockatoo reaching 80 or 90 years of age in an Australian zoo, ref name Murph03 although the oldest ... diet, making them expensive to buy and expensive to own and maintain. Status The Palm Cockatoo ... Cockatoos are hunted in New Guinea. This species is in high demand for the pet trade due to its unusual appearance. The Palm Cockatoo is currently evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened ... and Legge S.M. 2007 The gradual loss and episodic creation of Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus nest ...   more details



  1. Cockatoo, Victoria

    Infobox Australian Place type town name Cockatoo city Melbourne state vic image cockatoo102.jpg caption ... name Cockatoo State Suburb accessdate 2007 09 15 quick on ref est elevation 158 maxtemp mintemp ... thumb Sign along Pakenham Road Cockatoo is a town in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia , 48  km south east from Melbourne s Melbourne city centre central business district . Its Local ... 2006 2006 Census , Cockatoo had a population of 4,560. Cockatoo is named after Cockatoo Creek, which runs through the town, and which the town was previously named. History Cockatoo was named after Cockatoo Creek. It was first settled in the 1870s but progress was tardy as the land was difficult ... as Cockatoo Creek until 1917. ref name a Citation last Premier Postal History title Post Office ... in Cockatoo while working in Melbourne. The most significant wave was made by Italians. Timbergetting ... Railway, Melbourne Puffing Billy Railway . Cockatoo is best known as one of the worst hit townships ... lives lost. Present day Cockatoo has a community shopping centre which includes supermarket, hairdressing salon, butcher, pharmacy, clothing store, caf s and various takeaway stores. Cockatoo has recently ... on the Pakenham Road reserve growing various fruit and vegetables. Cockatoo Primary School, near ... Centre Sporting Cockatoo has two main sporting areas Mountain Road reserve, which has a Australian ... events and pony club. The main sport of the town is Australian Rules Football with the Gembrook Cockatoo ... Gembrook Cockatoo url http www.fullpointsfooty.net Gembrook Cockatoo.htm accessdate 2008 07 25 Dead ..., tennis, equestrian, basketball, athletics and soccer. Township Committee Cockatoo has a committee ... meets monthly and discusses local issues and projects. Transport Image Bus stop on Bailey Road, Cockatoo ... improvements include a new Sunday timetable and a Saturday timetable operating from 6 am to 10 pm. Cockatoo is indirectly served by route MetlinkBus numtext yes route 838 Emerald, Victoria Emerald ...   more details



  1. Solomons Cockatoo

    Cacatua goffini redirects here. This synonym for Cacatua ducorpsii was used previously for the Tanimbar Corella or Goffin s Cockatoo Taxobox name Solomons Cockatoo status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Hana2.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes superfamilia Cockatoo Cacatuoidea familia Cockatoo Cacatuidae subfamilia Cacatuinae tribus Cacatuini genus Cacatua subgenus Licmetis species C. ducorpsii binomial Cacatua ducorpsii binomial authority Jacques Pucheran Pucheran , 1853 synonyms Cacatua tanimberensis small Roselaar & Prins, 2000 small br Lophochroa goffini small Finsch, 1863 small ref cite journal last Roselaar first C.S. coauthors J.P. Michels title Nomenclatural chaos untangled, resulting in the naming of the formally undescribed Cacatua species from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia Psittaciformes Cacatuidae journal Systematic notes on Asian birds volume 48 url http www.repository.naturalis.nl document 43942 ref The Solomons Cockatoo Cacatua ducorpsii , also known as the Ducorps Cockatoo , Solomons Corella or Broad crested Corella , is a species of cockatoo Endemic ecology endemic to the Solomon Islands . This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tanimbar Corella yet smaller than the Umbrella Cockatoo . The species is common across most of the Solomons, absent only from Makira in the south. It inhabits lowland rainforest s, secondary forests, cleared areas and gardens. Description The Solomons Cockatoo is about 30  cm 12  in long. They are predominantly white. They have a blue eye ring and a recumbent Crest feathers crest which resembles a sail in its raised state. As other members of the subgenus Licmetis , it has a pale bill. Breeding The Solomons Cockatoo nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually two in a clutch. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the chicks leave the nest about 62 days after hatching. ref name DA 2003 cite book first David last Alderton aut ...   more details




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