Secret Sydney

by Cockington, James

• ISBN13: 9781864363173
• ISBN10: 1864363177
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

A guide for visitors who want to discover the secret heart of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Map of Greater Sydney	viii
WALKING TOURS	1	(92)
Bondi	2	(9)
Castlecrag	11	(10)
Garden Island	21	(7)
Gordon's Bay	28	(6)
The Inner West	34	(10)
Kings Cross	44	(10)
Lavender Bay and Kirribilli	54	(9)
Minchinbury	63	(6)
Point Piper	69	(7)
Vaucluse	76	(7)
Watsons Bay	83	(10)
SACRED SITES	93	(28)
Annandale Aqueduct	94	(1)
Gilligan's Island, Taylor Square	95	(1)
Grave of Granny Smith	96	(1)
Tony Hancock's Bungalow, Bellevue Hill	97	(1)
Harry's Cafe de Wheels, Woolloomooloo	98	(1)
Glebe Joss House and `Witches' Houses	99	(1)
Kookaburra Memorial, Mosman	100	(1)
Kurnell Cliff Dwellers	101	(1)
Lake Northam Fountain and Dave Sands Memorial	102	(2)
Lane Cove River Steak House and the Scene of the Bogle/Chandler Murder Mystery	104	(2)
Mary McKillop Museum, North Sydney	106	(1)
Mo's House, Kensington	107	(1)
Mr Eternity, Sydney Square	108	(1)
`No. 96' Block of Flats	109	(2)
Sharpie's Golf House Neon	111	(1)
Star of the East Amphitheatre	112	(2)
Sydney Stadium	114	(3)
Whitlams' House, Cabramatta	117	(3)
Yabba at the SCG Sportspace! Tour	120	(1)
HIDDEN TREASURES	121	(36)
Albert Statue, Bondi	122	(1)
Bob Askin's House, Fairy Bower Beach, Manly	122	(2)
Auburn Japanese Gardens	124	(2)
Best View in Sydney: Dover Heights	126	(1)
Bonsai Koreshoff Nursery, Castle Hill	127	(1)
Car (No Longer) up the Tree, Parramatta	128	(1)
Casa Clavel, Bellevue Hill	129	(2)
Street of a Hundred Horses, Condell Park	131	(1)
Little Bits of Egypt, Crows Nest and Ku-ring-gai Chase	132	(1)
The Grotto Capri Restaurant, Kensington	133	(1)
Joe Ferla's Mad Monster Garden, Summer Hill	134	(1)
Suspension Bridge, Northbridge	135	(1)
Plaza Iberoamericana, Central Station	136	(1)
Prospect Reservoir	137	(1)
Rolf Harris Coolibah Tree (and Other Mysteries), Royal Botanic Gardens	138	(2)
Rookwood Necropolis	140	(2)
Snake Charmers of La Perouse	142	(1)
Rooftop Wetlands, Surry Hills	143	(1)
Tank Stream and Other Underground Delights	143	(3)
Sydney Park, St Peters	146	(2)
Tom Bass Sculpture, CBD University of Sydney	148	(3)
Westemead Children's Hospital Art Gallery	151	(2)
William Wall's Whale, Australian Museum	153	(2)
Yaralla and the Thomas Walker Hospital	155	(2)
ODDS AND ENDS	157	(4)
Index	161