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The Pilot boat, Sydney 1842

By
Samuel Prout Hill
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a1115024 / DL PXX 39, 24]
(Dixson Library)

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Hill, Samuel Prout

State Library of New South Wales

Harbour pilots

Though representing one of Sydney's least known professions, harbour pilots have kept Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay safe for commercial shipping from the earliest days of settlement.

Boats

Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.