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Glebe Island Bridge at Johnson's Bay, Sydney c1878

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Glebe Island

From abattoir to shipping terminal, Glebe Island has been an intrinsic part of the development of industrial Sydney.

Bridges

Glebe Island

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Rocky outcrop bounded by White Bay to the west and north and Johnstons Bay to the east and south and linked to Balmain by causeway in 1840s. It was the site of abattoirs from 1850s to 1912, then levelled and used as wharves.

Glebe

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Inner-city suburb named for its original status as Anglican church land granted to Richard Johnson, chaplain of the first fleet in 1790. The Glebe Point area became fashionable in the nineteenth century, while the southern part of Glebe became a working class district.

Glebe Island Bridge

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Electrically operated swing bridge designed by Percy Allen, bridging Rozelle and Pyrmont over Johnstons Bay. It replaced Blackbutt bridge and was later replaced by the Anzac bridge.

Blackbutt Bridge

First bridge linking Pyrmont with Glebe Island which was replaced by the Glebe Island bridge.

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