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Circular Quay 1892

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

Established in 1879, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences' venues include the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Observatory and Museums Discovery Centre at Castle Hill.

Wharves

Ferries

Circular Quay

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Area of Sydney's central business district that surrounds the quays built on reclaimed land from the 1830s.

East Circular Quay

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Area on the eastern shore of Sydney Cove to Bennelong Point.

Circular Quay

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Quay built between 1837 and 1855 and originally known as Semi-circular Quay, because of the shape of the stoneworks built with convict labour to stabilise the new shoreline reclaimed from mudflats.