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The Phantom, a paddlesteamer ferry, at Manly Wharf, 1870s

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Wharves

Ferries

Manly ferry

Probably Sydney's best known ferry serviice, popular with tourists, running between Circular Quay and Manly Cove.

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Manly

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Peninsular suburb at the northern entrance to Port Jackson, which faces both the harbour and the ocean. Its name comes from the 'confidence and manly behaviour' of the Aboriginal people encountered there by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1788.

Manly Cove

Bay inside the north head of Port Jackson.

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Manly Wharf

Ferry wharf and entertainment precinct.

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Phantom

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Iron paddlewheel steamer that became the first full time ferry between Manly and Circular Quay in 1859.