The Coathanger - Both Sides Now

Dawes Point is the landform from which the southern approaches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge rise. It is named after Lieutenant William Dawes, upon whom the Australian writer based her 2008 book, "The Lieutenant". When the bridge approaches ploughed through this point, it required the demolition of a myriad of terraces upon the "fashionable" Princes Street. Sydney Cove and the Opera House are to the left of this image. Walsh Bay, Barangaroo, and Darling Harbour are to the right of this image.

Milsons Point is the landform from which the northern approachs of the Sydney Harbour Bridge arise. It is named after James Milson, who was a free settler with the savvy to set up a business supplying ferries and watermen who plied the harbour during the 19th century. When the bridge approaches ploughed through this point, the demolition of houses and small business was faithfully recorded by the Reverend Frank Cash, the rector of Christ Church Church of England in adjoining Lavender Bay. To the left of this image is the North Sydney Swimming Pool, and Luna Park. To the right of this image is St Aloysius Boys School, and, out of frame, Admiralty House.