Sydney: Centennial Park
Few places in New South Wales have a history as closely tied to the birth of the Commonwealth of Australia as Centennial Park. Created in 1888 to mark a century since the first European settlement in Australia, the 189-hectare park was laid out on land associated with the former Lachlan Swamp and Sydney’s early water supply. On 1 January 1901, the Commonwealth was inaugurated here at the Federation Pavilion. Today, broad lawns, ponds and mature tree avenues form a major public landscape between the eastern suburbs and central Sydney. Grand Drive traces a circuit through grounds that also include formal gardens, sporting areas and spaces for walking, cycling and horse riding.
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Sydney combines a working harbour with a cosmopolitan waterfront in a way that reflects its coastal position on the shores of Port Jackson. The harbour’s deep inlets shape daily life, linking the central city with neighbourhoods on both the northern and southern shores. The Sydney Opera House, opened in 1973, and the steel-arch Sydney Harbour Bridge, opened in 1932, form the city’s defining harbour ensemble. On the northern foreshore, Milsons Point sits beside Luna Park and faces Circular Quay across the water. Explore further points of interest through webcams located across Sydney and New South Wales.
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New South Wales is widely known within Australia for Sydney Harbour, home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The state extends from the Pacific coastline across the Great Dividing Range to wide inland plains within the Murray–Darling Basin. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and a major centre for finance, arts and international travel, while inland districts are strongly associated with farming and long distances between towns. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, form part of a UNESCO World Heritage area of eucalyptus forests, sandstone escarpments and deep valleys. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how New South Wales relates to its coast, ranges and inland country.
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Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.
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