With the Sydney Harbor Bridge looming to the north, I walked up the hill from the bridge ramparts to the Sydney Observatory.
A memorial to World War I and all of the ANZAC forces who died in various battles.
A memorial to the soldiers from New South Wales who served in the South African War otherwise known as the Second Boer War.
The observatory. It was used primarily for time-keeping to allow accurate setting of ship chronometers. The buildings to the left were also used as the signal houses to send messages from one side of the harbor to the other via flags.
looking to the west at some of the commercial shipping areas.
One of the original telescope mounts.
One of the original telescopes. The whole setup was maybe only 10-15 feet tall.
Looking back north at the bridge.
