Mosman Bay ferry wharf explained

Mosman Bay
Style:Ferries in NSW
Address:Avenue Road, Mosman
Borough:New South Wales
Country:Australia
Owned:Transport for NSW
Operator:Transdev Sydney Ferries
Platform:1 wharf (1 berth)
Connections: Mosman Bay Wharf, Avenue Rd
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:Somewhere between 1859 and 1889[1]
Rebuilt:1900, 1960s, 2014

Mosman Bay ferry wharf is located on Mosman Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman services operated by First Fleet class ferries.

History

The first regular ferry service was arranged by property developer Richard Harnett in the early 1870s. A tram service to the wharf commenced in March 1897. At the same and in anticipation of increased demand from a developing and increasingly prosperous Mosman area, Sydney Ferries Limited improved frequency of ferries from Circular Quay. In addition to Mosman Wharf, ferries on that route serviced Musgrave Street Wharf (now South Mosman) and Cremorne Wharf (renamed Old Cremorne) with the opening of the Cremorne Point wharf and its tram connection in 1911.

In 1900, Sydney Ferries Limited acquired a freehold over then wharf and completed a significant Edwardian-style expansion providing a new wharf, waiting rooms and shops.[2] [3]

In 1961, the pontoon sank,[4] and the in 1960s, the Edwardian wharf was replaced with a modern style structure. On 26 March 2014, the wharf was closed for to replace the pontoon and gangway whilst the existing waterside structure was refurbished.[5] [6]

Transport links

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates one bus route to and from Mosman Bay wharf:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://mosman.nsw.gov.au/mosman/history/a-brief-history-of-mosman A Brief History of Mosman
  2. News: THE SYDNEY FERRIES, LTD. . . 19,359 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 March 1900 . 29 December 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: SYDNEY FERRIES, LIMITED. . . 19,465 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 August 1900 . 29 December 2020 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  4. https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/697419 City of Sydney Archives
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112104142/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-north/mosman-bay/index.html Mosman Bay Wharf upgrade - completed
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016001059/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/mosman-bay-wharf-reopens-customers-today-after-3-million-upgrade Mosman Bay wharf reopens to customers today after $3 million upgrade