Blackwattle Bay is a bay to the south-east of Glebe Island and east of Rozelle Bay on Sydney Harbour. In 1788 the bay was named after the black wattle tree found there that was used for housing construction.
When first used, the bay was a swampy inlet fed by a creek that ran from its eastern end. Industrial use by tanners and slaughter houses fouled the area with noxious fumes and there were many complaints by residents.
An embankment with a bridge was built across the swamp to provide access from Glebe to Pyrmont, being known as Bridge Road. The area to the southeast of the road was filled in becoming Wentworth Park. A coal unloader among other facilities was built on the northwest side of the road; the Sydney Fish Market lies on its northeast side.
See also
Blackwattle Bay ferry service Blackwattle Bay coal wharves and depots Wentworth Park
References
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External links
Blackwattle Bay entry at dictionary of Sydney Part of Chippendale's grant, 1838. Cadastral drawing showing Cooper's Dam and Black Wattle Swamp. Birds eye view of general wharfage scheme west of Dawes Point as it will appear when completed, Sydney Harbour Trust, 1913.