Venue
The ‘Greenway’ walk – from Iron Cove to the Cooks River
Participants
Ron, Chris, Peter, Yvonne, Richard, and Helen
The Start
The group met at Central station and caught the ‘LightRail’ to Hawthorne. This stop is on the new extension of the ‘LightRail’ and runs along the tracks (Rozelle Goodsline built 1920) once used by freight trains to take the manufactured goods to Darling Harbour.
Highlights
-morning tea stop was at Café Bones where a dozen or so dogs of all shapes and sizes were allowed off the leash. They too enjoyed morning tea!
-we headed toward Iron Cove and crossed the water to where we started to follow the path beside the Hawthorne Canal. This canal is one of nine that was built about 1895 to take stormwater to the Parramatta River. It is built along Long Cove Creek.
-in a tunnel entrance/exit along the track, schools and community groups had joined to erect a mural with over 8000 tiles in a design to depict the area. Information about the canal lined the other wall.
-the present completed path finishes at Cadigal Reserve near Lewisham. It is named after the original inhabitants of the area and a community group is trying to maintain native vegetation.
-as the next section of the ‘Greenway’ walk is yet to be completed beside the tracks of the ‘LightRail’, we followed the signs through the local streets and enjoyed seeing the various styles of the housing.
-just past here is the Whipple Truss bridge. It has wooden trusses and is an American design. The original bridge was moved to the side in 1993 so a new bridge could be erected.
-later we watched the demolition of the old flour mills buildings. The silos are to be retained when the new housing development is completed. A little further on, we noted the Waratah Mills site which has been changed into apartments.
- It was a beaut day for lunch in Johnson Park near Arlington Light rail station. From here we headed through the streets to the Cooks River.
The Finish
- from the Cooks River we headed via Waddell Street to Dulwich Hill ‘LightRail’ station and back to Central
The ‘Greenway’ walk – from Iron Cove to the Cooks River
Participants
Ron, Chris, Peter, Yvonne, Richard, and Helen
The Start
The group met at Central station and caught the ‘LightRail’ to Hawthorne. This stop is on the new extension of the ‘LightRail’ and runs along the tracks (Rozelle Goodsline built 1920) once used by freight trains to take the manufactured goods to Darling Harbour.
Highlights
-morning tea stop was at Café Bones where a dozen or so dogs of all shapes and sizes were allowed off the leash. They too enjoyed morning tea!
-we headed toward Iron Cove and crossed the water to where we started to follow the path beside the Hawthorne Canal. This canal is one of nine that was built about 1895 to take stormwater to the Parramatta River. It is built along Long Cove Creek.
-in a tunnel entrance/exit along the track, schools and community groups had joined to erect a mural with over 8000 tiles in a design to depict the area. Information about the canal lined the other wall.
-the present completed path finishes at Cadigal Reserve near Lewisham. It is named after the original inhabitants of the area and a community group is trying to maintain native vegetation.
-as the next section of the ‘Greenway’ walk is yet to be completed beside the tracks of the ‘LightRail’, we followed the signs through the local streets and enjoyed seeing the various styles of the housing.
-just past here is the Whipple Truss bridge. It has wooden trusses and is an American design. The original bridge was moved to the side in 1993 so a new bridge could be erected.
-later we watched the demolition of the old flour mills buildings. The silos are to be retained when the new housing development is completed. A little further on, we noted the Waratah Mills site which has been changed into apartments.
- It was a beaut day for lunch in Johnson Park near Arlington Light rail station. From here we headed through the streets to the Cooks River.
The Finish
- from the Cooks River we headed via Waddell Street to Dulwich Hill ‘LightRail’ station and back to Central