Darling Harbour, New South Wales
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Darling Harbour is a large recreational pedestrian precinct situated on the western edge of central Sydney, Australia. It extends northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf on the east, and to the suburb of Pyrmont on the west.
The precinct and its immediate surrounds are administered independently of the Sydney City Council, by a New South Wales state government statutory authority, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, and the area is home to a number of major public facilities and attractions including the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Paddy's Markets, Sydney's Chinese Gardens, Tumbalong Park, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Australian National Maritime Museum (featuring museum ships including HMAS Vampire), Star City Casino, the Powerhouse Museum, the Sydney Aquarium, and a number of large international hotels. The Darling Harbour precinct is linked to places in the CBD by the Sydney Monorail.
History
Darling Harbour is named after Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, who was Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831. It was originally part of the commercial port of Sydney, including the Darling Harbour Railway Goods Yard. By the mid-to-late 1980s it had become largely derelict and was redeveloped as a pedestrian and tourist precinct as an initiative of then New South Wales Minister for Public Works, Laurie Brereton.
External links
- [History of Darling Harbour] from official [website].
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