Sydney's magnificent harbour and the ferries that serve its many wharves and jetties are renowned throughout the world.
This is a colourful pictorial book about the ferries of Sydney Harbour, both past and present. It includes more than 180 photos of ferries taken of many years, and features material from the cameras or collections of more than 20 photographs, plus the work of some of Australia’s most noted artists, such as Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston and Harold Cazneaux.
The photographs and paintings show the many aspects of Sydney’s ferries: the vessels themselves, their passengers, and their crews, as well as the changing scenery over time.
Contents:
A spectacular harbour and its ferries
Before the bridge: heyday of the ferries
Circular Quay
East of the bridge
Ferries of the past
Then and now
By paintbrush and print
West of the bridge
On the job
Changing colours
Something special
Ship-shape: building and maintaining Sydney's ferries
Enterprise afloat
Off course
Sudney's moods
Different sea lanes, different skylines
