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Tar-Ra (Dawes Point Park)
We will continue north along Hickson Road until we reach Tar-Ra (Dawes Point Park) in the shadow of the Harbour Bridge. We will take a photo with the historic cannons, positioned to defend Sydney from naval
attack in the 18th century.
HISTORY
The Dawes Point Battery remains is a heritage-listed former artillery fortification and now visitor attraction located adjacent to the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Hickson Road in inner city Sydney, on the boundary between Dawes Point and The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built and modified from 1791 to 1925 by Lieutenant William Dawes, Robert Ross, Francis Greenway, and George Barney. The property is owned by Property NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 10 May 2002
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Point_Battery