The A to Z of 2205: Duff St

There's a few notable things about Duff St: the views to the city of Sydney, the air intake area for the M5 tunnel which travels underneath, and some contemporary architecture. I have it on good authority rather close to home that it's also a favourite for kids hurtling down on their bikes!

Below: Land for sale right next to the air intake vent for the M5 motorway tunnel. This tunnel has been the subject of much controversy, since before it opened. It has not had an air filtration system within the tunnel. Air was taken in here, and expelled, unfiltered, through a stack in Henderson St (Turrella) - we'll see it when I get to "H" for Henderson! Anyway, after many protests, much pressure on the government, demonstrable sickness of residents, and the fact that subsequent tunnels were built with filtration systems, a filtration system is being installed in this tunnel.



Below: The white buildings in the distance are associated with Sydney Airport.

Below: Duff St is a dead end at the western end, with a walk way down the hill not visible to the left.



Below: Sydney CBD. You can see the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Tower quite clearly.



Below: Looking down the hill towards Hirst St and the corner of Arncliffe Park

Below: The Hirst St intersection - lookign across to Mitchell St, which runs alongside Arncliffe Park.

Below: Looking up Duff St from Hirst St

The A to Z of 2205: Bayview St, Arncliffe

A descriptive geographical name. The street commands sweeping views over Botany Bay.(The Origins of Street Names in the Municipality of Rockdale, compiled by Alderman Ron Rathbone, 1990)

Below: Bayview St at the Forest Road end
Below: I was really taken with this smoothly cut hedge
Below: Looking towards Withers St intersection

Below: Looking back from Withers St
Below: from Withers St, Bayview heads down hill, and views across the airport and Port Botany open up
Below: I am quite taken by this example of modern (1960s?) architecture
Below: Panoramic view from Arncliffe Public School on the left, over Sydney Airport, and Port Botany
Below: Sydney Airport, from the end of Bayview St
Below: The view to Arncliffe Public School
Below: Sydney Airport, and the cranes of Port Botany in the background on the right
Below: Looking back up Bayview St from the cul-de-sac end, above the steps down to Mount St
Below: The steps at the end of Bayview St down to Mount St
Below: From the bottom of the steps up to Bayview St



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Photos taken 08 August 2008

Cooks River Catchment: Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek outlet showing concrete channel and across to Sydney Airport.

Fishing in Muddy Creek

This shot and the next one show Muddy Creek where it meets the Cooks River. Directly opposite the mouth is Sydney Airport, which was once a large estuary of the Cooks River.

Boats on Muddy Creek near the Cooks River

Muddy Creek is the Cooks River’s last tributary before it flows into Botany Bay. It drains stormwater runoff to the northeast from Carlton, Kogarah, Rockdale, Banksia, Brighton-Le-Sands and Kyeemagh.
It consists of a brick and concrete lined channel (owned by Sydney Water). There are market gardens alongside it.