Mosman Bay ferry wharf

Mosman Bay ferry wharf is located on Mosman Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman services operated by First Fleet class ferries.[2]

Mosman Bay
Borrowdale arriving at Mosman Bay wharf in 2015, showing the 1960s piled structure (left) and the 2014 pontoon (right)
General information
LocationAvenue Road, Mosman
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°50′18″S 151°13′58″E
Owned byTransport for NSW
Operated byTransdev Sydney Ferries
Platforms1 wharf (1 berth)
Connections Mosman Bay Wharf, Avenue Rd
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedSomewhere between 1859 and 1889[1]
Rebuilt1900, 1960s, 2014
Services
Preceding wharf Sydney Ferries Following wharf
Old Cremorne
towards Circular Quay
 F6 Mosman Bay Terminus

History

The first regular ferry service was arranged by property developer Richard Harnett in the early 1870s. A tram service to the wharf commenced in March 1897. At the same and in anticipation of increased demand from a developing and increasingly prosperous Mosman area, Sydney Ferries Limited improved frequency of ferries from Circular Quay. In addition to Mosman Wharf, ferries on that route serviced Musgrave Street Wharf (now South Mosman) and Cremorne Wharf (renamed Old Cremorne) with the opening of the Cremorne Point wharf and its tram connection in 1911.

In 1900, Sydney Ferries Limited acquired a freehold over then wharf and completed a significant Edwardian-style expansion providing a new wharf, waiting rooms and shops.[3][4]

In 1961, the pontoon sank,[5] and the in 1960s, the Edwardian wharf was replaced with a modern style structure. On 26 March 2014, the wharf was closed for to replace the pontoon and gangway whilst the existing waterside structure was refurbished.[6][7]

Services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
[2]

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates one bus route via Mosman Bay wharf, under contract to Transport for NSW:

  • Paddle steamer Millie at the wharf, 1885-1895
    Paddle steamer Millie at the wharf, 1885-1895
  • John Mather's painting "Mosman's Bay", 1889
    John Mather's painting "Mosman's Bay", 1889
  • Kurraba arrives at the Edwardian era wharf, early twentieth century
    Kurraba arrives at the Edwardian era wharf, early twentieth century
  • Sunken pontoon April 1961
    Sunken pontoon April 1961

References
  1. A Brief History of Mosman Archived 14 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine Mosman Council
  2. "F6 Mosman Bay ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.
  3. "THE SYDNEY FERRIES, LTD". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 19, 359. New South Wales, Australia. 30 March 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SYDNEY FERRIES, LIMITED". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 19, 465. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. City of Sydney Archives
  6. Mosman Bay Wharf upgrade - completed Roads & Maritime Services
  7. Mosman Bay wharf reopens to customers today after $3 million upgrade Transport for NSW 8 October 2014
  8. "State Transit route 230". Transport for NSW.
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