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Sydney’s wheat left through the Glebe Island silos, hard against the White Bay berths, with the Harbour Bridge down the reach. A cargo ship lies at the shed. This is the grain port in one frame, not a wool-store street and not a collier. Tag grain and port.

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-33.8670, 151.1850

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1950

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Glebe Island Grain Terminal and White Bay, Sydney in 1950

Glebe Island grain terminal and White Bay, 1950

1950

View of the Glebe Island grain terminal and White Bay in 1950, showing a cargo ship at the wharf and the Sydney Harbour Bridge visible in the distance.

Sydney’s wheat left through the Glebe Island silos, hard against the White Bay berths, with the Harbour Bridge down the reach. A cargo ship lies at the shed. This is the grain port in one frame, not a wool-store street and not a collier. Tag grain and port.

A 1950 view of a cargo ship at the Glebe Island grain terminal with White Bay and Sydney Harbour Bridge.https://echidnamaps.com/pin/glebe-island-grain-terminal-and-white-bay-1950-1950/6ac0bbbc450c3cc16ff55992