Glebe foreshore and Rozelle Bay - somewhere in the middle

In the 1950s, Koori families and other homeless people are living among the wharves and old boats along what is now Bicentennial Park and Federal Park near the end of Glebe Point Road. They pick up employment in unofficial labour exchanges like the White Bay Hotel, and also gain income from scavenging for scrap metal and timber.

Location

Glebe fpreshore and Rozelle Bay - somewhere in the middle

Australia

33° 52' 19.1784" S, 151° 10' 42.9996" E

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