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Sydney Jewish Museum

Pictures of Children Killed in the Haulocaust Sydney Jewish Museum

Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum not only maintains the memory of the Holocaust, but also celebrates the contribution of the Jewish community to the development of Australia.

Getting There and Access

Security is understandably very tight, with buzzer access to the building and strict bag searches enforced. This is done in a friendly but very professional manner. Once inside, there is a friendly greeting by staff who explain the Museums layout and displays. There is usually a guided tour available and a PA system announces when is is about to commence.

Displays

Displays begin with a timeline and history of the Jewish people and moves on to their diaspora and treatment throughout Europe. There is then a very interesting section on Jews in early Australian colonial society and their involvement in the First and Second World Wars.

  • Jewish Contributions to Sydney Sydney Jewish Museum
    Jewish Contributions to Sydney

The Holocaust

As expected a large section explains the holocaust. It documents the destruction of Jewish communities, the murders of the concentration camps and also shows the bravery of the ghetto uprisings. The saddest part is devoted the the children killed, with a memorial wall of photographs and a sad pile of little shoes.

  • Pictures of Children Killed in the Haulocaust Sydney Jewish Museum
    Pictures of Children Killed in the Haulocaust
  • Shoes of Children Killed in the Haulocaust Sydney Jewish Museum
    Shoes of Children Killed in the Haulocaust

What Did We think?

A genuinely educational place worth a visit to make sure no one forgets.

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Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam

Warragamba Dam supplies Sydney with most of its drinking water and is worth visiting if only to find out where all of your water comes from. 

  • How to Get to Warragamba Dam
    How to Get to Warragamba Dam

Water Tower

A water tower located just before the main entrance is of a unique design and is worth a quick stop to have a look at.  It would look even better if a local artist decorated it with a mural.

  • Water Tower Warragamba Dam
    Water Tower

Workers Memorial

In the car park, you will pass a memorial to all of the workers killed during its construction. It is a tragedy that so many died in a workplace, something that would not be acceptable today.

  • Memorial Wall Warragamba Dam
    Memorial Wall

Also in the car park is an uptake valve that was originally used to transfer water into the pipelines.  Its size gives to some understanding of the large scale engineering that was done here.

  • Original Intake Valve Warragamba Dam
    Original Intake Valve

Warragamba Dam

A great piece of civil engineering, the dam wall can be viewed from the Visitors’ Centre, where a viewing platform has been erected. From here you also get a great view over the surrounding bush land and can see the dam’s water level. The centre has a full history of its construction and design, detailing the geology and civil engineering that went into it.  You can only walk over the wall on the weekends. 

  • Warragamba Dam
    Warragamba Dam
  • Water Level Warragamba Dam
    Water Level

An additional viewing platform opposite the dam wall is located in the town. This provides a different view of the dam wall and is worth the small trip for the view.

Located in the town of Warragamba is as additional viewing platform, which is opposite the dam wall. This provides a different view of the dam wall and is worth the small trip for the view.

An interesting place to visit if you like to see civil engineering projects, or want to learn about Sydney’s water supply

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ANZAC Day Sydney

World War 1 Flags ANZAC Day March Sydney

ANZAC Day Sydney

We usually attend ANZAC Dawn Service in our home town of Singleton. However since our daughter joined the RAN and was marching in Sydney we travelled down to see her.

By far the biggest parade in the state if  not Australia (we haven’t seen Melbourne’s parade so cant compare). It was impressive for its sheer size.

Getting There

Travelling down by train we arrived at Central Station in plenty if time to walk into the city a grab a coffee along the way. We could have caught a train to Hyde Park but wanted to stretch our legs after a 2 hour train journey.

We picked a spot near Bathurst Street and staked our place at the barriers so that we could get the best view. This turned out to be a good plan as the crowd was soon several people deep.

The ANZAC Day Parade

The parade started with the cavalry horse being led with no rider but with boots placed  backwards in the stirrups to represent its deceased rider and extending this to all of those killed in battle.

For Fallen Comrades ANZAC Day March Sydney
For Fallen Comrades

Veterans who were no longer able to walk or march followed in cars. These all received huge cheers as they went past. Veterans then passed marching behind their unit flags, some interacting with the crowd, all receiving huge cheers.

  • Ford Falcon Taxi For Veterans ANZAC Day March Sydney
    Ford Falcon Taxi For Veterans
  • Plymouth Taxi For Veterans on the March Anzac Day
    Plymouth Taxi For Veterans on the March

Once the veterans had passed currently serving personnel marched passed.

  • World War 1 Flags ANZAC Day March Sydney
    World War 1 Flags
  • Royal Australian Navy ANZAC Day March Sydney
    Royal Australian Navy

Interspersed with the marchers were bands from around the state with the Scottish bands with pipes and drums providing some great sounds.  The parade goes on for 4 hours, and provides a lot of history to today’s society.  Once the parade is over, there is the opportunity to play two up, or eat and socialise throughout a huge area.

Scots Band on Anzac Day
Scots Band on Anzac Day

The march ends at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park, where the ceremony is held.

  • ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park Sydney
    ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park Sydney

If you are in Sydney on April 25, it is highly recommended that you go and visit the parade.  If you live in Sydney, this is something worth doing, to remember those how have and do serve Australia.

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