THE CITY OF SYDNEY. 



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I he old sea-faring folk used to climbing had a fancy for this point of high land, for 

 even when ashore they liked a sight of the blue water and the moving craft. 



The earliest private wharves were formed along the shore from Dawes' Point and 

 round by Miller's Point, and the great knob of land which was thus half-encircled was 

 a convenient dwelling-place for those who did not wish to go far from their ships or 



