THE CITY or SYDNEY. 



the wharves; a branch line was therefore made from the Station-yard down to the 



Pyrmont side of Darling Harbour. But the purpose of this line has remain,,! lar-l\ 



undeveloped, the traffic between the Station and the ships being mainly conducted by 



drays. Most of the incoming goods go straight to the 



wholesale warehouses, where they are unpacked and sorted 



and then repacked for country delivery. A comparatively "' ~ 



small portion of what is landed on the wharves goes in 





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unbroken parcels into the country. So too with the 

 produce coming down from the interior. Most of it 

 has to be classified, examined and exposed for sale in 

 Sydney, and only a portion is destined to go straight 

 from the railway to the ship's hold. As therefore the 

 greater part of the commerce of the port in and out 

 is filtered through the city, and a breaking of bulk has 

 to take place, the fact that there is a gap between 

 the Railway Station and the water-side has not been 



so great an inconvenience. But the need of close connection is becoming more and 

 more felt, and the Government, with the view of making there an extensive railway- 

 wharf, and erecting warehouses for stores and produce, has resumed a large area of 

 land on the Pyrrnont side of Darling Harbour. In building in this locality the Govern- 

 ment has been anticipated by Goldsbrough and Company, who have already erected a 

 large and massive stone store, into which wool can be delivered direct from the railway- 

 trucks. It is the largest building in this quarter, and its long imposing front is the most 

 conspicuous feature in the landscape when Pyrmont is viewed from the Sydney side. 



