Smoking ceremony and Metcalfe Bond
Cleansing smoke invokes a new politically correct Australia Day smoking ceremony at Sydney's Circular Quay. Children from the NSW public schools choir put leaves from their country of origin to the flame under the guidance of Aboriginal elders (c'mon where's the barbeque?).
Behind them are the ASN Co building and the Metcalfe Bond Stores, named for Michael Melcalfe, a founder of the Australian Steam Navigation Company in the 1800's. Goods were stored here until the customs duty was paid.
The area was once a garden and orchard of Robert Campbell's Wharf House, and a sandstone quarry for many of The Rocks' early buildings. After a bubonic plague outbreak the NSW Government resumed the land in 1901 and the existing buildings were torn down to make way for Hickson Road.
The warehouses are two adjoining red brick buildings, built in 1912 and 1916. The bond storage company Upward & Co commissioned construction and leased the buildings for more than 60 years. After ownership moved to the Sydney Cove Authority (now the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority) in 1970, the warehouses were converted into shops and offices. Tenants include advertising firm Saatchi and Saatchi.
Smoking ceremony and Metcalfe Bond
Cleansing smoke invokes a new politically correct Australia Day smoking ceremony at Sydney's Circular Quay. Children from the NSW public schools choir put leaves from their country of origin to the flame under the guidance of Aboriginal elders (c'mon where's the barbeque?).
Behind them are the ASN Co building and the Metcalfe Bond Stores, named for Michael Melcalfe, a founder of the Australian Steam Navigation Company in the 1800's. Goods were stored here until the customs duty was paid.
The area was once a garden and orchard of Robert Campbell's Wharf House, and a sandstone quarry for many of The Rocks' early buildings. After a bubonic plague outbreak the NSW Government resumed the land in 1901 and the existing buildings were torn down to make way for Hickson Road.
The warehouses are two adjoining red brick buildings, built in 1912 and 1916. The bond storage company Upward & Co commissioned construction and leased the buildings for more than 60 years. After ownership moved to the Sydney Cove Authority (now the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority) in 1970, the warehouses were converted into shops and offices. Tenants include advertising firm Saatchi and Saatchi.