WebWhen government abattoirs were opened on Glebe Island in 1870, there were hopes that Ultimo's streets would no longer run with blood, but this also cut Ultimo out of the meat trade, and some illegal slaughtering continued. The end of rural Ultimo WebGlebe Island was not initially developed until the 1850s, when the Glebe Island Abattoir was established under an Act of Parliament. The abattoir was located to the south of the …

The Glebe Society

WebDec 14, 2016 · In 1859 Michael was living in Woolloomooloo with a house and land at Glebe Point. During the next decade he acquired other houses in an area still fashionable despite the opening of the Glebe Island abattoir with its attendant smells, carcasses and manure washed ashore, and circling sharks feeding on offal in the bloodstained water. WebApr 7, 2013 · • Glebe Island Abattoirs closed (1916) • Glebe said to be fully built out • Electricity replaces gas lights (1911) 22,500 (1915) • Forest Lodge (built 1836, architect John Verge; demolished 1912) • Railway Viaduct, Wentworth Park (1916) 1920s • Great Depression (1929) 23,000 sve123

Islands of Sydney Harbour The Dictionary of Sydney

WebThe abattoirs featured prominently in the 1882 Royal Commission into noxious and offensive trades, instigated by complaints from Balmain and Glebe Point residents. The commission found that in 1882, 524,415 sheep, 69,991 cattle, 31,269 pigs and 8,348 calves were slaughtered there. WebWHEN the estimate in reference to the abattoirs wss being discussed in Committee of Supply, a statement was made to the effect that Glebe Island was the theatre of frequent and glaring scenes of vice and ... WebThe bridge across Johnstons Bay is the third to link Glebe Island to Pyrmont. Blackbutts Bridge was the first, from 1857 providing access to the city from Glebe Island abattoirs. The second, the four lane swing span Glebe Island Bridge, in 1903, was one of the first electrically operated opening bridges in the world. bart patrick genasys