The Mortlake Ferry , also known as the Putney Punt , is a cable ferry that runs across the Parramatta River in Sydney , connecting Hilly Street in Mortlake and Pellisier Road in Putney .
18-552: The vehicular ferry between Mortlake and Putney commenced operating on 16 May 1928. The service was established to serve the factory areas of Mortlake. The ferry opening pre-dated the nearby Ryde Bridge which opened in 1935, and it was one of several vehicular ferries operating across the Parramatta River at the time. The Mortlake Ferry is one of ten remaining vehicular cable ferries in New South Wales , and
36-998: A little town centre with IGA supermarket, The Olive Kitchen restaurant, Il Punto Pizzeria, two clothing shops, a hairdressers, day spa and one dental surgery at Canada Bay Dental. Further developments are planned. These developments are located opposite the historic Palace Hotel in Tennyson Road. Government Buses, Bridj buses, Ferry, Uber, Taxis and Water Taxis all service Breakfast Point. The main bus routes are: 464 via Tennyson Road to Ashfield via Burwood 502 via Cabarita Road to City via Central Concord, Five Dock and Drummoyne 466 from Cabarita to Burwood 410 from Central Concord to Marsfield via Concord Hospital, Rhodes Macquarie Centre 410 from Central Concord to Hurstville via Campsie and Bexley 458 from North Strathfield or Concord Hospital to Rhodes Shopping Centre or Ryde Shopping Centre 458 from North Strathfield or Concord Hospital to Burwood via Strathfield. Bridj buses service
54-571: Is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Breakfast Point is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district . It is in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay . People from Breakfast Point are colloquially called Breakfast Pointers. The area now occupied by Breakfast Point was previously part of Mortlake . The suburb
72-581: Is named after a geographical headland, named "Breakfast Point", to the east of Mortlake Point and to the west of Cabarita , and the suburb name was gazetted in 1993. According to historical records, the name of the point - and therefore the suburb name - is derived from the first contact between Europeans and the traditional owners of the land, the Wangal Clan. The encounter took place on 5 February 1788 during Captain John Hunter's exploration of
90-399: Is some 300 metres (980 ft) in length and takes approximately five minutes. The ferry operates on demand on weekdays from 06:45 to 09:25 and 14:45 to 18:15. On weekends and public holidays it operates on demand 10:30 to 17:30 from Mortlake. The ferry has magenta flashing lights on the ferry and at both end points when it is in operation. Sydney Ferries services must grant right of way to
108-548: Is the location of one of the largest urban renewal projects in Sydney on a site formerly belonging to AGL . The New South Wales State Government took control of the approval process for the development from Canada Bay Council in August 2005, citing lengthy delays. Issues that arose between the council and the developer, Rosecorp, included the provision of public transport, public access to the area and its landscaping. According to
126-734: The 2021 census of population, there were 4,678 residents in Breakfast Point. 55.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 9.7%, England 3.8% and South Korea 2.7%. The most common ancestries in Breakfast Point were English 23.5%, Chinese 18.0%, Australian 17.0%, Italian 10.6% and Irish 9.6%. 59.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.8%, Cantonese 4.2%, Italian 3.4% and Korean 3.1%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.6%, No Religion 31.1% and Anglican 10.2%. Breakfast Point also has
144-547: The City of Canada Bay . Mortlake sits on the southern bank of the Parramatta River and is home to the southern bank of the Mortlake Ferry or commonly known as the Putney Punt , the last surviving punt service in Sydney. Mortlake is also the terminus for bus route 464 (to Ashfield railway station). Mortlake was originally known as Bottle Point. The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Mortlake , by
162-746: The Green Point Naval Boatyard at Mortlake assembled Fairmile B motor launches . Until 1948, an electric tramway connected Mortlake south to the suburbs of Burwood , Enfield and Ashfield . In the 2016 Census, there were 1,954 people in Mortlake. 57.7% of people were born in Australia and 57.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.5% and Catholic 31.7%. 33°50′37″S 151°06′20″E / 33.84370°S 151.10556°E / -33.84370; 151.10556 Breakfast Point, New South Wales Breakfast Point
180-478: The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries. 33°50′11″S 151°06′26″E / 33.83646°S 151.107314°E / -33.83646; 151.107314 Mortlake, New South Wales Mortlake is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . It is 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of
198-405: The Parramatta River , while Hunter was having breakfast. William Bradley , First Lieutenant on board HMS Sirius , recorded the following entry in the log: We landed to cook breakfast on the opposite shore to them (Breakfast Pt.). We made signs to them to come over and waved green boughs. Soon after which 7 of them came over in 2 canoes and landed near our boats. They left their spears in
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#1732779785258216-491: The gasworks wharf at Mortlake. When a new Gladesville Bridge was opened in 1964, it was built to replace a bridge that needed to close every time the swing section on the southern end of the bridge had to be opened to permit large vessels to pass through. The gas works closed and the land redeveloped into the Breakfast Point residential development, which since 1993 has been a separate official suburb. During WWII,
234-600: The Mortlake Ferry unless they have established radio contact and agreed on priority. A slipway located to the south of the Mortlake approach ramp is used for the maintenance of all the RMS owned ferries operating in the Sydney region. Besides the Mortlake Ferry, this includes the Berowra Waters Ferry , Sackville Ferry , Lower Portland Ferry , Webbs Creek Ferry and Wisemans Ferry , all of which operate on
252-535: The area including Rhodes shops, Concord Hospital, Burwood and Strathfeild train stations, Sydney Olympic Park and at some times on weekdays Five Dock. The ferry services generally go east via Barrangaroo to Circular Quay, although some peak services go via Blues Point and Milsons Point. Going west, ferries go to Parramatta (subject to tide. otherwise the journey will be completed by bus) via Olympic Park and other stops. There are several streets with architecturally designed modern houses and many modern apartment blocks in
270-642: The banks of the Thames in London . Parramatta River had been known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes ' and other nearby suburbs were also named after Thames localities of Greenwich , Woolwich and Putney . Mortlake was notable as the site of the Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) gas works, which first purchased land here in 1883. Colliers from Newcastle or Hexham brought coal to
288-582: The canoes and came to us. We tied beads etc. about them and left them our fire to dress their muscles which they went about as soon as our boats put off. Hunter, who was later to become Governor of New South Wales , is also remembered in the name of the nearby suburb of Hunters Hill . Much of the area at Breakfast Point was occupied by the Mortlake Gas Works of the Australian Gaslight Company (AGL). AGL began developing
306-480: The only one still in use on Sydney Harbour or its tributaries. While carrying much less traffic than it has in the past, the ferry still operates daily and is protected by a heritage order by the National Trust of Australia . The ferry is operated by a private sector operator under contract to Transport for NSW , carrying a maximum of 15 cars plus passengers at a time, and is free of tolls . The crossing
324-413: The site from 1883. The Mortlake Gasworks site offered river access for colliers —known as ' sixty milers '—to bring coal and virtually unlimited space for expansion. The gas works remained in operation until the 1990s when in 1998 AGL, after a selected tender process, selected Rosecorp Pty. Ltd. to progressively acquire and develop the Mortlake site. Redevelopment has proceeded since then. Breakfast Point
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