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Darling Harbour is a large recreational pedestrian precinct situated on the western edge of Sydney's central
business district. It extends northwards from China
Town, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King street wharf on
the east, and to the suburb of Pyrmont on
the west.
The precinct and its immmediate surrounds are administered independently of the Sydney City Council, by a New South Wales state
government statutory authority, the Darling Harbour Authority, and the area is home to a number of major public facilities and
attractions including the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Paddy's Markets, Sydney's Chinese Gardens, Tumbalong Park, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, the
Australian National Maritime Museum (featuring museum ships including HMAS Vampire), Star City Casino, the Powerhouse Museum, the Sydney Monorail and a number of
large international hotels.
History
Darling Harbour was originally part of the port of Sydney. By the mid-to-late 1980s it
had become largely derelict and was controversially redeveloped as a pedestrian and tourist precinct as an initiative of then New South
Wales Minister for Public Works, Laurie Brereton.
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