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Careening Cove, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
Careening Cove is not a Sydney suburb. Official New South Wales sources identify it as a bay/inlet near Kirribilli, and refer to the surrounding heritage area as being around that bay.
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This passage misidentifies Careening Cove as a suburb.
Official New South Wales sources describe Careening Cove as a bay/inlet, not a suburb:
- Heritage NSW says that Captain John Hunter referred to "the bay as Careening Cove" and that "Careening Cove now applies to the inlet east of Kirribilli".
- The North Sydney Development Control Plan 2025 says "The Careening Cove Conservation Area is located around the bay forming Careening Cove".
So the place name refers to a body of water (and to a heritage conservation area around it), rather than to a suburb of Sydney. The historical note that careening took place there is consistent with these sources, but calling Careening Cove a suburb is incorrect.
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- The Barn - Scout Hall | Heritage NSW
Historical notes: Mosman Bay had been explored by Captain John Hunter as early as 1789. He mentions the bay as Careening Cove ... Careening Cove now applies to the inlet east of Kirribilli.
- North Sydney Development Control Plan 2025 – Section 8 Kirribilli Planning Area
8.3.2 Description The Careening Cove Conservation Area is located around the bay forming Careening Cove and bounded by High Street, Broughton Street and Crescent Place.