MV North Head
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MV North Head was a ferry operated by the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors on the Manly service from 1913 until 1985.
as North Head on Sydney Harbour, 1972
Kuring-gai (1901) was the forerunner to the Binngarra-type vessels including Barrenjoey. Note the wheel houses located midships compared to Barrenjoey's at the ends of the sun deck.
Barrenjoey on Sydney Harbour, 1920s, before expansion of her wheelhouses
Approaching Circular Quay in her recently enclosed upper decks, 1931
Freshwater-class ferry
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The Freshwater class is a class of ferry operating the Manly ferry service between Circular Quay and Manly on Sydney Harbour. The ferries are owned by the Government of New South Wales and operated by
MV North Head
…converted to diesel-electric power, completely rebuilt and renamed North Head. She was removed from service in 1985 following the introduction of the Freshwater-class ferries. She spent time in Hobart as a floating restaurant and, in 2000, she was taken to Cairns where she remains grounded and in deteriorating…
Collaroy in 2008
Freshwater in 2025
Queenscliff in 2024
Narrabeen in 2026 after its refurbishment in 2025.