Editing Darling Harbour (section)

==History==
[[File:Darling Harbour, 1900.jpg|thumb|Darling Harbour as an industrial port in 1900|left]]
The original name of the land now known as Darling Harbour is Tambalong, in Dharag language.

Darling Harbour is named after [[Ralph Darling|Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling]], who was [[Governors of New South Wales|Governor of New South Wales]] from 1825 to 1831. The area was originally known as Long Cove, but was generally referred to as Cockle Bay until 1826 when Governor Darling renamed it after himself. The name Cockle Bay has recently been restored in reference to the headwaters of the harbour.<ref>{{Cite book|title = A history of Sydney's Darling Harbour|last = Johnson|first = Wayne|publisher = Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority|year = 2008|isbn = 9780980545326|location = Sydney|pages = 7}}</ref> It was originally part of the commercial port of Sydney, including the [[Darling Harbour Yard|Darling Harbour Railway Goods Yard]]. During the [[Great Depression]], the eastern part of Darling Harbour (''Barangaroo'') became known as [[The Hungry Mile]], a reference to the waterside workers searching for jobs along the wharves.<ref name="Renaming of Darling Harbour East">{{cite news
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|date=12 September 2006
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[[File:Pyrmont-darling-harbour-western-distributor-construction-early-eighties.jpg|thumb|Redevelopment and urban renewal of the area in the early 1980s]]

Much of the land had been the site of the NSW Railways central marshalling yards and freight consolidation centre. The Enquiry into the NSW industry, including rail/road competition (1978–80), under Commissioner [[Gavan McDonell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opac.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/opacs/BasicSearch?status=2&pageno=1&phrasecode=0&fieldcode=4&searchwords=NSW%20(NEW%20SOUTH%20WALES)%20%20DEPT.%20OF%20TRANSPORT%20%20COMMISSION%20ON%20ENQUIRY%20INTO%20THE%20NSW%20ROAD%20FREIGHT%20INDUSTRY&collection=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121750/http://opac.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/opacs/BasicSearch?status=2&pageno=1&phrasecode=0&fieldcode=4&searchwords=NSW%20(NEW%20SOUTH%20WALES)%20%20DEPT.%20OF%20TRANSPORT%20%20COMMISSION%20ON%20ENQUIRY%20INTO%20THE%20NSW%20ROAD%20FREIGHT%20INDUSTRY&collection=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2011 |title=Commission of Enquiry into the NSW transport industry, 6 vols, Sydney 1980 |publisher=Opac.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au |access-date=9 February 2013 }}</ref> found that this centre was inefficient, should be moved, and the land used for other public purposes. These recommendations were acted upon and by the mid-to-late 1980s, when the area had become largely derelict it was redeveloped as a pedestrian and tourist precinct as an initiative of then New South Wales Minister for Public Works, [[Laurie Brereton]]. The [[Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre]] at Darling Harbour was a venue of the [[2000 Summer Olympic Games]] and a key meeting venue of [[APEC Australia 2007]].

[[File:CeBIT Signage and Flags-1460.jpg|thumb|The heritage listed [[Pyrmont Bridge]] spans the width of the harbour]]
[[File:2021-04-30 Darling Harbour panorama.jpg|center|thumb|520x520px|Cockle Bay, the southern end of Darling Harbour, in 2021, with [[Harbourside Shopping Centre]] (demolished in 2023) at right, and under-construction [[The Ribbon, Sydney|The Ribbon]] at left.]]

On 26 January 1994, [[Charles III]] then Prince of Wales, was giving a speech during the Australia Day celebrations. [[David Kang]] ran at the Prince whilst firing two blanks before falling onto the ground and being promptly held and arrested. The Prince was unhurt and was ushered off the podium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_GoHngOIE | title=Shots fired at Prince Charles (1994) &#124; RetroFocus | via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>