Dobroyd Point, New South Wales
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Inner West (Sydney)
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of Sydney
Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. Dobroyd Point is part of the suburb of Haberfield
Haberfield, New South Wales
Haberfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Haberfield is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Municipality of Ashfield....
, in the local government area of the Municipality of Ashfield
Municipality of Ashfield
The Municipality of Ashfield is a Local Government Area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It lies approximately 10 kilometres west of the central business district.- Demographics :According to the , there:...
. This locality faces the southern shoreline of Iron Cove
Iron Cove, New South Wales
Iron Cove is a bay on the Parramatta River, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies approximately due west of Sydney's central business district. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Birchgrove, Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield, Haberfield, Five Dock, Rodd Point,...
bounded on the west by Iron Cove Creek
Iron Cove Creek
Iron Cove Creek was a creek in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the inner-western suburbs of Croydon, Ashfield, Haberfield and Five Dock...
, on the east by the Hawthorne Canal
Hawthorne Canal
The Hawthorne Canal is a short canal that connects with Port Jackson, in Sydney, Australia. It was originally a natural waterway known as Long Cove Creek, that has been straightened and given artificial banks. It borders on Summer Hill, Lewisham, Leichhardt and Haberfield...
and on the south by Haberfield. It is the location of Robson Park, which has picnic, barbecue
Barbecue
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and toilet facilities. A bike track runs along the water edge.
The UTS
University of Technology, Sydney
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Haberfield Rowing Club sits on Iron Cove and Dobroyd Parade. The Dobroyd Aquatic Club is located in the nearby suburb of Rodd Point
Rodd Point, New South Wales
Rodd Point is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rodd Point is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....
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