Swimming around or under the barge to reach the nearby wharf was the obvious move for a man on the run.
Official settlement in the area seems to have involved only the occasional watchman at the nearby wharves.
The crowds grew, and a cannon was brought from a nearby wharf and used to threaten the church.
Her spare time was spent roaming nearby wharves and alleys, talking to residents and sailors alike.
However, the program was so successful they re-created it in a fishing and tackle shed on a nearby wharf.
A number of pleasure cruises still operate from some nearby wharves.
When they arose one morning, a black, square-rigged Nyissan ship rocked in the river current at a nearby wharf.
Several fishermen were standing at a nearby wharf.
There are also regular services to the nearby wharf which operate from various points around Sydney Harbour.
The boy did not answer his sister until the great dugout bumped into place at the nearby wharf, made fast by many hands.