Sydney Ferries Limited

This article is about the former Sydney ferry operator. For the government ferry operator between 1951 and 2012, see Sydney Ferries.

Sydney Ferries Limited
Founded1861
Defunct30 June 1951
SuccessorSydney Harbour Transport Board
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Sydney Harbour
Key people
Colonel A Spain (Chairman)
ServicesFerry operator

Sydney Ferries Limited operated ferry services on Sydney Harbour from 1900 until June 1951.

The company grew out of the North Shore Steam Ferry Company and took over smaller ferry operators to become the largest ferry operator in Sydney's history. Without a physical connection across the harbour, demand for ferry services to developing areas on the North Shore rose dramatically and Sydney Ferries commissioned 27 large ferries in its own right between 1900 and 1922. The company named its vessels with Australian Aboriginal words beginning with "K".

The 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge saw the companies annual patronage drop from 40 million to 15 million.