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In the early days of the colony of New South Wales , it was sometimes known as Long Cove, presumably for its long narrow shape. The name Iron Cove is thought to be derived from the iron shackles worn by the convicts who were forced to work in the area around the bay. The island in the middle of the bay is called Rodd Island , in honour of Brent Samuel Rodd . Iron Cove is crossed by the Iron Cove Bridge , which was first opened in 1882 and links Rozelle and Balmain to Drummoyne . The original bridge was replaced in the 1950s . HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Goulburn were broken up in the bay in 1953 . The land around the bay is mostly made up of publicly accessible foreshore or parkland. This forms a very popular 7km jogging circuit known as the Bay Run. POLLUTION According to the , Zinc and Lead have been detected in the bay. Some of this pollution is contained in road dust, which is washed into the bay in stormwater. Dobroyd canal also suffers from organic and hydrocarbon pollutants. A proposal has been put forward for a water filtration device to be installed at Iron Cove Creek. According to Professor Gavin Birch from the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences, "This device is specifically designed to stop those contaminants metals, organic pollutants and hydrocarbons actually reaching Sydney Harbour." REFERENCES
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