The “Bulls Head and 6/9 Surrounds Mosaic” consists of a central design of a Bulls Head surrounded by an interlocked pattern of 6 and 9 filled with mosaic tiles. The mosaic provides a link to the industrial history of the Sydney Olympic Park site, which housed the NSW State Abattoirs, the biggest of its kind in the Commonwealth. The number ‘69’ is commemorative of Playfair Cattle, which were branded with ‘69’ stamped in purple dye. Thomas Playfair (1832-1893) was founder of the Flemington Saleyards, and one time Mayor of the City of Sydney.

The Abattoir Heritage Precinct, located between Herb Elliot and Dawn Fraser Avenues, comprises of a group of relatively small historic buildings that formed the administrative core of the State Abattoirs. The administration buildings are also sometimes referred to as the Vernon Buildings as they were designed by Walter Liberty Vernon (1846-1914), and were some of the last buildings he designed as Government Architect.

The Federation period gardens were designed by Joseph Maiden (1859-1925), Director of Sydney Botanic Gardens and Government Botanist. In the inter-war period a team of gardeners created floral displays in the shape of a Bull’s Head. After the second world war the number of floral displays were reduced, replaced with low maintenance shrubs. As a result of the garden restoration project undertaken by the Olympic Coordination Authority for using the Vernon Buildings as an Olympics and Paralympics Visitor Centre the Bull’s Head was re-introduced as a mosaic in the courtyard in front of Building C.