Clifton Gardens is an urban locality in the
suburb of
Mosman
Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governm ...
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Sydney,
New South Wales
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Australia. Clifton Gardens is located in the
local government area of the
Municipality of Mosman and is part of the
Lower North Shore. Clifton Gardens is adjacent Chowder Bay.
Clifton Gardens features an affluent residential area and is home to several beaches and wharves on
Sydney Harbour. Clifton Gardens is also a popular fishing spot in summer. Species like the
yellowtail kingfish
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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bonito and
Australian salmon are caught frequently during summer months. In winter
trevally
The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only famil ...
can be caught quite regularly.
History
Early settler Captain E. H. Cliffe purchased a estate on the waters edge, he named it "Cliffeton" and it is believed that the area's name was derived from that. A hotel called the Clifton Arms was built in 1871 by D. Butters. It was leased in 1879 then bought in 1880 by David Thompson who built the Marine Hotel that operated from 1885 to 1967. Thompson also built a wharf and dancing pavilion here and the area became popular as a picnic spot.
In 1906,
Sydney Ferries Limited
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 his ...
, purchased the Thompson estate comprising land, the three-storey hotel, wharf dancing pavilion and skating rink. The company built a large circular swimming enclosure that could hold 3,000 spectators, a boatshed and a tramway from the wharf to the hotel. Before First World War, ferries full of picnickers came at weekends. The structure burnt down in 1956.
Clifton Gardens Hotel was demolished on 17 November 1967.
Schools
* Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Churches
* Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Gallery
Image:Chowderbay-forts0001.JPG, Chowder Bay, Clifton Gardens
Image:Chowderbay-forts0101.JPG, Submarine miners depot, wharf
Image:Chowderbay-forts0004.JPG, Submarine miners depot, Clifton Gardens
References
External links
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{{Sydney Mosman suburbs
Sydney localities
Fishing communities in Australia
Mosman Council