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Hunters Hill is a suburb of the lower north shore of Sydney, in the state of
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,
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. Hunters Hill is located north-west of the
Sydney central business district The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or city centre is often referr ...
and is the administrative centre for the
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of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Hunters Hill is situated on a small
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that separates the Lane Cove and
Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
Rivers. It can be reached by bus or by
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.


History

The area's Aboriginal name is 'Mookaboola' or 'Moocooboola', which means ''meeting of waters. Hunters Hill was named after John Hunter, the second
Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the A ...
, who was in office between 1795 and 1800. The area that is now Hunters Hill was settled in 1835. One of the earliest settlers was Mary Reibey, the first female retailer in Sydney. She built a cottage—later known as Fig Tree House—on land that fronted the Lane Cove River; Reiby Street is named after her. During the 1840s,
bushrangers Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who used the bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s, the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under ...
and
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who had escaped from the penal settlement on Cockatoo Island would take refuge in Hunters Hill. Many of the suburb's early houses were built from the local sandstone. A number were built by Frenchman Didier Numa Joubert (1816–1881), who bought of land from Mary Reiby from 1847 and used seventy stonemasons from Italy to construct solid artistic houses. Hunters Hill was proclaimed as a municipality on 5 January 1861. The first Gladesville Bridge constructed in 1881 linked the area to
Drummoyne Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative center for the local government area of the City o ...
and the southern side of the
Parramatta River The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of , the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. Se ...
. In the early 20th century, there was an industrial area in Hunters Hill. One of the industries was a radium and uranium refinery operating from 1911 to 1915. The concentrated ore was transported over from Radium Hill in South Australia, 100 km west of Broken Hill. At the time, uranium was considered a byproduct, but very small quantities of radium (which had been discovered in 1898) were very valuable. The refinery could produce about 5 milligrammes of radium bromide from a ton of ore, worth £20 per milligramme in 1912. The area is now residential, Nelson Parade, and demands to remove it saw a plan developed to transport it to an old quarry area besides Badgerys Creek that was licensed to receive low level radioactive waste; however all such planning ceased as Badgerys Creek International Airport was decided upon to proceed.


Heritage listings

Hunters Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 38-40 Alexandra Street:
Vienna, Hunters Hill Vienna is a heritage-listed former house and now museum at 38-40 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built during 1871 and is also known as Curan Curan ...
* 12 Crescent Street:
Milthorpe, Hunters Hill Milthorpe is a heritage-listed residence located at 12 Crescent Street, Hunters Hill in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built during 1872 by Richard Sim. It is also known as Athersl ...
* 14 Crescent Street:
Hestock Hestock is a heritage-listed residence located at 14 Crescent Street, Hunters Hill in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built during 1885. It is a ...
* Ferry Street:
The Garibaldi The Garibaldi is a heritage-listed former retail building, residence and inn and now retail building at Ferry Street, Hunters Hill, Municipality of Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1861 to 1862 by John Cuneo. It is ...
* Nelson Parade:
Kellys Bush Park The Kellys Bush Park is a heritage-listed bushland, partly on the former site of smelting works, at Nelson Parade, Hunters Hill in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Weil ...
* 46 Ryde Road: Marika, Hunters Hill * 2 Yerton Avenue: '' The Chalet'' In addition, the following buildings are heritage-listed: * Public School including Eulbertie, Alexandra Street * Post Office, Alexandra Street * Town Hall, Alexandra Street * St Ives, Crescent Street * Anglican Church of All Saints, corner Ferry and Ambrose Streets * Kyarra, Madeline Street * Fig Tree House, Reiby Road * Clifton, Woolwich Road * Waiwera, Woolwich Road * St Claire, Wybalena Road * Woolwich Dock, Franki Avenue, Woolwich


Houses

Hunters Hill has an area of including some of parks and reserves. Developments are mostly residential. Hunters Hill has a number of heritage-listed buildings and is positioned near the
confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
of the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, as well as the headwaters of Sydney Harbour, which provides river and harbour views. Previously having a number of residents of French extraction, it was known as the "French Village" and shares a friendship with a
sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...
near
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
, Le Vésinet.


Population


Demographics

In the 2016 census of Population and Housing, the population of Hunters Hill stood at 9,528 people. 69.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, China 2.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, South Africa 1.2% and Italy 1.2%. The most common ancestries were English 22.7%, Australian 20.3%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 6.8% and Chinese 5.3%. 76.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.0%, Italian 1.9%, Cantonese 1.8% and Greek 1.7%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 37.4%, No Religion 23.1% and Anglican 13.7%. The median household weekly income was high at $2,700. Monthly mortgage payments were also high, with a median of $3,500 compared with the national figure of $1,755. According to the Australian Taxation Office statistics for the financial year of 2016-2017, the postcode of 2110 (Hunters Hill &
Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...
) had an average taxable income of $156,069 making it the 10th wealthiest suburb in Australia.


Notable residents

*
Halse Rogers Arnott Halse Rogers Arnott (1879May, 1961) was an Australian medical practitioner, company director and chairman of Arnott's. Family and early life Arnott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, the youngest son of William Arnott (1827–1901) wh ...
, chairman of Arnott's * Henry Budden, architect *
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, actress; and spouse, Andrew Upton, writer * Stanley Gibbs, shipping clerk and
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recipient *
Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive wee ...
, singer and actress * Hugh Hipwell, filthiest human being award winner 2019 *
Kristina Keneally Kristina Marie Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is an American-born Australian politician who was a Labor Senator for New South Wales from February 2018 until April 2022, when she resigned to unsuccessfully contest the House of Repre ...
, politician *
Ben Keneally Ben Keneally is an Australian management consultant and politician. He was the Mayor of Botany Bay from 2012 to 2016. His wife is the former NSW Premier and former Senator Kristina Keneally. Early life and career Keneally grew up in Gladesville ...
, politician *
Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer and television presenter who rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. Following his departure from the group in 2004, McFadden released his debut solo ...
, singer *
Eddie Obeid Edward Moses Obeid (born 25 October 1943) is a retired Australian politician, and convicted criminal, who served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1991 and 2011, representing the Labor Party. He was the Minister fo ...
, a former Labor politician * Ann Sanders, journalist *
Gil Wahlquist Gil Wahlquist (1927–2012) was an Australian journalist and "pioneer organic wine producer"Huon HookePioneer organic wine producer has died at 85 therealreview.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022. who was largely responsible for re-establishing the M ...
, journalist and winemaker *
Lang Walker Walker Corporation is an Australian privately-owned property development company. Most notably, Walker Corporation is responsible for the development and restoration of several significant Australian sites, including King Street Wharf, Finger W ...
, property developer


Politics

Hunters Hill is in the federal
electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polit ...
of North Sydney. The former
Treasurer of Australia The Treasurer of Australia (or Federal Treasurer) is a high ranking official and senior minister of the Crown in the Government of Australia who is the head of the Ministry of the Treasury which is responsible for government expenditure and ...
Joe Hockey Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government from 18 September ...
, held this seat from the 1996 federal election to 2015. North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, along with Wentworth, which have never been held by the Australian Labor Party (ALP). For NSW state elections, Hunters Hill is in the Electoral district of Lane Cove. As of 2003 this seat is held by Liberal MP Anthony Roberts, who was last re-elected in the 2007 state election.


Transport

Several bus routes run through Hunters Hill, consisting of: *252: King Street Wharf to Gladesville via Pacific Highway *505: Town Hall Station to
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(peak only) *506: The Domain to
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via
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*530: Burwood to Chatswood *536: Gladesville to Chatswood (peak only) *538: Gladesville to Woolwich The closest
ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water ta ...
wharves to Hunters Hill are Valentia Street Wharf,
Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...
and
Huntleys Point Huntleys Point is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Huntleys Point is located nine kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Munici ...
. Huntleys Point provides access to the Parramatta River ferry services which run between
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and
Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
while Woolwich provides access to the
Cockatoo Island ferry services The Cockatoo Island ferry service, officially known as F8 Cockatoo Island, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney, New South Wales. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries and services the Balmain Peninsula, ...
which run between
Circular Quay Circular Quay is a harbour, former working port and now international passenger shipping port, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the northern edge of the Syd ...
and Cockatoo Island.


Commercial areas

Hunters Hill has a few commercial areas. A group of shops is located on the corner of Alexandra and Ferry Streets, with others scattered further along these streets and on Woolwich Road. The major commercial area is located around the intersection of Ryde Road and Gladesville Road, near the Burns Bay Road overpass and the Hunters Hill Hotel. It was re-developed in 2013.


Schools

Hunters Hill is the site of the AAGPS
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boys' secondary school, St Joseph's College. It is also home to
Hunters Hill High School (Latin for ''Work for Higher Endeavour'') , established = 1958 , type = Public, co-educational, secondary, day school , principal = G. Lill , city = Hunters Hill , state = New South Wales , country = Australia , ...
, Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill Primary School and Villa Maria Primary School.


Churches

There are two Catholic churches
Villa Maria Church
in Mary Street an
St Peter Chanel
in the east of the suburb. Villa Maria is also the headquarters of the Marist Fathers in Australia; from the 1860s, it was the centre of their extensive missionary work in the
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. St Joseph's College includes a large chapel. The Catholic Church is associated wit
St Anne's Nursing Home
run by the
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. Other churches ar
St Mark's and All Saints Anglican Churches
an
Hunters Hill Congregational Church


Sport

Hunters Hill Tennis Club
is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia. Early history of the Club is obscure and no records are available showing the origins of the Club, however the Club existed in the 1860s making it one of the oldest operating tennis clubs in Sydney. Early courts were situated in Passy Avenue, Hunters Hill. The first authentic record of the 'Hunters Hill Lawn Tennis Club' is a copy of the 1894 rules, stating the club was limited to 36 playing members, preference given to residents of Hunters Hill and club colours of Red, Green and Silver. Banjo Patterson is in newspaper records of having played at the club in the 1890s. It has had as members State and Interstate Champions, and an Australian entrant at the 1924 Wimbledon Championship, Alan Watt, who reached the fourth round of competition. The club has 5 lawn courts, and is one of the few remaining lawn court clubs in Sydney. Hunters Hill Rugby Union Football Club was established in 1892 and competes in the
New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union The New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, or NSWSRU, is affiliated to the New South Wales Rugby Union and runs the competition affectionately known as "Subbies" rugby. There are around 7500 players and 55 clubs competing across 6 divisions, makin ...
. It has won the
Kentwell Cup The Kentwell Cup is the major trophy for the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union (NSWSRU), colloquially known as the "Subbies" competition. It is awarded to the first grade premiers of the first division competition. The Kentwell Cup was origi ...
8 times and 1st Division club championship 5 times. The second most distinguished club in Subbies, it recently won the Stockdale Cup and Robertson Cup in 2010. The Robertson Cup was named after former Suburban Chairman (1978–80), Brian Robertson, this cup was first won by Port Hacking. After not being contested between 1988–93, the Robertson Cup was revived to become the Colts trophy for second division. The Farrant Cup was named after life member Don Farrant, a long-time supporter of sub-district rugby, Hunters Hill club stalwart Don Farrant presented the Farrant Cup to the MSDRU in 1974. Initially included in an expanded fourth division, it became the award for the Division Three second grade premiership in 1995. Hunters Hill Rugby Union Football Club is a club that caters for all ages and level of ability, and plays matches at Boronia Park from March through to August.


Landmarks

There is a private hospital in Alexandra Street and in High Street, a
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nursing home and synagogue named the Sir Moses Montefiore Home. The historic Hunters Hill Town Hall is located in Alexandra Street, close to the historic post office. The Great North Walk, a walking trail from Sydney to Newcastle,Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks, Neil Paton, Kangaroo Press, 2004 passes through Boronia Park; a large waterfront parkland reserve which contains Aboriginal drawings thought to date back to before the start of the colony.


Gallery

File:Corner shops Hunters Hill.JPG, Former Garibaldi Inn, corner of Alexandra and Ferry Street File:Hunters Hill Post Office.JPG , Hunters Hill Post Office File:Hunters Hill St Peters Chanel Catholic Church.JPG, St Peter Chanel Catholic Church File:Hunters Hill Community Church.JPG, Congregational Community Church File:Hunters Hill St Josephs College 1.JPG, St Joseph's College File:Hunters Hill Vienna.JPG,
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, a heritage-listed worker's cottage File:Hunters Hill former post ofice.JPG, Former post office File:Houses in hunters hill.jpg, Fig Tree House seen from the Fig Tree Bridge File:Hunters Hill Town Hall.JPG, Town Hall File:Hunters Hill Masonic Temple.JPG, Masonic Temple


References


Citations


Sources


The Official Community Profile of Hunter's Hill


External links


The Official Community Profile of Hunter's Hill

Hunter's Hill Municipality website

2001 Census Information

DiscoverHuntersHill Community Website

Huntershillrugby.org.au
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