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Randwick
Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick. History Randwick was named after the village of Randwick, Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Simeon Henry Pearce, who became Mayor of Randwick six times. Simeon, who migrated to Australia in 1842, and his brother James who arrived in 1848, were responsible for the founding and early development of Randwick. Simeon built the first stone house in the area in 1848, called Blenheim House, which can still be seen in Blenheim Street. It was neglected for some time in the mid-1900s, but was eventually acquired by Randwick City Council and restored. Proclaimed as a Municipality in February 1859, and as a City in 1990, Randwick has a rich history and a number of heritage buildings. Another Mayor of Randwick, Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Randwick
The City of Randwick is a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of and as per the had a population of . The mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Dylan Parker, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected on 8 October 2024. Suburbs and localities in the local government area Suburbs and localities in the City of Randwick are: These localities are also serviced by Randwick Council: History The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development. The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nugal Hall
Nugal Hall is a heritage register, heritage-listed Australian residential architectural styles#Victorian period c. 1840 – c. 1890, Gothic Revival style former private residence, ambassador's residence, boutique lodge, embassy and now private residence located at 16–18 Milford Street, in the Sydney suburb of Randwick on the boundary with the suburb of Coogee, New South Wales, Coogee. Nugal Hall sits in the City of Randwick local government area as part of the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Nugal Hall was designed by Mortimer Lewis (south section) and Oswald H. Lewis (north section) and completed in 1853. Nugal Hall was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 and on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate. Nugal Hall has had many famous residents including politicians, business magnates, ambassadors, judges/lawyers, and movie stars. The property is privately owned. History 1851–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Randwick
The mayor of Randwick is the head of City of Randwick, Randwick City Council, which is a Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area covering part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 1 April 1859 as the Municipality of Randwick, under the terms of the ''Municipalities Act of 1858'', the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the ''Municipalities Act of 1867'', which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 28 June 1973, the council was dismissed and placed under the control of government administrators after an inquiry into the council's handling of Development approvals, Development Applications, finding significant undeclared conflicts-of-interest between councillors and local developments. It remained under administration until 24 September 1977. On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coogee, New South Wales
Coogee () is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, eight kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district. The Tasman Sea and Coogee Bay along with Coogee Beach lie towards the eastern side of the suburb. The boundaries of Coogee are formed mainly by Clovelly Road, Carrington Road and Rainbow Street, with arbitrary lines drawn to join these thoroughfares to the coast in the north-east and south-east corners. History Aboriginal The name Coogee is said to be taken from a local Australian Aborigine, Aboriginal word ''koojah'' which means "smelly place". Another version is ''koo-chai'' or ''koo-jah'', both of which mean "the smell of the seaweed drying" in the Bidigal language, or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington, New South Wales
Kensington is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located four kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) of the City of Randwick. Kensington lies to the immediate south of Moore Park, New South Wales, Moore Park and west of Randwick Racecourse. The principal landmarks of the suburb are the main campus of the University of New South Wales, National Institute of Dramatic Art and the Australian Golf Club. Kensington is also a residential suburb close to the Sydney central business district. History Indigenous inhabitants Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Gadigal people, one of the salt-water clans of the Darug language group. The Cadigal people were known for their fishing skills and often travelled in canoes. The 1828 census showed some 50–60 clans of Cadigal people living by the Lachlan swamps of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroubra, New South Wales
Maroubra ( ) is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is the largest suburb within City of Randwick, Randwick City Council by both area and population. Maroubra Junction, New South Wales, Maroubra Junction is a locality in the centre of the suburb. History 1700s At the time of British colonisation, the area was inhabited by the Indigenous Australian Murro-ore-dial clan of the Eora people. Maroubra is derived from the name of a clan leader, Moorooboora (''muru'', meaning pathway and ''boora'', meaning Bora (Australian), initiation ground). In particular, his name refers to the pathway that went to the initiation ground that was at Malabar Headland, Boora Point which is now the site of a national park. 1800s In 1861, the first British house was built in the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick, Gloucestershire
Randwick is a village bordering the market town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, the United Kingdom. It is known locally for its folk traditions such as the Randwick Wap, a celebration of May Day, and its annual pantomime. The population at the 2011 census was 1,423. Governance The village falls part of the ' Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe' electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t .... This ward stretches from Randwick north easterly to Whiteshill. The total ward population at the 2011 census was 1,747. The civil parish was renamed from Randwick to Randwick and Westrip on 1 August 2015. Westrip is an outer suburb of Stroud, south of Randwick, which may have been within the parish beforehand. Randwick Wap The Wap is an annual series of events du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)
The Eastern Suburbs is the eastern metropolitan Regions of Sydney, region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Location Informally, references to "eastern suburbs" are often limited only to the area east of the Sydney Central Business District, one of the earliest areas developed beyond the town centre. However, the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the more expansive sense refers to the whole area situated to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district, around the southern shore of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour to the Pacific Ocean beaches and continuing on to the port at Botany Bay and La Perouse, New South Wales, La Perouse. The region is sometimes defined as all of the suburbs within Local government in Australia, local government areas of the Municipality of Woollahra, Waverley Council and City of Randwick as well as eastern parts of Bayside Council and City of Sydney. Some suburbs in the City of Sydney and Bayside Council which are south of Central Station, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Coogee, New South Wales
South Coogee is a coastal suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Coogee is located 9 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Coogee is a separate suburb to the north. South Coogee is surrounded by the suburbs of Coogee, Kingsford and Maroubra. History Coogee is said to be taken from a local Aboriginal word ''koojah'' which means "smelly place", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related to Coogee Beach. Another name, "Bobroi", was also recalled as the indigenous name for the locality. Some evidence suggests that the word "Coogee" may in fact be the original Aboriginal place name for the next bay to the north, now known as Gordon's Bay. Coogee was gazetted as a village in 1838, growing slow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Church, Randwick
The National Shrine and Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church in Randwick in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is heritage-listed. History and description The church is situated in Avoca Street, Randwick, adjacent to the commercial centre of the area. It was designed by Sheerin and Hennessy in a Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival style and built in 1888. It consists predominantly of brick with sandstone trimmings, with a spire on its southern side. Inside, there is a trussed timber roof and a stained-glass window behind the altar. A Gothic-style octagonal chapel and shrine are located near the altar. The church is listed on the local government heritage register. The sandstone building next door, known as Ventnor, is owned and used by the church. It was built in 1870 and was the home of George Kiss, Mayor of Randwick. It also is listed on the local government heritage register. Work Our Lady of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsford, New South Wales
Kingsford is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsford is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Location Kingsford is a mainly residential area, situated directly south of the University of New South Wales, which is in Kensington. Many of the residents are students living in medium and high density housing. A large Australian Army depot lies in the east of Kingsford. Kingsford surrounded by Daceyville to the south, Eastlakes to the west, Randwick to the north, and Maroubra to the south, At the centre of Kingsford, on Anzac Parade and Gardeners Road, there was a large roundabout connecting a public transport system to nine possible destinations via a large number of bus services. For this reason, this part of Kingsford is sometimes referred to as "nine-ways". Due to construction on light rail, the roundabout has since been conver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Wales Hospital (Sydney)
The Prince of Wales Hospital is a 440-bed major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia. The hospital has strong ties to the adjacent University of New South Wales. The Prince of Wales Hospital shares the Randwick Hospitals' Campus site with the Sydney Children's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women, as well as the Prince of Wales Private Hospital. History The Prince of Wales Hospital had its origins in 1852 with the formation of the ''Society for Destitute Children'' which established the ''Asylum for Destitute Children'' with the first building opened on 21 March 1858 in Paddington. After an appeal for funds in 1870, the ''Catherine Hayes Hospital''—a separate facility located in Avoca Street, Randwick—opened, reputedly with plans approved by Florence Nightingale. In 1915, during the First World War the hospital was converted by the NSW Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
