Tuesday, December 10, 2019
SYDNEY SUBURBS, Continued: Chatswood
Chatswood:
Location:
Chatswood is a major business and residential district in the Lower
North Shore of Sydney, located 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central
business district. It is the administrative centre of the local government area
of the City of Willoughby.
Name origin:
Chatswood was named after Charlotte Harnett, wife of then Mayor of
Willoughby and a pioneer of the district, Richard Harnett, who subdivided an
estate and named it after his wife. His
pet names for her were “Chattie” and “Chat”.
The bushland areas of the estate was named “Chat’s Wood” so that when
the post office was established in 1879 the council named the area “Chatswood”
after Harnett’s estate, which was nearby.
Comments:
In 1805 Governor King granted 200 acres to
Isaac Nichols, who had been transported in 1791 for theft. Eventually he increased his holdings 900
acres. Nichols was the first postmaster in
the colony and, despite his own convict background (or perhaps because of it)
he was the principal superintendent of convicts from 1810 to 1814.
The railway station stands on the site of
Nichols’ original land grant.
Residential settlement of Chatswood began
in 1876 and grew with the installation of the North Shore railway line in 1890
and also increased with the opening of the Harbour Bridge in 1932.
Gallery:
Windsor Gardens, a heritage listed building at Chatswood, a former
residence, reception venue and now retirement village. Windsor
Gardens was built in 1888 by American journalist Frank Coffee, who arrived in
Sydney in 1882 as a reporter for the New York Herald. It was originally named
Iroquois after an American battleship visiting Sydney at the time.
4Hilton is a heritage-listed residence in Chatswood. It was constructed in 1903 and known as
Broxbourne, later referred to as Hilton
which was apparently named after the son of a more recent owner.
Wyckliffe, a heritage listed house built in c1903 in a mix of the
Edwardian and Federation styles
The Great Northern Hotel, Chatswood, early 1900s.
The arrival of the first tram at Chatswood railway station on 24
July 1908.
Hill Brothers’ shop, Chatswood, 1904
Victoria Avenue West from the railway station looking towards the
Pacific Highway on 14 July 1938.
The 1903 town hall decorated for the Royal Visit in 1954.
Chatswood post office in Victoria Avenue, circa 1900.
The official opening of the Chatswood fire station in 1900.
The first Catholic school was operating in the Our Lady of Dolours
church when this photograph was taken in the early 1900s.
The Boer War Memorial at its original location adjacent to Chatswood
Oval, circa 1910.
Tram in Victoria Avenue, Chatswood 1950s
Chatswood Railway Station, 1916
Chatswood Public School cadet, 1904
Monday, December 9, 2019
Eye-Opening Photos for People Who Think They’ve Seen Everything
From the website Bright Side at:
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The claw of a juvenile Crowned Eagle
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These are fully inflated horse lungs.
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In 1974, the mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II was issued a valid
Egyptian passport (nearly 3 millennia after his death), so that he could fly to
Paris.
This is what noodles look like when it’s −60°C outside.
Yes, these are separately packed grapes.
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You can find these types of sinks in Germany. They are for
people who drank too much.
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When the plane won’t fit
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“Sink/stove/fridge combo in the tiny house I’m renting”
It’s the largest pumpkin grown in North America!
This carrot weighs 22 lbs.
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Someone decided to throw away hundreds of buttons.
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This bathroom sink is made of igneous rock from volcanic
lava
47 years ago, the crew of Apollo 15 took this photo of the
Earth from the moon.
This yogurt provides a list of all the cows whose milk was
used to make it.
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A globe for blind people
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Street Art in Lancashire, UK
You can plant this pencil’s cap after you’ve used it and
watch it grow into either tomato, coriander, or chili.
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This self-checkout machine totals up your purchase, and you
don’t even need to take your items out of the basket. Just put the entire
basket in the bottom, pay, and then bag your stuff.
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Sunday, December 8, 2019
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