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Birchgrove (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
At the time of the demolition of Birch-Grove House in 1969 it was one of the oldest houses in Australia. The Birchgrove school was opened in 1885.
Description
A neighbourhood about 3 km E by N of Drummoyne and about 3 km WSW of North Sydney. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3587/A
Origin
The northernmost finger of Balamain was granted to a private in the NSW Corps in 1796 who established an orange grove there. In 1810 he sold it to John Birch paymaster to Gov. Macquaries 73rd regiment who built Birch-Grove House there. (Sydney Suburbs K Anderson 1989).
Birchgrove (SUBURB), NSW
| title | Birchgrove (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 6766 |
| placename | Birchgrove |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | LEICHHARDT |
| description | A neighbourhood about 3 km E by N of Drummoyne and about 3 km WSW of North Sydney. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3587/A |
| meaning | |
| origin | The northernmost finger of Balamain was granted to a private in the NSW Corps in 1796 who established an orange grove there. In 1810 he sold it to John Birch paymaster to Gov. Macquaries 73rd regiment who built Birch-Grove House there. (Sydney Suburbs K Anderson 1989). |
| history | At the time of the demolition of Birch-Grove House in 1969 it was one of the oldest houses in Australia. The Birchgrove school was opened in 1885. |
