Carss Park, New South Wales
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Carss Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 17 km south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah and is part of the St George area. The postcode is 2221.
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[edit] Location
Carss Park is a picturesque suburb around Carss Point, overlooking Kogarah Bay on the Georges River. The suburb is surrounded by the suburbs of Kogarah Bay, Allawah, South Hurstville and Blakehurst.
Carss Park is a mostly residential area with some valuable real estate thanks to its water views and bushland surrounds. Carss Park has several recreation areas on the bay, including swimming baths, an Olympic Swimming Pool, football fields and a bowling green. A small shopping strip is located on Carwar Avenue, near the Princes Highway intersection.
[edit] History
Originally, this area was crown land that was sold to Jonathan Croft for 123 pounds on the 22nd January 1854. Carss Park was named after cabinet-maker William Carss, who called his property Carss Bush. He built a stone cottage in the 1860s called Carss Park Cottage. After William Carss died, his family continued to live in the house, including daughter Mary Carss. William had left the estate to the trustees of the Sailor Home in Sydney. When Mary died this clause in her father’s will was honoured and the estate passed to the trustees in 1916.
In 1921 the Blakehurst Progress Association made attempts to secure Carss Bush for a public park and Kogarah council was able to acquire the land for the people. Carss Bush Park was dedicated on 26th January 1924 and 150 lots were auctioned on the same day for development. Many of the streets on the new estate were named after Aboriginal tribes.
[edit] Landmarks
- Carss Park Cottage
- Carss Park Bowling Club
- Carss Park Olympic Swimming Pool
[edit] Notable residents
- Kostya Tszyu, boxer.
- Tony Mundine, former boxer.
- Bradley Clyde, former rugby league player.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0207144958
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the Municipality of Kogarah | St George | Sydney |
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Allawah | Beverley Park | Blakehurst | Carlton | Carss Park | Connells Point | Hurstville Grove | Hurstville South | Kogarah | Kogarah Bay | Kyle Bay |
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