Mosman, New South Wales
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| Mosman Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Mosman Village Plaza |
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| Population: | 28,174 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2088 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 9 km² | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 8 km from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Municipality of Mosman | ||||||||||||
| State District: | North Shore | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Warringah | ||||||||||||
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Mosman is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 km from the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman. The postcode is 2088.
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[edit] Location
Mosman is a leafy and prosperous suburb on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. Mosman contains Taronga Zoo and a number of harbour beaches, including Balmoral Beach, Chinamans Beach and Cobblers Beach. Mosman features a number of localities:
[edit] Commercial Area
Mosman shopping centre is located along Military Road, which features many quality shops, cafes and restaurants. The shopping centre extends from the intersection with Bradley Head Road and Middle Head Road, continues north up past the intersection with Spit Road at Spit Junction. It continues for some distance along both Spit Road and Military Road and extends down some of the side side streets. A small shopping mall called Bridgepoint is located at Spit Junction, featuring a supermarket and many grocery shops.
[edit] Shops in Military Road
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[edit] History
Mosman is named after Archibald Mosman (1799-1863) and his twin brother George who moved onto a four acre land grant in the area in 1831, They were involved in shipping and founded a whaling station on a bay in the harbour, which became known as Mosman’s Bay. George then became involved in grazing but Archibald continued with whaling activities. By 1838, he owned 108 acres along the Mosman waterfront.
 Boronia House, Military Road |
 Anzac Memorial Hall |
 Mosman Municipal Council |
 Prince Albert Terrace |
[edit] Culture
Shakespeare By The Sea (Australia), is a summer outdoor event that is held at Balmoral Beach. The Mosman art prize is held annually.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- 2001 Census Information
- Community Profile of the Mosman Local Government Area
- Community Atlas of the Mosman Local Government Area
- History of Mosman from Mosman Local Council website
- Mosman Memories of Your Street online social history project
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