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East Ryde is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. East Ryde is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde. East Ryde sits on the western bank of the Lane Cove River. East Ryde shares the postcode of 2113 with adjacent suburb of North Ryde.
[edit] Location
East Ryde is a relatively small, quiet suburb surrounded by bushland and water on all but one side. The majority of East Ryde is located on top of a large hill. The areas of East Ryde that are at the banks of the Lane Cove River overlook the mangrove swamps and are characterised by large, modern homes (mainly along Pittwater Road).
[edit] History
The entire area was once turpentine-ironbark forest. During the late 1950s this area was used as the council rubbish dump, before the whole area was re-levelled from the landfill and developed into what is now East Ryde. The area that is now East Ryde was originally known as the 'North Ryde Dress Circle Estate', as it was part of North Ryde before forging its own identity as a suburb.
A group of residents, in July 2006 unsuccessfully campaigned to have the suburb name changed to increase the area's housing prices. Suggestions included, Melba, Dress Circle, Boronia Heights, Bennelong and Wallumatta. [2]. The motion was ultimately defeated at a public meeting, with approximately 75% of East Ryde residents present voting to keep the suburb's present name.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). East Ryde (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Ryde-ing into Bel Air, accessed 13 July 2006.
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