Glebe, New South Wales

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Glebe
Sydney, New South Wales

Nags Head Hotel
Population: 10,872 (2001 census)
Postcode: 2037
Area: 1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Location: 3 km (2 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA: City of Sydney
State District: Balmain
Federal Division: Sydney
Suburbs around Glebe:
Annandale Blackwattle Bay Pyrmont
Forest Lodge Glebe Ultimo
Camperdown Camperdown Chippendale

Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 kilometres south-west the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region.

Glebe surrounds Blackwattle Bay, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Broadway is a locality around the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo.

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[edit] History

Glebe's name derives from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of 400 acres given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, in 1790. [1]

The suburb of Glebe was once home to a first grade football team in the New South Wales Rugby League (now the National Rugby League). The Glebe Dirty Reds were relatively successful and played some games at Wentworth Park. Despite this relative success, this foundation club formed in 1908, did not win a premiership, and was ultimately excluded from the competition in 1930.

[edit] Commercial Areas

Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops, restaurants and cafés. The Broadway Shopping Centre has been built on the landmark site of the former Grace Brothers Department Store. Though it has been seen in recent years that local businesses on Glebe Point Road have slowly been sapped of business by the construction and refurbishment of the Broadway Shopping Centre, this has been a major point of contention. The shopping centre includes a food court and cinema complex, and has completed a renovation in July 2007 which added a fourth floor.

[edit] Landmarks

  • Sze Yup Temple (Chinese: 四邑廟) is located in Edward Street and was originally built in 1898 by Chinese immigrants from Sze Yup, Guangdong province, China. It provided a focal point for the early Chinese market gardeners in the area. It is still in use today. The present building, which replaced one destroyed by fire, dates from 1955.
  • Lyndhurst - This gracious mansion was built between 1833 and 1837 for Dr James Bowman who was the principal surgeon of the nearby Sydney Hospital.

The following buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate:[2]

  • Presbyterian Church, Bridge Road
  • Reussdale (formerly Presbyterian Church Manse), Bridge Road
  • Hamilton, Bridge Road
  • The Hermitage, Bridge Road
  • Lyndhurst, Darghan Street
  • Tranby, Mansfield Street
  • St John's Church, Glebe Point Road
  • Post Office, Glebe Point Road
  • Court House, St Johns Road
  • Police Station, St Johns Road
  • St John's Glebe Parish Hall (formerly Record Reign Hall), St Johns Road
  • Glebe Town Hall, St Johns Road

Sze Yup Chinese Temple

Toxteth Lodge, an example of Picturesque Gothic

Record Reign Hall, St Johns Road

Glebe Town Hall

[edit] Churches

St Johns Anglican Church, St James Catholic Church. The Abbey is a former church site awaiting redevelopment.

St John's Church, designed by Edmund Blacket

St James Catholic Church

St James Catholic School

St Scholastica's College

[edit] Schools

Schools in the suburb include Glebe Public School (on Glebe Point Road), St James Catholic School (on Woolley Street) and St Scholastica's College (on Avenue Road). The Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Secondary College sits on the site of the old Glebe High School.

Glebe markets
Glebe markets
Wentworth Park, greyhound racing track
Wentworth Park, greyhound racing track

[edit] Culture

[edit] Glebe markets

Glebe has a popular market which is held on Saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School. Arts, crafts, trendy clothing and edibles are abundant. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and pre-loved goods are sold here.

[edit] Sport and Recreation

Harold Park Paceway is a harness racing track in Glebe. The NSW Harness Racing Club is located in Ross Street. Wentworth Park, which features a greyhound racing track, is on the border with Ultimo.

Glebe mini skateboarding ramp is located in Bicentennial Park off Chapman road, in between Glebe and Annandale. The mini was originally 3.5 foot tall with a hump in the middle. Circa 2005 the original mini was removed and replaced with a traditional 4 foot ramp, sans hump.

[edit] Houses

The suburb is gentrified. It is popular with students due to its proximity to the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney. In recent years, Glebe's popularity as a backpacker area has been increasing, as the previous main backpacker area in Sydney, Kings Cross, has become more expensive.

At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam to provide public housing for the needy. This area today has the third highest Aboriginal population in Sydney.[3]

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p.109
  2. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp. 2/38-2/39
  3. ^ Local Action Plan North-WestPDF (239 KiB), page 3

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