Mortdale, New South Wales
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| Mortdale Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2223 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 20 km (12 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Oatley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Banks, Barton | ||||||||||||
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Mortdale is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mortdale is located 20 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Mortdale lies across the local government areas of the City of Hurstville and Municipality of Kogarah. Mortdale extends south to Lime Kiln Bay, on the Georges River. Mortdale Heights is a locality in the south-western corner of the suburb, in which all but one street names start with "B". Mortdale is colloquially referred to as "Morty".
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[edit] History
Mortdale has been known in the past as Mort's Road, Mort's Hill, Mort's Township and Mort Dale. It was named after wool merchant Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (1816-1878) who was famous for pioneering the refrigeration of shipping meat and the construction of Mort's Dock, Balmain. Thomas Mort purchased the land from Robert Townson (1763-1827), who had been granted land in the Hurstville area with his brother John Townson.
In 1855, a small farming community started when the land around Mort's Road was subdivided into 17 farms. The Hurstville Steam Brick Company was established in 1884 by William George Judd, when the railway went through the district. The railway divided two of the main farms, Kemp’s orange orchard and Parkes’s farm near Victoria Avenue, and these were subdivided for housing by 1894. The railway station opened as Mortdale on the 20th March 1897. The school opened in January 1889 and the post office and grocery store opened in November. Mortdale became a popular residential suburb in 1920s for soldiers returning from World War I.[1]
[edit] Commercial Area
Mortdale consists mainly of residential dwellings with some commercial and industrial developments in the north-west corner. The main shopping centre is located on Morts Road and Pitt Street, near Mortdale railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are located along Boundary Road.
[edit] Transport
Mortdale railway station is on the Illawarra line of the CityRail network. Punchbowl bus services 944 and 945 run throughout the week, with limited services on weekends.
[edit] Churches
- St Peters Anglican Church
- Mortdale Uniting Church
- Mortdale-Oatley Baptist Church
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
- Mortdale Masonic Centre - Woronora Lodge
[edit] Schools
- Mortdale Public School - Coleborne Avenue
- Penshurst Marist College - Victoria Avenue, Mortdale
- Penshurst West Public School - lies on the border line between Mortdale and Penshurst
- Minooka Pre-school - Boundary Road
[edit] Parks and Waterways
- Mortdale Memorial Park
- Oatley Heights Park
- Hurstville Golf Course
- Olds Park
- Jubilee Park
- Lime Kiln Bay
- Georges River
- Edith Park
- Beaty Street Reserve
- Oatley Heights Park
- Paddy Tyler Reserve
[edit] Famous Residents
- Reg Gasnier - St George Rubgy League Footballer
- Mark Gasnier - St George Rubgy League Footballer
- Billy Smith - St George Rubgy League Footballer
- John Gore - Salvation Army officer
- Hedwig Ross - Teacher and socialist
[edit] Landmarks
- Mortdale Fire Station, Old Police Station, Mortdale Railway Station, Mortdale Hotel, Mortdale RSL Club, Mortdale Bowling Club, St George Masonic Club, Mortdale Scout Hall, Mortdale Senior Citizens Centre, Ellen Subway.
- Mortdale Memorial Park - Contains a perimeter of large Moreton Bay Fig trees, a classical rotunda (which has featured in television commercials) and a decorative War Memorial. The Park is a popular place for picnics, weddings, and concerts.
- Australian Model Railway Association (AMRA) NSW Branch Inc., 48 Barry Avenue, Mortdale. AMRA is an organisation of modellers who are interested in model railways of all scales and gauges. Public Open Day held in October each year.
- 1980's Bell 206B Jet Ranger II Helicopter, Cook Street, Mortdale. Clearly visible from the Illawarra railway line east of Mortdale Railway Station. The orange coloured helicopter was purchased by the homeowner as a gift for his young son. The helicopter attracted local media attention in 2007 following its purchase by the homeowner. An article about the helicopter was written and published in "The Leader" newspaper. The helicopter is housed on private property.
[edit] Pop Culture
Both historically and in recent years, Mortdale has been colloquially referred to as the "Valley of Death" or "Death Valley", especially by its younger citizens, after the popular circulation of a Sanders Real Estate property advertisement listed in The Domain in 2006. The article revealed the Latin roots of the suburb's appellation to mean "death" (mort)[2] and "valley" (dale)[3].
[edit] References
- ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p.178
- ^ Latin Dictionary University of Notre Dame. Retrieved on 15/12/07
- ^ Latin Dictionary www.babylon.com. Retrieved on 15/12/07
[edit] External links
- Thomas Sutcliffe Mort[1]
- Mortdale, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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