Warrawee, New South Wales
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| Warrawee Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Ku-ring-gai area |
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| Population: | 2,257 | ||||||||||||
| Established: | early 1800s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2074 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.33 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $780,000 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Ku-ring-gai Council | ||||||||||||
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Warrawee is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Warrawee is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.[1] Warrawee is predominantly a residential area with few commercial entities.
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[edit] History
Warrawee is believed to have come from an Aboriginal word meaning rest a while, stop here or to stand.
In 1888, the public servant and patron of exploration Frederick Ecclestone du Faur built his house Pibrac in Pibrac Avenue. The house was designed by John Horbury Hunt, a Canadian architect who settled in Australia and favoured the Arts and Crafts style, modified with the North American taste for shingles. Later alterations were carried out by B.J.Waterhouse. The house is composed predominantly of timber, with extensive use of timber shingles, on a sandstone base. It is considered a good example of Hunt's work and is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[2]
[edit] Transport
The Pacific Highway is the main arterial road. Warrawee railway station is on the North Shore Line of the City Rail network. The railway station built in 1900 was last one built on the North Shore Line before it was extended to North Sydney. Local residents had to fight the railway commissioners for a train station, that is only one kilometre from Wahroonga.
[edit] Schools
The Knox Grammar School (Senior School) campus is situated to the south of the train line, just under a minute's walk from the station. Warrawee Public School is situated about 0.5 kilometres to the south of the station, on the Pacific Highway.[3]
[edit] Notable residents
- Sir Charles Mackeller and his daughter, poet Dorothea Mackellar.
- Christopher Wheeler - Olympic Pole Vault Champion
[edit] References
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007, Map 222
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/33
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Map 222
[edit] External links
- Warrawee, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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