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ANZAC PARK
| Name origin |
Existing Name Prior 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Plaque - Memorial -Harry Quinlan |
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Quinlan's Corner In Memory Of Harry Quinlan Oam 1931 - 2003
President Of Ryde - Eastwood Leagues Club 1974 - 2003 |
ATKINSON RESERVE
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Memorial - Murry Coleman |
| Details |
This seat is in memory of Murry Colman 1936 - 2002 fondly remembered by your family & many friends (fly away free spirit) |
BANJO PATERSON PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Banjo's Cottage) |
| Details |
Australia 1788 - 1988 Rock End Cottage The Cottage Was Built In The Late 1830s. From 1866 To 1909 Emily Jane Barton Grandmother Of Poet A.B (Banjo Paterson), Lived Here. It Later Became The Office Of Meggitt's Linseed Oil Works Until Its Restoration In 1980 - 1985. Monument Funded By The Nsw Bicentennial Council. |
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Plaque - (Commemorative) - Small - (Fathers Day Council) |
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This Grove Of Waratahs Was Planted On Behalf Of The Fathers Of The Year 1957 - 1988 Under The Auspices Of The Fathers Day Council Of Nsw 23rd August 1988 |
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Plaque - Bedlam Ferry |
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Australia 1788 - 1988bedlam Ferryin Order To Provide A More Direct Route Between Sydney And The North, Bedlam Point Punt Was Established In 1832 To Transporthorse-Drawn Vehicles Across The River And People From Ferries Which Stopped In Midstream Monument Funded By The Nswbicentennial Council |
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Plaque -Electricity |
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Electrical Transmission Cables Carrying 33,000 Volts To The Northern Suburbs Were Installed Installed In 1915 Across The Parramatta River From Abbotsford To This Location The Support Towers Were 52 Metres High And Remained In Use Until The Early 1930s.
Plaque By Ryde City Council 1998 |
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| Asset |
Plaque - Tree Planting |
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(Oak Tree)
[R] This Plaque Was Unvieled By Alderman M. Lardelli, Am On 15 February 1993 To Commemorate The 250th Anniversary Of The First Visit By European Man To The Ryde District When Captain Arthur Phillip And Others Made A Voyage Of Discovery Along The Parramatta River. The Adjacent Quercus Spp (English Oak Tree) Was Grown From An Acorn Collected By Mr Geoffrey Cottee From Captain Arthur Phillip's Farm At Vernals, Hampshire, England And The Bricks On Which The Plque Rests Were Gathered From The Remains Of The Demolished Farmhouse. The Diary Of Lt. Wiliam Bradley Records On Friday 15 February 1788 - ""We Stopped At A Neck Of Land To Breakfast.."" This Bay Became Known As Looking Glass Bay Alderman M. Lardelli, Am - Mayor K.J King General Manger |
BENSON PLACE
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Fountain Presentation |
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This Fountain Was Presented To The Municipality Of Ryde By The Rotary Club Of Ryde On 21 June 1975.
T. Greenwood - Mayor, Ryde Municipal Council |
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| Asset |
Plaque - Queen Victoria |
| Details |
Donated By The Rotary Club Of Ryde Because Of The Unique Design Of This Fountain Base The Profile Of Queen Victoria's Face Can Be Seen Any Side (As Shaded). |
BRIGADE PARK
| Name origin |
In Honour Of The Girls's Brigade For Jubilee Celebration In Australia |
| Asset |
Plaque - Commemorative - Girls Brigade Silver Jubilee |
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Brigade Park Plaque Missing But Believed To Refer To The Silver Jubilee Of The Girls Brigade In Australia |
CLEVES PARK
| Name origin |
Existing Name Prior To 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Plaque - Bennelong's Burial Site |
| Details |
Australia 1788 - 1988 Bennelong's Burial Site Bennelong Was An Aborigine Who Befriended The First Colonists, Lived For A While As Governor Phillips Guest And Visited England Where He Became The Toast Of Society. Following His Death He Was Buried Hereabouts Beside His Wife And Nanbaree Another Aborigine. Monument Funded By The Australian Bicentennial Authority. |
DARVALL PARK
| Name origin |
Land Owned By Early Ryde District Settlers;The Darvall Family |
| Asset |
Plaque - Special - Environmental Programme |
| Details |
Special Environmental Progrmmerestoring Urban Bushlandyour Environmental Levy At Work.
Water Board. Sydney - Illawarra - Blue Mountain's. "The New South Wales Government Putting People First By Managing Better." |
DENISTONE PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Directional) |
| Details |
Compass Pointer To Various Local Sites Of Interest |
EASTWOOD PARK
| Name origin |
Existing Name Prior To 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Ww2 Memorial - (Memorial Wall) |
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FIELD OF MARS RESERVE
| Name origin |
Originally Part Of An Area Called Strangers Park Which Was Named After A Creek Which Is Boundary Of Reserve, Proclaimed Field Of Mars Wildlife Refuge No. 339 On 9/5/75 |
| Asset |
Plaque - Field Of Mars Common |
| Details |
Australia 1788 - 1980 Field Of Mars Common Reserved By Governor P.G.King In 1804 "For The Preservation And Increase Of Breeding Stock" The Common Extended From Boronia Park Along The Lane Cove River On To West Pennant Hills And Each Side Of Terry `S Creek To Eastwood. Monument Funded By The N.S.W. Bicentennial Council |
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Plaque -Memorial - Rod Wallace |
| Details |
In Memory Of Rod Wallace Dedicated Conservationistdied 11 - 12 - 1988 |
GLADES BAY PARK
| Name origin |
Formerly Named After Glades Bay Native Gardens |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Commemorative) - Glades Bay Native Garden |
| Details |
Plaque Locationoff York St. Entrance On Rock Near Footpath
Plaque Wording - "The Unvieling Of This Plaque By Ald (Mrs) O.B Mackenzie On The 15th November 1970 Marks The Commencement Of The Glades Bay Native Gardens As Part Of The Ryde Centenary |
GRANNY SMITH MEMORIAL PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board;Named Granny Smith Park Before 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Plaque - Granny Smith Orchard |
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Australia 1788 - 1988 Granny Smith Orchard Maria Ann Smith Was Born In Sussex, Uk In 1800. She Migrated To Nsw In 1839 With Her Husband -Thomas Smith. In 1868 Her Famous Apple Tree Grew In Their Orchard Which Was In This Vicinity. Monument Was Funded By The Nsw Bicentennial Council. |
HEATLY RESERVE
| Name origin |
Renamed Heatly Reserve In Lieu Of Sager Place; (Cl Meeting 30.8.83) In Memory Of The Late Newsagent, Mr Erine Heatly For His Unselfish Serviceto The North Ryde Community |
| Asset |
Heaty Reserve |
| Details |
Memory Of The Late Newsagent, Mr Erine Heatly For His Unselfish Serviceto The North Ryde Community |
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| Asset |
Plaque - Dress Circle Estate |
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Dress Circle Estate East Ryde This Fountain Was Erected By Hooker ----- Rex Pty Ltd To Commemorate The Successful Development Of 500 Home Site And The Construction Of 250 Modern Homes In Co - Operation With Ryde Municipal Council. Unvield By His Worship The Mayor Alderman E L S Hall 1st October 1960 |
HELENE PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board, Named After Helene House |
| Asset |
Plaque - Meadowbank Interchange |
| Details |
Meadowbank Interchange Funded By The N. S. W State Government From The Proceeds Of The Parking Space Levy Open 18 October 1996 By The Hon Brian Langton Minister Of Transport Minister For Tourism |
JIM WALSH PARK
| Name origin |
Name "Jubilee Park" Discontinued 7.9.73;Council Assigned Name"Jim Walsh Park" As Memorial To Jim F.Walsh's Contribution To Eastwood Area& Community. Geog.Names Board Meeting |
| Asset |
Plaque - Commemorative - Jim Walsh Park |
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Plaque Missing - One Reference On File S1553 Pt4 States That Thepark Was Formally Opened By Cr Lardelli. No Other Details Found. |
JOHN MILLER PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Commemorative - John Miller Park |
| Details |
No Inforamtion - Plaque Missing - Believed To Refer To A " Adopt A Tree" Project In The Park N 1994. |
KISSING POINT PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Kissing Point On The River |
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Kissing Point Land Grants Called Easton Farms Were Made Around Here In 1792. As Ships Often Touched The Rivers Bottom The Water Front Became Known As "Kissing Point". This Name Was Later Applied To The Area Generally Until Ryde Was Adopted In The 1814s. |
MAGDALA PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque -Memorial - C J Moussa |
| Details |
In Memory Of Cedric John Moussa 1969 ---- 1999 Groundsman At Magdala Reserve From Staff And Friends In Ryde |
MALLEE RESERVE
| Name origin |
Aboriginal: "Scrub" |
| Asset |
Plaque - Keep Australia Beautiful |
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Keep Australia Beautifulcouncil ( N.S.W.) 1997 Metro Pride Award Local Government Winner Urban Greening Ryde City Council For Mallee Reserve A Greening Of Ryde Task Force Initiative |
MAZE PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Commemorative - Maze Park |
| Details |
No Information Available -Sign Missing |
MEADOWBANK PARK
| Name origin |
Existing Name Prior To 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Plaque - Meadow Bank House |
| Details |
Australia1788 - 1988meadow Bank Housethese Tennis Courts Are On The Site Of A Five Room Cottage Withseparate Kitchen And Stables Built By Captain William Bennett Andhis Wife Susan In The 1830sat That Time They Owned Land From Here To Eastwoodmonument Funded By The Nsw Bicentennial Council. |
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Plaque - Queens Visit |
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This Playground Equipment In This Park Was Erected To Commemorate The Coronation Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii The Cost Of This Equipment And Its Erection Was A Gift From Telephone & Electrical Industries Pty Ltd To The Residents Of The Municipality Of Ryde
H.A.D Mitchell - Mayor2nd June 1953 |
MEDITATION PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque -Arthur Phillip Landing |
| Details |
To Commemorate 15th February 1788 When Governor Arthur Phillip And Party Landed Here And Named Looking Glass Bay. Erected By Gladesville And District Progress Association. |
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Plaque - First Post Office And Wharf |
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Site Of Gladesville's First Wharf And Post Office. As Gladesvill's Population Grew From Isolated Grants To Suburban Settlement A Developer, W. Billyard Constructed The First Public Wharf Near Here In 1859 And The First Post Office in 1861 To Take Advantage Of River Transport. Monument Funded By The Nsw Bicentennial Council. |
MEMORIAL PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Australia Remembers |
| Details |
The Bennelong Australia Remembers
Committee Comprised Of The Hon J W Howard M P (Patron), C Mckinnon (Chairman), G Boath, C Brown, J Clough, J Fairbairn, P Graham, T Higgins, J Hull, J Jackson, F Larbalestier, M Lardelli, K Long, S Mason, B Mcgowan, W Phipson, K Prince, S Preece, A Taylor.
Concept And Design Of The Memorial By A Powe, B Larch |
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Plaque - Memorial -Armenians |
| Details |
To Commemorate The 90th Anniversary Of The Armenian Genocide That Claimed The Livesof 1.5 Million Armenian Men, Women And Children. Dated 24 April 2005 |
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WW1 Memorial - (Obelisk) |
| Details |
No Information |
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WW2 Memorial - (Memorial Walkway) |
| Details |
No Information |
MONASH PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Monuement - Headstone - (Representation Unknown) |
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Monuement - Tramway Opening |
| Details |
This Monument Was Erected During The Early 1930's |
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Plaque - (Commemorative) - (Rotary International) |
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Commemoration of the Centenary of Rotary International (1905 - 2005) With the planting of 100 trees.
Dedicated by Anthony Roberts MP, Member for Lane Cove on 3rd April 2005.
A joint venture of The Rotary Club of Gladesville and the City of Ryde |
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Plaque - Memorial -Joseph Sutton |
| Details |
Presented To The Citizens Of Gladesvilleby Alderman R.T. & Mrs Sutton In Memoryof Their Son Joseph Born 14th August, 1870died 8th October 1909. |
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Plaque - Ryde Tramway |
| Details |
This Foundation Stone Was Laid By The Hon. C.C.Lees, M.L.A Minister Of Public Works On The Official Opening Of The Gladesville - Ryde Tramway 11th June 1910. |
MOORE PARK
| Name origin |
Existing Name Prior To 22.6.60 |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Commemorative) - (Apex) - Moore Pk |
| Details |
Moore Park Regeneration Project - Completed By Apex Club Of Eastwood
Earth Week, 1982, G Stevens - President, S Murray - Co-Ordinator |
NERANG PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - Department Of Main Roads |
| Details |
Department Of Main Roads This Land Has Been Proclamed A Public Reserve And Placed Under The Care And Control Of The Council |
PUTNEY PARK
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Suggested By Capt.Mance Of The P.R.S.S. Coy.; Called "Putney" To Conform With "Mortlake"- The Name Reminding Our Then Enthusiastic Rowing Fraternity Of The Thames Sculling Cours |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Commemorative) - (Rotary) - Putney Park |
| Details |
Rotary International
As A Bicentennial Gift To The City Of Ryde This Playground Is A Project Of The Rotary Club Of Ryde With The Rotaract Club Of Ryde And Concerned Citizens Of Putney. 1992
(Note: Plaque Located Adjacent To Play Area)
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RYDE PARK
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board;Existing Name Prior 22.6.60 |
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Band Rotunda - (Ryde Park) |
| Details |
No Information |
SETTLERS PARK
| Name origin |
Fishermans Reserve-Assigned 18.2.77;Riverside Park-Assigned19.11.76;Present Name Assigned By Geographical Names Board 15.1.85 |
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Plaque - Site Of First Settlement |
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This Is The Site Of The First Settlement On 10th January 1792 By William Careless And James Weavers In The Locality Set Up By Governor Phillips As Farms Of The Eastern Boundary (Later Called Kissing Point) Where Rose Our First Church And School In 1800. Slightly Eastward Were Squires Famous Brewery, Wharf And Hop Gardens And Bennelong's Grave. Westwards Were Squires' Inn And Old Ryde Wharf As Well As The Shepherds 'Thorn Farm' And 'Hellene' With Noted Orangery And Vineyard. This Tablet Commemorates Our Pioneers, "Decent, Sober, Industrious" Men Who Like Our Aboriginal Wallumedegal, Were A Most Bigoted Race Of People To The Ground On Which They Dwelt. Can We Be Otherwise?
E.L.S Hall Mayorryde Municipal Council1948
(Note: Adjacent To This Site Is Another Plaque Refering To Squires Brewery Which Was In This Vicinity.) |
TRIM PLACE
| Name origin |
Assigned By Geographical Names Board |
| Asset |
Plaque - (Time Capsule) |
| Details |
Ryde Municipal Council Time Capsule Presented To The Citizens Of Gladesville On The Occassion Of Their Gladesville Sesqui-Centenary On 5th April 1986. To Be Opened By Their Descendants On 5th April 2036
K.R. Brown Town Clerk Alderman M Lardelli Mayor |
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Plaque - Gladesville Public School |
| Details |
Gladesville Public School The Old Stone School Building Was Opened In 1879 In Response To A Petition From Local Residents. Enrolments For The First Year Were 41 Girls And 37 Boys But In Later Years There Were More Than 1000 Pupils. Monument Funded By The Nsw Bicentennial Council |
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Plaque - Trim Place Reopen |
| Details |
Trim Place Opened By The Deputy Mayor City Of Ryde Councillor Gabrielle O`Donnell On Saturday 4th December, 2004 General Manager M. Whittaker |
WHARF ROAD WEST RYDE BOAT RAMP AREA
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| Asset |
Plaque - First Land Grants |
| Details |
Australia 1788 -- 1988 Field Of Mars Grants
Two Land Grants Made Hearabouts In January, 1792 Were The First In The Ryde Municipality And Among The Earliest In The Colony. When A Wharf Was Later Built The Grant Extended To Include What Is Now Dundas And Epping. Monument Funded By Ryde Municipal Council |
YAMBLE RESERVE
| Name origin |
Aboriginal: "Playing" |
| Asset |
Plaque - Park Improvement |
| Details |
Yamble Reserve Park Improvements - Opened By The Mayor Cir Edna Wild, Oam, On Tuesday, 5th August 2003 | |
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