41-440: Arncliffe may refer to: Arncliffe, New South Wales , Australia Electoral district of Arncliffe Arncliffe railway station Arncliffe, North Yorkshire , England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
82-494: A 37 townhouse development. This development was refused by Marrickville Council after over forty submissions were made against it by Tempe residents. However, this refusal was later appealed in the Land and Environment Court where an amended application for 27 townhouses was won after Marrickville Council agreed to Consent Orders with the developer after a closed door Council meeting on 20 October 2009. This subdivision, named "The Quarry",
123-421: A cluster of villages, of which Arncliffe is reputed to be the prettiest. Rathbone says it is likely that Hirst gave Arncliffe its name, although it was more than two decades before it received official recognition. Alderman E.G. Barton worked to develop the district, including the reclamation 120 acres (0.49 km ) of swampland where Barton Park and Kogarah Golf Links now stand. James Beehag also owned land in
164-678: A fast food outlet designed on the 1950s drive-in model. Commercial and light industrial premises stretch north to Sydenham and St Peters –this stretch includes the largest IKEA in the Southern Hemisphere, opened in 2011. There were two small licensed clubs beside the Cooks River, the Newtown Jets Sports Club and the Cooks River Motor Boat Club. Both have now closed. The Princes Highway runs north towards
205-444: A home for children and now houses a Salvation Army chapel, as part of a nursing home and retirement village. 'Belmont' and 'Fairview' are identical Victorian homes built in 1884 by two Irish brothers Thomas and Alexander Milsop, who made their fortunes in the goldfields. 'Meryton' was erected by building contractor Alexander Fell in 1885. 'Coburra' was built in 1905 but was more typical of the earlier Victorian era. Arncliffe Post office
246-633: A large area accessible by both trains and trams. This was where the Sydney tramways housed its maintenance material. The cross country Cooks River - Dulwich Hill line connected the Tempe line and the Dulwich Hill line via Sydenham, operating along Railway Road and Sydenham Road in Sydenham . Cars for this lines got housed at Tempe Depot, one of two depots in the area, the other being Newtown. These two depots housed most of
287-577: A small village called Arncliffe in North Yorkshire , England . The name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, as 'Arneclif', meaning Eagle Cliff. In his book "A Village Called Arncliffe" (1997) Ron Rathbone relates that an early land speculator, William Hirst, created a subdivision in 1840 named The Village of Arncliffe Estate. William Hirst was born in Settle , Yorkshire . Settle is a market town serving
328-505: A very large amphibian were discovered in the clay, and one is now displayed at the reptile exhibits at Taronga Park Zoo. The pits were used for landfill, known colloquially as 'Tempe Tip', which caught fire in 1988. The tip has been redeveloped into extended parkland which now includes a golfing range. Nowadays, 'Tempe Tip' is an urban nickname for a large Salvation Army-run charity store, located in Bellevue Street Tempe; but despite
369-738: Is a suburb in southern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Arncliffe is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the Bayside Council . Arncliffe is south of the Cooks River and Wolli Creek , close to Sydney Airport . Arncliffe is a mostly residential area featuring low-density detached and semi-detached houses and some medium density town houses and blocks of flats . There are also some areas of commercial and light industrial developments. Arncliffe's name comes from
410-530: Is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Inner West Council . Tempe sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River and is separated from Sydney Airport by the Alexandra Canal , also known as Sheas Creek. The Wolli Creek waterway also empties into
451-484: Is a Federation style building opened in 1906 and originally contained the post master's residence upstairs. The avenue of trees was planted around 1904. Over the years, Arncliffe has hosted a stinking boiling down works (1870s), a sewerage farm (1886–1916) and various factories and workshops throughout the 20th century, particularly after WW2 . These included the Streets Ice Cream factory and Fontana Films, where
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#1732847684577492-801: Is located along the Princes Highway . The main shopping strip includes the Tempe Hotel, a newsagency, a light and sound store, a doctor's surgery, a dentist's surgery, a Thai Restaurant, a picture framing business "Frame Up", and Camera Warehouse . The Riverview Hotel, formerly Valve Bar and Venue, formerly the Harp Irish Pub, and originally the Riverview Hotel (built in 1922), is located on the Princes Highway close to Harry's Cafe de Wheels, formerly known as Deno's Diner, formerly known as Cobb & Co.,
533-597: Is now heritage-listed. Jane Gannon was buried in St Peter's Church. In 1963, Harry Triguboff bought a block of land in Smith Street and constructed a block of eight units. This was Triguboff's first development. Later, after his Gladesville development in Meriton Street, he would establish his company Meriton Apartments . A tram service once operated from Circular Quay along the Cooks River line to Tempe. This service
574-524: Is situated in what used to be known as Tempe Village. Way Street was named after the Way family. The solicitor Richard Henry Way built Lymerston , an Italianate villa that still stands in Hillcrest Street, in 1842–43. What is now Lymerston Street was originally the carriageway from the Princes Highway to the house. Lymerston was one of the villa estates subdivided by Robert Campbell . It survives as one of
615-399: The 2016 census , the population of Arncliffe was 10,590. An important community issue is potential overdevelopment, with high-density housing development occurring around the new Wolli Creek railway station . This area in the northern part of Arncliffe officially became the separate suburb of Wolli Creek in 2002. Bardwell Valley was originally a locality beside Bardwell Creek, adjoining
656-596: The Georgian style, is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney. It is listed with the Heritage Council of New South Wales as well as the State Heritage Register. Tempe House and surrounding buildings operated as a Magdalene asylum from 1885 to 1985. Spark also donated money towards the purchase of land and the building of St Peter's Church of England , which gave its name to the suburb of St Peters , to
697-558: The Register of the National Estate . In July 2009, Tempe residents gained Interim Heritage Orders to protect the former quarry cliff face, (the quarry where the stone for Milford Haven-Nelson Lodge was quarried from), a man-made sandstone block retaining wall built in the 1880s, a historical footpath with historical views, a late 19th-century Federation cottage and a Californian bungalow, all of which were at risk of complete demolition from
738-536: The Sydney Airport terminals, through Arncliffe to Rockdale and on to Burwood . Route 420N is a night version of route 420. Arncliffe Park is the home ground for local teams playing Cricket , Rugby league and Soccer . Cahill Park and Barton Park also provide a number of recreational facilities. Arncliffe War Memorial is located in the middle of Arncliffe Park. Other Parks and recreational facilities include Cahill Park, Barton Park, Kogarah Golf Course. The site of
779-502: The Cooks River. Tempe was named after the mansion on the southern banks of the Cooks River in the area that is now known as Wolli Creek . Alexander Brodie Spark (1792–1856), an immigrant from Elgin , Scotland , built Tempe House in 1836. It was named after the ' Vale of Tempe ', a beautiful valley set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece , which was prominent in ancient Greek legend. Tempe House, designed by John Verge (1772–1861) in
820-646: The area and later became one of Rockdale's early mayors. In November 1910, a series of lots were auctioned by Ernest V. Broughton. The area, bordered by Wentworth, Cook and Dowling streets was called the 'Radium Estate' and had been surveyed by E. R. Hardy. The original inhabitants of the area were tribes of Indigenous Australians . There is evidence to suggest that these people belonged to the Gweagal , Bidjigal and Cadigal clans. Valleys of local creeks, Wolli Creek and Bardwell Creek contain evidence of Aboriginal presence in smoke-blackened caves. Originally, Arncliffe Hill
861-702: The avenue it was built on and later became the site of Athelstane Public School. Another main street, Barden Street, was named after Frederick Barden whose house, Highbery Heights, stood nearby. Arncliffe had many grand and gracious Victorian era houses. Too many have been demolished, or fallen into disrepair, been subdivided and so on, but in the most recent years there have been some attempts to preserve these as part of local heritage. Two-storey semi-detached dwellings, Gladstone and Wentworth on Forest Road, were built by Hurstville builder Robert Newell for rental to 'well to do' tenants. Dappeto on Wollongong Road built in 1885 by oyster merchant Frederick Gibbins, later became
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#1732847684577902-533: The better examples of the large villas of the 1840s, few of which remain. It was a Sisters of Mercy convent from 1915 to 1982, after which it was used as a residential education centre. It was later sold as a private home. It is heritage-listed. There is a memorial window to the Way family in St Peters Church, St Peters . Another prominent family was the Harber family. Emmanuel Harber started brickmaking in 1863. He
943-617: The cars used on these services, except for cars running from the City Due to the installment of the tram line the area became a popular resort, with large crowds attracted for swimming and boating on the river. The line closed in 1957, and bus 422 parallels the former line. When buses replaced trams, the Tempe Tram Depot became the Tempe Bus Depot. The railway station opened in 1884 but was originally called Cooks River. The contractors for
984-553: The city and south towards Arncliffe and Rockdale . Unwins Bridge Road is the other main road in the suburb. Tempe railway station is serviced by the Sydney Trains Illawarra line services. Transit Systems route 422 runs along the Princes Highway from Tempe to Railway Square , in the Sydney CBD, while the 425 route connects Tempe to Dulwich Hill . Sydenham railway station, on the northern border of Tempe, connects
1025-609: The city. A 4 km tunnel runs partly underneath Arncliffe with entrances and exits on Princes Highway and Marsh Street, near the airport. Arncliffe railway station is on the Illawarra line of the Sydney Trains network. Arncliffe is also serviced by bus routes 473, 420 and 420N operated by Transit Systems . Route 473 runs from Rockdale , Bardwell Valley , Arncliffe, Turrella station , Earlwood , Clemton Park , and on to Campsie . Route 420 runs from Eastgardens and Mascot to
1066-569: The construction of the first 23-mile [37 km] section of the Illawarra Railway arranged with timber mills in the Port Stephens and Manning River districts for the supply of sleepers and other timber necessary for the construction. This material was brought down by sea to Botany Bay in schooners and small coastal steamers. The vessels anchored off the entrance to Cooks River and discharged their cargoes on to flat-bottomed punts. Tugs towed
1107-539: The film " Jedda " was produced with many of the scenes shot in Arncliffe. Both Streets and Fontana have now closed. Arncliffe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Arncliffe's main shopping centre is centred around Firth Street and Belmore Street, beside Arncliffe railway station. It also extends part of the way along Forest Road. Shops are also scattered along the length of Wollongong Road towards Bexley. Commercial and light industrial developments are located in
1148-522: The former Arncliffe Bowling Club and Bowling Greens in Bonar Street has recently been rezoned for high density residential, along with commercial areas surrounding it. Its close proximity to Arncliffe railway station makes it attractive to developers, who plan to convert this commercial area into high density apartments. Arncliffe's Earl Park was the home ground of New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership club, St. George from 1925 to 1939, and
1189-595: The laden punts along the channels of the river to the head of navigation at the Tempe Dam, near the present Princes Highway bridge. On the river bank, immediately to the south of the dam, the contractors erected three wharves where the timber was unloaded and placed on small 4-wheeled railway trucks for conveyance by horse teams, over a temporary tramway, to the company's depot which was established about midway between St Peters and Sydenham railway stations. A large amount of material of all descriptions, including steelwork, for
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1271-480: The north of Tempe. Frederick Wright Unwin, who gave his name to Unwins Bridge Road, was prominent in the legal profession in Sydney's early days. William Bede Dalley , after whom Dalley Street was named, studied under Unwin and became one of the members of the first parliament in New South Wales in 1856. A prominent businessman during the late 19th century, William Fanning, had Fanning Street named after him, which
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1312-434: The northern parts of the suburb and along the length of the Princes Highway and surrounding streets. The Princes Highway runs north towards the city and south towards Rockdale and Kogarah . The other main roads through the suburb are Forest Road and Wollongong Road which run south towards Hurstville . The M5 South Western Motorway runs south-west towards Beverly Hills , Liverpool and north-east towards Botany and
1353-408: The railway bridge at Como , was also taken over the tramway from the depot to the wharves, where it was loaded on to a small paddle steamer for conveyance to Como via Botany Bay and Georges River . Tempe is the site of several large clay quarries used to supply the large brick kilns located on the Princes Highway at St Peters. These kilns supplied many of the bricks used throughout Sydney. Fossils of
1394-566: The suburb of Bardwell Park . The valley was famous for its golf course and golf club. Bardwell Valley became a new suburb in 1996, formed from parts of Arncliffe that border the valley. Bardwell Park was named after free settler Thomas Hill Bardwell who owned land in the area. [REDACTED] Media related to Arncliffe, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons 33°56′00″S 151°09′00″E / 33.9333°S 151.1500°E / -33.9333; 151.1500 Tempe, New South Wales Tempe ( / t ɛ m p iː / tem- PEE ;)
1435-503: The suggestion, this Salvos store is not a rubbish dump. A comedy film was released in 2002 entitled Tempe Tip , ostensibly set in Tempe but actually shot in Adelaide . An historic home, formerly known as Leinster Hall and Nelson Lodge is Milford Haven. Located at 125 Unwins Bridge Road, this single-storey house, built circa 1858, is as an example of the Australian bungalow and is listed on
1476-432: Was described as being close to the village of Arncliffe, described as having "all the characteristics of an English village, being beautifully situated amidst quiet rural scenery, spotted here and there with neat cottages which charm the eye with their pretty, well trimmed gardens, perfect pictures of competence and content". Athelstane, owned by W.G. Judd, was a notable home in the district. The large house gave its name to
1517-766: Was due to be completed in September 2013. Tempe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In the 2021 Census, there were 3,550 people in Tempe. 63.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were North Macedonia 3.4%, Vietnam 3.4%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.1% and Greece 1.9%. 67.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 4.4%, Vietnamese 4.0%, Cantonese 3.4%, Greek 2.9% and Mandarin 1.6%. The most common responses for religion in Tempe were No Religion 50.0%, Catholic 16.5%, Eastern Orthodox 7.9%, Anglican 4.6% and Not stated 4.5%. Tempe's commercial area
1558-490: Was extended to St Peters as a steam tramway in 1891 and then to Tempe in 1900 when electric services commenced. The line ran down City Road from Broadway , then along King Street, Newtown before proceeding down the Princes Highway to its terminus at the Cooks River . At Tempe, a connection led to Tempe Depot . Past the terminus at the Cooks River , a single line led over the river to the Wolli Creek Per-way Yard,
1599-672: Was followed by Abel Harber, who carried on brickmaking on Unwins Bridge Road, before moving to Marrickville . Emmanuel, Abel and Elias Harber were aldermen on St Peters Council. There is a memorial window to the Harber family in St Peter's Church. Gannon Street was named after the Gannon family. Michael Gannon arrived in Sydney in 1820 as a convict. After being pardoned, he opened an inn on the Cooks River Road. Fred Gannon built his Italianate home Hurlingham in Union Street. It still stands and
1640-463: Was known as Cobbler's Hill and the area became the vegetable garden for Sydney. When Hannam's land was subdivided, many new small holdings became farms, spreading towards Black Creek or Muddy Creek. Allotments in the village of Arncliffe were between 10 and 20 acres (81,000 m ). In 1843, newspaper advertisements declared that there was 'money to be made by woodcutters and farming men and persons about Cook's River'. In 1856 another subdivision, Tempe ,
1681-691: Was the site of the infamous 1928 Earl Park riot. Arncliffe has a number of social venues including: At the 2021 census , the population of Arncliffe was 12,023; 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Country of Birth : 44.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 5.9%, Lebanon 5.7%, Mongolia 3.0%, North Macedonia 2.9% and Philippines 2.1%. Languages : 35.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.6%, Mandarin 6.3%, Macedonian 4.3%, Spanish 3.3% and Mongolian 3.0%. Religion : The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.1%, Islam 19.4% and Catholic 16.7%. At