24-460: Birchgrove may refer to: Birchgrove, West Sussex , a location in England Australia [ edit ] Birchgrove, New South Wales , a suburb in the municipality of Leichhardt Birchgrove Park , a park and sports ground Wales [ edit ] Birchgrove, Cardiff , a district in the city of Cardiff Birchgrove, Swansea ,
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72-460: A salary of £250 (raised to £500 in 1853), and continued to be re-elected to this position until the introduction of responsible government in 1856. Parker was elected as member for Parramatta in the first Legislative Assembly and was a candidate for the speakership in May, but was defeated by one vote, with Daniel Cooper being elected. In September 1856 John Hay carried a vote of no-confidence in
96-562: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Birchgrove, New South Wales Birchgrove is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia. Birchgrove is located five kilometres west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the Inner West Council . Birchgrove
120-529: Is located on the north-west slope of the Balmain peninsula, overlooking Sydney Harbour , and includes Yurulbin and Ballast Points. Balmain is the only adjacent suburb. The long waterfront provides views of the Parramatta River with Cockatoo Island dominating the foreground. It is one of the wealthier suburbs of Sydney thanks to its harbour frontages. Until former Leichhardt Council extended its boundaries in
144-453: Is typically wealthy, with a median weekly household income of $ 3,603, compared with $ 1,746 in Australia. The most common types of occupation for employed persons were Professionals 47.1%, Managers 26.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%. Of all households, 72.7% were family households and 25.2% were single person households. Birchgrove has
168-708: The Cockatoo Island ferry services which run services between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island . Transit Systems operates a service from Birchgrove Park to the Art Gallery of New South Wales via the Queen Victoria Building (QVB). During peak hours and in the evening, this service terminates at QVB. Birchgrove is home to the Balmain Sailing Club , which hosts the annual Balmain Regatta, claimed to be
192-469: The Cowper ministry. He recommended to Governor William Denison that Parker would be the most likely man to conciliate parties, and that he should be asked to form a coalition government. Parker offered seats in the cabinet to Cowper and Stuart Donaldson , the preceding premiers, but Cowper declined. In March 1857 Parker passed an act re-establishing the Sydney municipal council , and other useful legislation
216-549: The Morrison & Sinclair shipyard. By 1878, due to market pressure from prices in nearby Balmain estate, 82 lots of the original subdivision remained unsold. Additional land was carved from the Birchgrove House when it was sold to John Lowry Adams in 1878. A syndicate of businessmen purchased the remaining lots of the estate and commissioned architect Ferdinand Reuss to draw up a new plan for subdivision. This second subdivision
240-509: The Joubert family. Birchgrove House was sold to Jacob Levi Montefiore during the subdivision. Sale of the allotments fell well short of expectations with three lots remaining unsold by 1866. By December 1862, Joubert was forced to surrender his remaining interest to the Bank of New South Wales . From the 1860s, a number of waterfront businesses appeared in the area including coopers , boat builders and
264-559: The Supreme Court finally foreclosed on loans in April 1844. In 1850, the estate was briefly owned by Henry Watson Parker , who would later become the third premier of New South Wales. Later the same year, the estate was purchased by Didier Numa Joubert. Jourbert leased the property to William Salmon Deliotte until 1856. Between 1856 and 1860, Joubert instructed William Brownrigg to survey the first subdivision of ten lots. Streets were named after
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#1732843937303288-475: The cause of the fire was considered suspicious. Tram services branched off from the main line on Darling Street , Balmain, turning left into Rowntree Street, left into Cameron Street and right into Grove Street, before terminating at Wharf Road in Birchgrove. A Transit Systems bus service now follows the former tram route. Birchgrove was the southern portal of the first tunnel under Sydney Harbour. The tunnel
312-587: The estate was purchased by merchant trader Roland Warpole Loane . By 1818, Loane had returned to land holdings in Tasmania and the estate was leased for many years. Loane unsuccessfully attempted to sub-divide the lot into four parcels in 1833. In 1838, the estate was purchased along with land in the Balmain estate by Captain John McLean. Financial difficulties forced McLean to mortgage the estate and additional land, but
336-462: The first decade of the twenty first century, Birchgrove was a much smaller suburb bounded by Grove and Cove Streets. Birchgrove was named after Birchgrove House, built by Lieutenant John Birch, paymaster of the 73rd regiment, around 1812. He added 'grove' to his surname when naming the house because of the large number of orange trees growing on the original site. The house was constructed of stone believed to have been quarried on site. In March 1814,
360-481: The harbour. The tunnel is excavated entirely through Hawkesbury sandstone which lies below the silt and sediment which form the floor of the harbour. At its lowest point, it is 236 feet (72 m) below sea level. The tunnel is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. Birchgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Birchgrove ferry wharf provides access to
384-447: The highest proportion (17%) of citizens holding a postgraduate degree of any Sydney suburb. 33°51′10″S 151°10′49″E / 33.85275°S 151.18024°E / -33.85275; 151.18024 Henry Watson Parker Sir Henry Watson Parker , KCMG (1 June 1808 – 2 February 1881) was Premier of New South Wales . He fitted into colonial society and politics in the era before responsible government , but his style
408-515: The incoming colonial Governor, to the Colony of New South Wales . In 1843 Parker married Emmeline Emily, third daughter of John Macarthur , which further linked him to the conservative colonial establishment. In 1846 he was nominated by Gipps to become a member of the Legislative Council . In May of that year he was elected Chairman of Committees (Deputy presiding officer of the upper house) at
432-537: The oldest regatta in Australia, run for the first time in 1849. In the 2021 census of Population and Housing, there were 3,228 people in Birchgrove. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female, with a median age of 46 years. 69.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 10.0% and New Zealand 2.4%. 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion in Birchgrove were No Religion 52.4%, Catholic 20.4% and Anglican 11.5%. Birchgrove's population
456-432: The silt at the bottom of the river, so required constant pumping until it was allowed to flood in 1930 and abandoned from 1969. The tunnel was excavated almost entirely from the northern side, as the residents on Long Nose Point at Balmain (now Birchgrove) successfully objected to the noise of the compressor powering pneumatic drills. The tunnel passes between the floor of the harbour and the Balmain coal mine further below
480-424: Was also passed. It had been intended to bring in a land bill but the government was defeated on its electoral bill, and Parker resigned on 4 September 1857. In 1858 he returned to England. He does not appear to have ever revisited Australia, and died at Richmond, London , in 1881. He was survived by his wife, without issue , and left an estate of £140,000. Parker was knighted in 1858 and created Knight Commander of
504-540: Was dug by the New South Wales Government Railways from Greenwich to provide a reliable way to get electricity from the Pyrmont Power Station to the tram network on the north shore. Cables had previously been laid on the floor of the harbour, but damaged by ships dragging their anchors. The tunnel was commenced in 1913 and excavated by hand, completed in 1924. Part of the tunnel is through
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#1732843937303528-452: Was much more successful with all lots sold within several years. The local heritage item is Clifton Villa, a three-storey sandstone house in the Gothic style. The house was built in the late 1860s and is surrounded by a covered verandah. In the mid-1870s a ballroom was added. The house's interior features a marble fireplace and cedar woodwork, while the exterior includes a caretaker's cottage that
552-624: Was not suited to the democratic politics that began to develop in 1856. Parker was the fourth son of Thomas Watson Parker and his wife Mary, née Cornell, of Lewisham , Kent, England. In order to improve his poor health, he joined the British East India Company and travelled to India , China and the Cape of Good Hope . Subsequently he toured France, Holland and Belgium, before securing employment in 1837 as private secretary to Sir George Gipps . In 1838 in this capacity he accompanied Gipps, now
576-710: Was originally a carriage house. Clifton Villa is now listed on the Register of the National Estate . In 1900 Adams subdivided the Birchgrove House grounds into 12 lots. In 1911 Mary Scot further subdivided Birchgrove House into 5 lots. The house was eventually demolished in 1967 to make way for units. The suburb was the location of the Balmain Colliery , Australia's deepest coal mine. In August 2010, apartments in Louisa Road were engulfed by fire. No residents were hurt, but
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