33-544: The Leichhardt Town Hall is a landmark civic building in Leichhardt , a suburb of Sydney , Australia. It stands at 107 Norton Street. It was built in 1888 in the Victorian Italianate style by architects Drake and Walcott. The Town Hall was the seat of Leichhardt Municipal Council from 1888 to 2016 and is now one of the seats of the new Inner West Council . The hall is listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of
66-540: A Victorian Italianate style design by architects, Drake and Walcott, of Pitt Street, Sydney . The foundation stone of the new hall was laid in a ceremony on 7 January 1888 by the Mayoress, the wife of Mayor Benjamin Moore. Stated to be "one of the finest municipal buildings in the colony", the hall was completed eight months later at the cost of £5600 and was formally opened, albeit with an incomplete tower, on 26 September 1888 by
99-671: A British settlement on the far northern coast of Australia (some 300 km to the north of the modern city of Darwin ). In 1848, he famously vanished without trace on his attempt to cross the continent from the Darling Downs in Queensland to the Swan River Colony on the Western Australia coast. Leichhardt was proclaimed a municipality in 1871. In 1949, it was merged with the municipalities of Annandale and Balmain . In 1967,
132-569: A library was established with a separate entry from Marion Street. Leichhardt, New South Wales Leichhardt is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales , Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and is the administrative centre for the local government area (LGA) of the Inner West Council . The suburb
165-567: A lot to offer, so housing is not very cheap and is much sought after. The architecture in Leichhardt ranges from Victorian single fronted brick homes to modern new homes and apartment blocks. Leichhardt has a number of primary schools and one secondary school. The following buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate : Leichhardt is home to many creative industry workers and
198-420: A mix of residential buildings, restaurants (Italian and others), cafés, eateries and individual retail outlets, including several bookstores and grocery shops. There are also hotels, a Palace Cinema and two of the suburb's two shopping centres – MarketPlace Leichhardt and Norton Plaza. Commercial developments are also found along the length of Parramatta Road. The Italian Forum, located just off Norton Street,
231-445: A motion that £4000 "be placed to the credit of a Town Hall Account in the Bank of Australasia , Leichhardt, and be reserved for expenses in connection with the building of a Town Hall at the corner of Norton and Marion streets." Despite concerns over the cost of such a project, the motion was carried in a division of 5 votes to 4. A subsequent special meeting convened on 15 August, and selected
264-466: A number of planned lines that were never built. Instead, it was used to stored surplus trams in the off peak period, and was rebuilt as the Government Bus Workshops in 1937. A small spur of track remained and was later used by tour trams going through the depot yard nearest Pioneer Park. Being situated close to the city, Leichhardt is an area for great capital growth as it very central and has
297-556: A song " Gadigal Land " as a single in their The Makarrata Project mini-album project. The song includes a verse written and spoken by Gadigal poet Joel Davison . A statement from Sony Music Australia explained: "It is a provocative recount of what happened in this place, and elsewhere in Australia, since 1788". In October 2023, the New South Wales government renamed a Sydney Metro station to Gadigal railway station whilst it
330-450: A wayside inn, it has undergone very slight change; even the bar and shelves in the front room remain intact, but one important difference may be noted, viz., that whereas the shelves were formerly filled with bottles containing wines and spirits, the only occupants now are two small oil lamps. The accommodation is necessarily of the most meagre description." As a consequence, at the meeting of the council 13 June 1887, Alderman Walsh introduced
363-564: Is bordered by Haberfield to the west, Annandale to the east, Lilyfield to the north and Petersham , Lewisham and Stanmore to the south. Leichhardt was once an area broadly inhabited by the Wangal band of the Dharug ( Eora ) language group. The 'Eora people' was the name given to coastal Aboriginal people around Sydney – Eora means from this place – local Aboriginal people used this word to describe to Europeans where they came from, and in time
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#1732858612804396-719: Is known for its colourful and inventive mural art, such as the panorama at the Renwick Lane and at the Hawthorne Canal Railway Underpass. Leichhardt has access to many art and cultural organisations. Commercial galleries are found throughout the area and Boomali Gallery, the Aboriginal Arts Organisation is situated in Flood Street in Leichhardt. The Italian community has a wealth of social and cultural organisations located in Leichhardt, and work
429-544: Is notable for its design which seeks to emulate the feel of a Mediterranean town piazza . A pedestrian-only central courtyard featuring outdoors and indoors restaurant dining as well as Leichhardt Library is surrounded by small shops and boutiques on the level above, and all overlooked by residential apartments. Norton Street plays host to various events throughout the year, notably the Italian Fiesta in October, which showcases
462-530: Is serviced by trains at the nearby Petersham railway station , on the Inner West & Leppington Line . The station is an eight-minute walk from Norton Street, along Railway Street. The western and northern portions of Leichhardt are serviced by the Inner West Light Rail . Leichhardt North lies on the northern border with Lilyfield, adjacent to the City West Link. Hawthorne, serving the north-west of
495-659: Is situated within Gadigal country and bordering Wangal country. In 1994 the Marrickville Aboriginal Consultative Committee was established and the committee established the Cadigal/Wangal peoples' website. Gadigal elder Allen Madden estimates that several hundred Dharug people, including at least a hundred Gadigal people in his own family, live in Sydney today. Australian band Midnight Oil included
528-498: Is the yearly host of the Italian Festa on Norton Street where local traffic is temporarily closed on Norton and neighbouring streets transforming surroundings into a huge European style outdoor café, celebrating Leichhardt's cultural diversity with an International Food Fair , gift stalls, community expos and live entertainment throughout the day. Leichhardt is also known for its café culture with cafés in abundance. The oldest café in
561-539: Is underway everyday to develop the Italian Forum Cultural Centre. Co.As.It. is one of them and they provide a range of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to enhance the quality of life of the community and to promote the Italian language and culture in New South Wales . The suburb was originally considered to be Sydney's 'little Italy', but that reputation has since decreased. Leichhardt
594-553: The Governor of New South Wales , Lord Carrington , in the presence of Mayor Sydney Smith and Sir Henry Parkes . The clock within the tower was not installed until 1897 to commemorate the 60 years of Queen Victoria ’s reign and was unveiled on 22 June 1897 by the Mayoress, wife of mayor Robert Cropley. A branch of the Australian Joint Stock Bank operated in the north western section of the building from 1888 to 1895 when
627-507: The Eora people. "Eora" refers to "people" or "of this place" in Dharug language . Soon after his arrival at Port Jackson, Governor Arthur Phillip estimated the Aboriginal population of the area at around 1,500 people, although other estimates range from as low as 200 to as high as 4,000. The Gadigal clan was estimated to have 50-80 people. The colonisation of the land by British settlers and
660-615: The Italian culture of the area. The second shopping centre, MarketPlace Leichhardt (formerly Market Town), is located towards Haberfield on the corner of Marion and Flood Streets. MarketPlace Leichhardt has free car parking and is home to Woolworths , Aldi , Target and over 60 specialty stores. The centre opened in 1975 and is in the heart of Leichhardt. Leichhardt can be accessed by several main roads including Parramatta Road ( Great Western Highway ), Norton Street , Balmain Road, Marion Street and Catherine Street. The City West Link runs along
693-565: The National Estate and the local government heritage database . When the Municipality of Leichhardt was proclaimed in 1871, the council first started meeting in a former inn. This building proved thoroughly inadequate for the purposes of a municipal administration, with The Sydney Morning Herald noting in December 1887 that the council chambers were: "about as inconvenient and insignificant in appearance as could well be imagined. Originally
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#1732858612804726-556: The area is Café Sport, which is located on Norton Street . According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 15,158 people in Leichhardt. 33.6% of occupied dwellings were terraces , semis or townhouses , 36.5% were separate density housing houses and 29.0% were apartments. The average age of people in the suburb was similar to the rest of Sydney (37) and a lower percentage of people owned their homes outright (23.8%) than those paying them off (34.1%) or renting (40.4%). Median loan repayments ($ 3,400 per month) were much higher than
759-433: The entrance of the harbour, along the south shore, to the cove adjoining this settlement the district is called Cadi, and the tribe Cadigal; the women, Cadigalleon". The Gadigal are coastal people who were previously dependent on the harbour for providing most of their food whilst they were living in their traditional lands. They are one of seven clans from coastal Sydney who speak a common language and have become known as
792-419: The location of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. However, since the colonisation of Australia , most Gadigal people have been displaced from their traditional lands. The Gadigal people originally inhabited the area that they call "Gadi", which lies south of Port Jackson , covering today's Sydney central business district and stretching from South Head across to Marrickville / Petersham with part of
825-457: The municipal boundary was altered to include Glebe and parts of Camperdown . In 2003, the municipal boundary was again changed, to exclude Glebe and Forest Lodge , which are now part of the City of Sydney . The main commercial area in Leichhardt is located on Norton Street , north of Parramatta Road ( Great Western Highway ) and parallel to Balmain Road. The Norton Street commercial area contains
858-408: The national figure ($ 1,863). Since the middle of the 20th century, Leichhardt has been a centre for the Italian community, reflected in the many Italian-owned businesses in the area. Although it has become less distinctively Italian with the increasing gentrification of the suburb and movement of families to suburbs with larger blocks of land, its Italian character is still palpable, particularly in
891-604: The northern border of Leichhardt and is a major arterial road, which is part of the A4 and crosses the Anzac Bridge to the CBD. Leichhardt is well serviced by Transit Systems through city and cross regional services. Leichhardt Bus Depot is located on the corner of William and Derbyshire Street. The following list provides the bus routes in Leichhardt: The southern portion of Leichhardt
924-537: The popular restaurants and cafés of its main street , Norton Street . Many residents moved to suburbs further away from Sydney as the city has expanded and larger housing blocks became available. 33°53′5″S 151°9′26″E / 33.88472°S 151.15722°E / -33.88472; 151.15722 Cadigal The Gadigal , also spelled as Cadigal and Caddiegal , are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands are located in Gadi, on Eora country,
957-527: The southern boundary lying on the Cooks River ; most notably Sydney Cove is located in Gadi, the site where the first Union Jack was raised, marking the beginning of colonisation . Philip Gidley King gave Long Cove as the western boundary which lieutenant governor David Collins identified with present-day Darling Harbour . Arthur Phillip in a letter to Lord Sydney in February 1790 also reported: "From
990-621: The subsequent introduction of infectious diseases including smallpox decimated the Gadigal people and their neighbours. The 1789 smallpox epidemic was estimated to have killed about 50% of the Eora population, with only three Gadigal survivors. However, archaeological evidence suggests that some Gadigal people may have escaped to the Concord area and settled there. Since colonisation and its subsequent spread, most Gadigal people have been displaced from their traditional lands. The former Marrickville Council area, now part of Inner West Council ,
1023-404: The suburb, and Marion, near Marion Street, are on the western border with Haberfield. Taverners Hill is adjacent to Parramatta Road and lies in the south-west corner of the suburb. Leichhardt was served by trams from Sydney's former network from 1887 to the 1950s. The Annandale Line ran down Norton Street. The current bus depot at the top of William Street was a 12 road depot, designed to serve
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1056-497: The term became used to define Aboriginal people themselves. Wangal country was known as 'wanne' and it originally extended from the suburbs of Balmain and Birchgrove in the east to Silverwater and Auburn in the west. It is unclear how many people were in the tribe; some research indicates in the broader Sydney region there were between 8000 – 10000 indigenous people, but migration over the seasons and violence between tribes would alter this number at different periods. The northern boundary
1089-731: Was the Parramatta River. Neighbouring Darug bands were the Cadigal to the east, the Wallumattagal on the northern shore of the Parramatta River and the Bediagal to the south. Leichhardt is named after the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt , who in the 1840s was feted for his 4,800 km (c. 3000 mi) expedition in search of an overland route from southern Queensland to Port Essington ,
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