| Bellevue Hill Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 9,446 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $2,500,000 (2009) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 5 km (3 mi) east of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Municipality of Woollahra | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Vaucluse | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wentworth | ||||||||||||
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Bellevue Hill is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bellevue Hill is located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.[2]
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History
In the early 1800s, Irish-Australian immigrants referred to the area as Vinegar Hill, after the Battle of Vinegar Hill, an engagement during the 1798 uprising of the "United Irishmen" in south-east Ireland. Governor Lachlan Macquarie took great exception to this and decided to name the suburb Bellevue Hill, the belle vue meaning beautiful view.[3] Bellevue Hill, however, is well known for being one of Sydney's wealthiest suburbs. The historic Queen Anne home Caerleon was sold for $22 million in January, 2008.[4] This price was surpassed by the $23 million paid for a mansion in Victoria Road in November 2009. The mansion had been used by the French consulate since 1955 before they lost interest in it. One person who inspected it was actor Russel Crowe, who subsequently did not take part in the bidding. The house was bought by Lachlan Murdoch.[5]
Actress Toni Collette sold her Bellevue Hill home in August 2009 for $6.4 million. The house, El Mio, had been the base for Collette and her husband, musician David Galafassi, since they bought it in 2004 for $5 million. The house was located in Rupertswood Avenue and was designed in 1928 in the Spanish Mission style. It was initially passed in at $6.3 million, but was then sold within an hour after successful negotiations with the highest bidder.[6]
Heritage
The following buildings are on the Register of the National Estate.[7]
- Rona, Ginahgulla Road
- Fairfax House, Ginahgulla Road
- Rovello, Ginahgulla Road
- Caerleon, Ginahgulla Road (first Queen Anne home in Australia)
- House and Gardens, 1 Rose Bay Avenue
- Former Government House, Cranbrook School, Victoria Road
- Sports Pavilion, Cranbrook School, New South Head Road
- Trahlee, Ginahgulla Road, is listed on the Heritage Register of New South Wales
 Caerleon |
 Fairfax House |
 Rona (rear view) |
 Rovello |
Schools
Bellevue Hill has several schools, including Bellevue Hill Public School and private schools The Scots College and Cranbrook School.
 Aspinall House, Scots College, Victoria Road |
 Scots College, Victoria Road |
 House in Federation Arts and Crafts style, Victoria Road |
 Trahlee, Ginahgulla Road |
Population
Bellevue Hill is an affluent suburb.
Notable Residents
- Kerry Packer, a businessman who was Australia's richest man at the time of his death in December 2005, made his home at Cairnton on Victoria Road.
- Edmund Capon, the director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, lives in Bellevue Hill.
- Rene Rivkin, the late stockbroker, lived at Carrara, a magnificent home at 5 Rose Bay Avenue, Bellevue Hill. He later moved to Point Piper.
- Charles Blackburn, a famous chancellor of the University of Sydney. Died at his home in Bellevue Hill.
- Alan Kippax, the former Australian Test cricketer and captain of New South Wales. Lived in Bellevue Hill for many years, and died at his home in 1972.
- Lady McMahon, wife of former Prime Minister William McMahon
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bellevue Hill (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11079&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus and Robertson, 1990, page 25
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, January 25th 2008, page 3
- ^ Sunday Telegraph, 8th November 2009, p.151
- ^ Sun-Herald, 16.8.09, p.9
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/131
External links
- Bellevue Hill, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°52′52″S 151°15′09″E / 33.88101°S 151.25253°ECoordinates: 33°52′52″S 151°15′09″E / 33.88101°S 151.25253°E
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