Randwick, New South Wales
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Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of
History
Randwick was named after the village of Randwick, Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Simeon Henry Pearce, who became Mayor of Randwick six times.[3] Simeon, who migrated to Australia in 1842, and his brother James who arrived in 1848, were responsible for the founding and early development of Randwick.[citation needed] Simeon built the first stone house in the area in 1848, called Blenheim House, which can still be seen in Blenheim Street. It was neglected for some time in the mid-1900s, but was eventually acquired by Randwick City Council and restored.[citation needed]
Proclaimed as a Municipality in February 1859, and as a City in 1990, Randwick has a rich history and a number of heritage buildings. Another Mayor of Randwick, George Kiss, lived in the house known as Ventnor in the 1870s.
Further south down Avoca Street is the sandstone building with a tower, built in 1859 as an investment property by William Ellis, one of Randwick's first six elected aldermen. After briefly being used as the 'Star and Garter' Inn by Mrs Elizabeth Shipway, it was later the home of Captain Thomas Watson,
Other noteworthy buildings include private homes like Ilfracombe, Clovelly and Torquay in Avoca Street, and Venice, in Frenchmans Road. The latter was built 1884–84 on part of St Mark's Glebe. The land had been leased in 1880 for 99 years to S.Holmes and J.Parsons. The house features Tudor and Gothic elements and has stained glass windows. It has been described as a "comparatively rare and distinctive example of late Victorian Gothic architecture retaining most of its detailing intact."[9] It has a New South Wales heritage listing.
Another notable home was Sandgate, located in Belmore Road. This sandstone house was built circa 1870 on Crown land purchased by Simeon Pearce in 1853. It was bought by the Federal Government in the 1920s; it was then used as a
The last Gothic mansion left in Randwick is Nugal Hall, located in Milford Street. It was designed by Mortimer Lewis and the southern portion of the house was built in 1853 for Alexander McArthur, a shipping merchant. The house features a staircase with glass dome above; the staircase was built of Mauritius mahogany and cedar. The coach house building at the front was originally a lodge for horse-drawn vehicles. The northern portion of the house was completed by Dr Fred Tidswell who owned the Coogee Bay Hotel. The architect of the northern portion is thought to have been Mortimer Lewis's son, Oswald. The Tidswell family owned the house from c. 1880 – 1903.[10] Frederick Squire Tidswell (1831–1898) and his wife Mary Ann (1836–1912) had nine children including the microbiologist Dr Frank Tidswell (1867–1941) and architect Thomas Tidswell (1870–1950).[11]
Heritage listings
Randwick has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:
- 124 Alison Road: Randwick Post Office[12]
- 162 Alison Road: Randwick Presbyterian Church[13]
- 102-108 Avoca Street: St Jude's Church, Randwick[14]
- 211-215 Avoca Street: Corana and Hygeia[15][16][17]
- 128 Belmore Road: Sandgate, Randwick[18]
- 60 Bundock Lane: Electricity Substation No. 341[19]
- 66 Frenchmans Road: Venice, Randwick[9]
- 17 Gilderthorpe Avenue: Hooper Cottage[20]
- 16-18 Milford Street: Nugal Hall[21]
- 2S Frances Street: Electricity Substation No. 349[22]
- 43 St Marks Road: Rathven, Randwick[23][24]
- 43 St Pauls Street: Ritz Cinema, Sydney[25]
- 18-20 Stanley Street: Emanuel School, Australia[26]
- 26-42 The Avenue: Avonmore Terrace[27]
- 29-39 Young Street: Big Stable Newmarket[28]
The following structures are listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate (unless stated otherwise),[29] or the heritage schedule of Randwick Council's Local Environment Plan; the latter list includes approximately four hundred items.[30]
- Ventnor
- Original Randwick Borough Chambers
- Goldring House and Attached Residence
- Prince of Wales HospitalGroup
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church[31]
- The Park, Avoca and Cuthill Streets
- Ilfracrombe, Avoca Street, (circa 1906)[32]
- Torquay, Avoca Street, (circa 1906)[32]
- Clovelly, Avoca Street, (circa 1906)[32]
- Newmarket House and The Big Stable, Barker and Young Streets
- Captain James Cook Statue, corner Belmore Road and Avoca Street
- Hannan's Butcher Shop (former Star and Garter Inn), Belmore Road
- Former Randwick Police Station, Coogee Bay Road
- Peckham, Cowper Street
- Essex, Cuthill Street
- House, 11 Cuthill Street
- Royal Hotel, Cuthill Street
- Shaldon, Darley Road[33]
- Swan Isle, Darley Road[34]
- Gordon Terrace, Gordon Street
- Members' Stand, Randwick Racecourse
- Busby Bore (Tunnel from Lachlan Swamp to Hyde Park, City)
- Tayar, The Avenue[35]
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Randwick Town Hall
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St Jude's Church, Avoca Street
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Venice, Randwick
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Randwick Borough Chambers
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Ritz Cinema
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Montrose
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Former Randwick Post Office
Demographics
In the 2021 Census, there were 28,943 people in Randwick, of which 52.9% were female and 47.1% were male.[1] The most common ancestries in Randwick were 31.1% English, 22.2% Australian and 17.8% Irish.[1] 73.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included 2.4% Mandarin, 1.9% Spanish, 1.5% Greek, 1.4% Portuguese and 1.3% French.[1] The most common responses for religion were 41.0% No Religion, 26.0% Roman Catholicism, 8.1% Anglicanism and 4.9% Judaism.[1] The median weekly household income in Randwick was $2,442, which was 28.5% higher than the national median.[1]
Commercial area
Randwick is primarily a residential area. The
The main commercial area is centred on Belmore Road. A range of retail stores are located at Belmore Road along with two shopping centres (
Churches
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church[41]
- St Jude's Anglican Church[42]
- East Sydney Community Christian Church,[43]
- Randwick Presbyterian Church,[44]
- Canvas Church[45]
- Rhema Church of God.[46]
Sport and recreation
Just 6 kilometres east of Sydney's CBD, the City of Randwick, once known as the 'Sports Coast' is home to some 29 km of coastline, 10 beaches and bays and many major recreation facilities. Randwick City is one of the most visited tourist areas outside central Sydney, attracting some 13 million visits each year. The city is home to the
A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area. Since 1882 the
Randwick is represented in the National Rugby League by the Sydney Roosters, formerly the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club. Junior rugby league teams include the Clovelly Crocodiles, the Coogee Dolphins and Coogee Randwick Wombats.
The former Randwick Post Office building in the centre of Randwick Junction (corner of Alison Road and Avoca Street) is known as Easts House. The building is owned by the Sydney Roosters (Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club), which has donated the building for use by the Ted Noffs Foundation, for the purpose of providing assistance to troubled youth in the district. There are numerous community or corner parks like Alison Park, Randwick Peace Park, Frank Doyle Park, Fred Hollows Reserve and Writtle Park in the locality of Randwick used for recreational and sporting purposes.
Schools
Primary schools in the area include Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
There are branch campuses of the
Transport
Until December 2019, Randwick was only served by buses. The main bus corridor is Belmore Road with buses to Bondi Junction, Coogee, Eastgardens, Maroubra, Sydney Airport and Sydney CBD.
On 13 December 2012, the NSW Government announced a commitment to build the CBD and South East Light Rail from Circular Quay down George Street to Central Station, then across to Moore Park and down Anzac Parade. South of Moore Park the line splits into two branches; one of which heads to Randwick via Alison Road.[59] A bus/tram interchange will be established in Randwick and many of the bus routes that currently traverse Anzac Parade to access the city will be replaced by feeder routes connecting to the light rail.[60] Construction commenced in 2015 and services on the Randwick branch commenced in December 2019.
Notable people
The following people are residents or former residents of Randwick.
- Amy Vera Ackman - hospital administrator
- Len Allmond - rugby league player
- Doug Ayres - Australian rules footballer
- Thomas Barkell - flying ace
- John Baxter - author and journalist
- Henry Bland - public servant
- Kevin Brennan - actor
- Henry Burrell - naturalist
- Bruce Caldwell - rugby union player
- Esma Cannon - actress
- John Carrick - politician
- Michael Cleary - rugby league and union player
- Dylan Collard - soccer player
- Bill Cosgrove - Australian rules footballer
- Frederick Crouch, politician
- Geoff Davies - cricketer
- John Earnshaw - engineer and inventor
- Reg Ellis - cricketer and Australian rules footballer
- Lauryn Eagle - boxer and water skier
- Reg Farnell - rugby league player
- William Patrick Fitzgerald - Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Doug Freeman - cricketer
- Clifford Grant - singer
- Sandy Harbutt - actor and director
- Dean Hawkins - rugby league player
- Mirrie Hill - composer
- Jacques Hilling - actor
- Fred Hollows - ophthalmologist
- Bob Hornery - actor
- Sarah Hynes - botanist and teacher
- Peter Garrett - musician and politician
- Syd Gregory - cricketer
- Lauri Kennedy - cellist
- Antony Kidman - psychologist and academic
- Edward Hope Kirkby - watchmaker
- Col Loughnan - musician
- Raecene McGregor - rugby league player
- Frederick Menkens - architect
- Paulini - singer
- John Peden - jurist and politician
- Dick Persson - public servant
- Oliver Puflett - soccer player
- Tom Mead - politician
- Patrick Rowe - cricketer
- Jason Sangha - cricketer
- Gabi Simpson - netballer
- John Solomon - rugby union player
- Ryan Teague - soccer player
- Mary Tindale - botanist
- Jessica Thornton - sprinter
- Quinton Tidswell - artist
- Frank Wall - doctor and politician
- Colin Windon - rugby union player and soldier
- Keith Windon - rugby union player
- Mervyn Wood - rower and police officer
- Tom Wright - rugby union player
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