23-594: The Stanton Library in North Sydney, NSW, Australia is the public library service of North Sydney Council . Established in 1964, it was named after the Mayor of North Sydney from 1937 to 1939, James Street Stanton, who was a supporter of the Free Library Movement . In November 1943, three months after Stanton's death, North Sydney Council voted to create a library, with planning starting in 1945 on
46-658: A number of heritage-listed sites, including those listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register : The following buildings are heritage-listed on other heritage registers: The commercial district of North Sydney includes the second largest concentration of office buildings in New South Wales, with a large representation from the advertising and information technology industries. Advertising, marketing businesses and associated trades such as printing have traditionally dominated
69-542: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney is a suburb and major commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney Council . The Indigenous people on
92-693: Is also included in the House of Representatives division of North Sydney . Their local Member of Parliament has been Kylea Tink since 2022 . This suburb is included in the electoral division of North Shore at the state level. This electorate has voted consistently Liberal at the state and federal levels with their current state member being Felicity Wilson of the Liberal Party . 33°50′23″S 151°12′19″E / 33.83965°S 151.20541°E / -33.83965; 151.20541 Milsons Point ferry wharf Milsons Point ferry wharf
115-730: Is directly linked to the Sydney CBD by road and rail across the Sydney Harbour Bridge . North Sydney railway station is on the North Shore railway line of the Sydney Trains network. Bus services by Busways , CDC NSW , Keolis Downer Northern Beaches , Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems operate through North Sydney, connecting train and bus services towards North Sydney's neighbouring suburbs as well as connecting train services to Richmond via City from
138-654: Is located on the corner of Falcon Street and Miller Street. Primary schools include North Sydney Demonstration School , Mosman Preparatory School and St Marys Primary School. High schools include the public North Sydney Boys High School and North Sydney Girls High School , the Catholic Marist Catholic College North Shore , and independent schools Wenona School , Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College and Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore). St Aloysius' College of Milsons Point and Loreto Kirribilli are also within
161-438: Is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Milsons Point . It is next to Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge . It is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River and Pyrmont Bay services operated by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries. On 24 May 2010, the wharf closed for a six-month rebuild. The existing wharf was demolished, with a new one built. A project to construct
184-581: The 2000 Summer Olympics , the city was the starting point of the marathon course that would end 26.2 mi (42.2 km) later at the Olympic Stadium in Homebush Bay . The local government area of North Sydney Council includes the suburb of North Sydney and the surrounding suburbs of Crows Nest , Waverton , Neutral Bay , McMahons Point , Kirribilli , Cremorne (divided between North Sydney & Mosman) and Cammeray . This suburb
207-477: The "Stanton Memorial Library" as a part of a broader "Civic Centre" planned for the site on Miller Street bounded by Maclaren and Ridge streets at an estimated cost of £ 20,000. However, various delays including land acquisition issues meant that the "Civic Centre" plans never came to be fully realised, and the Stanton Library was not opened until 8 February 1964, when Governor Sir Eric Woodward performed
230-647: The North Sydney tramway system can be divided into three periods – the first from the original opening in 1886 to 1909, when the McMahons Point line opened. The second period covers the time until the Wynyard line was opened across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, and the third until construction of the Cahill Expressway on the eastern side of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the wider closure of
253-626: The Sydney metropolitan area, North Sydney has limited shopping facilities and almost no Sunday trading. There are four supermarkets ( Aldi , IGA , Coles and Woolworths Metro ). The main shopping complex is the Greenwood Plaza, which is connected to North Sydney station . Berry Square is another shopping centre in Berry Street, formerly known as North Sydney Shopping World. According to the 2021 census , there were 8,964 residents in
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#1732779720796276-660: The T1 North Shore & Northern Lines. The Warringah Freeway links North Sydney south to the Sydney CBD and north to Chatswood . High Street, North Sydney wharf is a wharf served by Neutral Bay ferry services , which is part of the Sydney Ferries network. It is possible to walk from parts of North Sydney to the city centre in less than 30 minutes, by way of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Victoria Cross railway station , located two blocks north of
299-507: The business life of the area though these have been supplanted to a certain extent by information technology businesses. Corporations whose offices are in North Sydney include: AAMI , Acciona , AGL , CIMIC , Cisco Systems , Coca-Cola Europacific Partners , Gen Digital , Hyundai , Nando's , National Australia Bank , NBN Co , Nine Entertainment , Novell , Sophos , Sun Microsystems , UGL , Vocus Communications , Vodafone and Zurich Insurance . Unlike other major suburban hubs within
322-581: The confines of the North Sydney local government area . Post-secondary education providers include the Australian Catholic University , APM College of Business and Communication , Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Walker and Miller Training and Billy Blue College of Design . St Leonards Park which includes North Sydney Oval is the suburb's major recreation area, popular among joggers and those wishing to walk their dogs. North Sydney Ovals are notably cricket pitches during
345-621: The existing North Sydney railway station, opened in late August 2024 as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. Churches include St Mary's Catholic Church on Miller Street, St Francis Xavier's War Memorial Church in Mackenzie Street, St Thomas Anglican Church on West and Church Streets, Christ Church on Walker and Lavender Streets, St Peter's Presbyterian Church and Manse on Blues Point Road and Chinese Christian Church on Alfred Street. Hare Krishna Temple
368-490: The honours. The first library building was of a striking modernist design, with a curtain wall facade. Designed by Council architect John L. Browne, it was built by J.P. Cordukes Pty. Ltd. of Concord, and the interior designed by Marion Hall Best . In 1987, mayor Ted Mack commissioned construction on alterations and additions to the 1964 library, designed by Feiko Bouman , which were completed in 1988. This article relating to library science or information science
391-624: The north pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is now located, and built a house which he named after his childhood home. This area north of Gore Hill became known as St Leonards . The township of St Leonards was laid out in 1836 in what is now North Sydney, bounded by what is now Miller, Walker, Lavender and Berry Streets. By 1846 there were 106 houses here and by 1859, the commercial centre had extended from Milsons Point to Miller Street. A bus service operated by Jeremiah Wall ran between Milsons Point and North Sydney Shops , and North Sydney thus developed its own identity. The North Sydney municipality
414-413: The southern side of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) called the north side warung which meant the other side , while those on the northern side used the same name to describe the southern side. The first name used by European settlers was Hunterhill , named after a property owned by Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765–1799), a Scottish political reformer. He purchased land in 1794 near the location where
437-516: The suburb of North Sydney. 46.9% of residents were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 5.8%, England 5.4%, India 4.6%, New Zealand 2.4% and Hong Kong 1.8%. 61.6% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.4%, Cantonese 3.2%, Spanish 2.0%, Hindi 1.7% and Korean 1.5%. The most common responses for religion in North Sydney were No Religion 43.9% and Catholic 19.9%. North Sydney
460-624: The summer and the home ground for the Northern Suburbs Rugby Union Club and the North Sydney Bears Rugby League Club during the winter. The Norths Pirates Junior Rugby Union Club is North Sydney's local junior village rugby union team who play all home games at Tunks Park in the adjoining suburb of Cammeray together with North Sydney Brothers, a junior rugby league club and the rugby league teams of Marist College North Shore. During
483-641: The system in 1962. The first part of the North Sydney tramway system was a double-track cable tramway which commenced at the original Milsons Point ferry wharf , located where the north pylon of the Harbour Bridge is now. The line originally extended via Alfred Street (now Alfred Street South), Junction Street (now Pacific Highway ), Blue Street and Miller Street to the Ridge Street Tram Depot . It used cable grip cars called "dummies" and un-powered trailer cars. A feature of these lines
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#1732779720796506-426: Was incorporated in 1890 and after naming disputes, North Sydney was settled upon. The post office which opened in 1854 as St Leonards was changed to North Sydney in 1890. The first public school which opened in 1874 as St Leonards was renamed North Sydney in 1910. North Sydney underwent a dramatic transformation into a commercial hub in 1971–72. In this period no less than 27 skyscrapers were built. The history of
529-589: Was the underground tram terminus at Wynyard railway station (the only one in Australia), and the tracks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Trams ran from Blue Street over a now-demolished steel arch bridge over the Harbour Bridge Roadway, then over the eastern side of the harbour bridge (now road lanes), through a tram platform at Milsons Point railway station , before descending underground into platforms 1 and 2 of Wynyard station. North Sydney has
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