Enmore, New South Wales
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Enmore is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Enmore is located 5 kms south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council. The postcode is 2042.
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[edit] Commercial Area
Enmore is primarily residential, although there is a commercial strip along Enmore Road, which is an extension of the more famous King Street in Newtown.
[edit] Features
The suburb is home to the Design Campus of the Sydney Institute, the Enmore Theatre, a renowned live music and comedy venue and the Sly Fox, a lesbian/mixed pub with Monday to Saturday 6pm-9pm cocktail happy hours, just right for the thin wallet crowd. Both Enmore and Newtown have a significant gay and lesbian population. Enmore is also a focus for goth subculture in Sydney, with related speciality stores. Enmore Road is also host to the annual 'Under the Blue Moon' goth festival.
[edit] History
Enmore was named after Enmore House, built in 1835 by Captain Sylvester Browne, a master mariner with the British East India Company. Browne named his house after the West Indian estate of a business associate, the head of James Cavan & Co, which in turn took its name from the London suburb. Browne's son wrote several Australian classics, including Robbery Under Arms, under the name of Rolf Boldrewood.
Enmore House was the home of the Josephson family from 1842 to its demolition in 1883. After his death his son Joshua Frey Josephson lived there until 1883. Joshua Frey Josephson had four sons and nine daughters from three marriages. One son, Joshua Percy Josephson was Mayor of Marrickville in 1901. Five streets are named after five daughters - Clara, Laura, Marian, Pearl and Sarah.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Rolf Boldrewood, also known as Thomas Alexander Browne), author of 'Robbery Under Arms'.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within Marrickville Council | Inner West | Sydney |
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Camperdown | Dulwich Hill | Enmore | Lewisham | Marrickville | Marrickville South | Newtown | Petersham | St Peters | Stanmore | Sydenham | Tempe |
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