Northbridge, New South Wales

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Northbridge
Sydney, New South Wales

Population:

5,639 (2001 census)

Established:

1837

Postcode:

2063

Area:

2.71 km²

LGA:

City of Willoughby

Suburbs around Northbridge
Willoughby	Willoughby East	Castlecrag
Artamon	Northbridge
	Naremburn

Northbridge is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It contains an historic stone bridge and is located on Sydney's lower North Shore, sandwiched between the suburbs of Cammeray, Castlecrag and Willoughby. A wealthy suburb, Northbridge is home to many large waterfront houses which overlook Sailors Bay and Middle Harbour.

Bridge at Northbridge

[edit] History

Before European settlement, Northbridge was part of an area controlled by the aboriginal tribe known as the Cammeraygals (of which Cammeray is named). Governor Phillip in a dispatch of 1790 reported: "...About the north-west part of this harbour there is a tribe which is mentioned as being very powerful, either from their numbers or the abilities of their chief. This district is called Cammerra, the head of the tribe is named Cammerragal, by which name the men of that tribe are distinguished. Of these Bands, we know more about the Cammeraygals. They are recorded as being a very powerful people and by far the most numerous. They were also the most robust and muscular and had the extraordinary privilege of extracting a tooth from the natives of other Bands and Tribes inhabiting the sea-coast."

There are no surviving members of the tribe residing in the suburb. Northbridge is so named because it was the first suburb built north of a newly constructed stone suspension bridge from Cammeray in 1892.

[edit] Facilities

Today, one can find a wide array of shops and restaurants in Northbridge, as well as churches (mostly Christian), schools, pre-schools, a shopping centre, an 18-hole harbour view golf course, a sailing club, a marina, salt water baths, a unisex scout hall, parks, ovals and local reserves. A local biketrack has been recently installed where many children ride their bikes over jumps.

St. Philip Neri Catholic School is a primary school in Northbridge, Sydney, Australia. It is a Catholic parish school founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, the Saint Josephites. It is a small school with 7 classes, from Kindergarten to Year 6. The current principal is Mrs. Jennifer McCarthy, but she is retiring at the end of 2006, and there will be a new principal.[1]

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.81325° 151.21717°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

Suburbs of City of Willoughby \| North Shore \| Sydney
Artarmon \| Castlecrag \| Castle Cove \| Chatswood \| Gore Hill \| Middle Cove \| Naremburn \| Northbridge \| Roseville \| St Leonards \| Willoughby
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