Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
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Rushcutters Bay is a small, harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 3kms east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2011.
The suburb of Rushcutters Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on Sydney Harbour. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Darling Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the western border.
[edit] History
The area was first known as ‘’Rush Cutting Bay’’ because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes, that were used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, 6 acres were reserved for recreation and after reclamation work was completed, Rushcutters Bay Park was created.
[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.
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