BELLEVUE HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES

' Bellevue Hill' is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bellevue Hill is located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.

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Schools

History

Population

Demographics

Notable Residents

References

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Schools

Bellevue Hill has several schools, including The Scots College and Cranbrook School.

History

In the early 1800s, Irish migrants referred to the area as Vinegar Hill, after the Battle of Vinegar Hill, an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Ireland. Governor Lachlan Macquarie took great exception to this and decided to name the suburb Bellevue Hill, the ''belle vue'' meaning ''beautiful view'' Bellevue Hill however is well known for being Sydney's wealthiest suburb and Sydney's prime residential address.

Population

Demographics

Bellevue Hill is an affluent residential area which is home to many prominent Australians.

Notable Residents

★ Kerry Packer, who at the time was Australia's richest man, died at Cairnton, his home on Victoria Rd, Bellevue Hill in December 2005.

★ Edmund Capon, the director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, lives in Bellevue Hill.

★ Rene Rivkin, the late stockbroker, lived at Carrara, a magnificent home at 5 Rose Bay Avenue, Bellevue Hill. He later moved to Point Piper.

★ Charles Blackburn, a famous chancellor of the University of Sydney. Died at his home in Bellevue Hill.

★ Alan Kippax, the former Australian Test cricketer and captain of New South Wales. Lived in Bellevue Hill for many years, and died at his home in 1972.

References

★ ''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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