ELIZABETH BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES

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'Elizabeth Bay' is a harbourside suburb in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Bay is located 3 kilometres 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 Elizabeth Bay takes its name from the bay on Sydney Harbour. Macleay Point separates Elizabeth Bay from Rushcutters Bay. The suburb of Elizabeth Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Rushcutters Bay and Potts Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the south-western border and Garden Island is a locality, to the north.

Contents

Landmarks

History

Aboriginal Culture

European Settlement

Notable Residents

References

External links

Landmarks

Elizabeth Bay House is a historic home managed by the Historic Houses Trust in Onslow Avenue with views across Sydney Harbour.

History

Elizabeth Bay was named in honour of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s wife, Elizabeth.

Aboriginal Culture

The area was known by the Aboriginal name 'Yarrandabby' and for what is now Macleay Point was 'Jerrewon'.

European Settlement

Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, was granted 54 acres here in 1828. He commissioned architect John Verge (1788–1861) to build Elizabeth Bay House, a Regency style home that was completed in 1837.

Notable Residents

★ Entrepreneur Lindsay Fox

References

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

External links

★ Guide to Elizabeth Bay House including biography of Verge