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Beacon Hill Summit from Beacon Hill Oval

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History

Red Hill

Red Hill played a part in many childhood adventures of the locals over the years. The hill was latticed with many tracks, caves and "hideouts". On the southern side of the hill between Reynolds Crescent, Spilstead Place and a point approximately half way up the hill stood an old house. The house burnt down in the 1970's and (from all accounts) was uninhabited. Known locally as "the house", it was ringed by a small dirt track that had worn away in the river sand lining the banks of South Creek. During the period of the early 1970's this track had become popular with local mini bike enthusiasts.

Children also played many other games during the school holiday periods including "playing soldiers" in and out of the washaways across the top of the hill. Adjacent bushland (which still survives today on the northern side of the hill) provided local children with many adventures over the years. There are several bush tracks which connect the Cromer Valley with the hill and back over the other side to the residential area of Beacon Hill itself. Cromer is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

One of the first meetings of the Beacon Hill Bushfire Brigade took place in a cave on Red Hill.

Characteristics

Beacon Hill is predominantly a bedroom community. Most of the houses were built in the boom days after the Second World War in the 1950's and 1960's.

Aboriginal culture

Little is known of local aboriginal culture in the Beacon Hill area itself. Other local areas surrounding the hill, towards the sea have a rich and diverse aboriginal background.

There are some aboriginal carvings in rocks to the north of Red Hill.

Notable citizens

Daniel Egan

Amongst the more prominent people who have played a part in Beacon Hill's history is Daniel Egan. On the 5th October 1857, Egan purchased two 40 acre parcels of land. He was also a member of the NSW Parliament. Daniel Egan was a mayor of Sydney, New South Wales in 1853. ...

Pioneering Families

By 1932 the following families were living in Beacon Hill.

Adams, Blackford, Brightwell, Brooker, Brown, Carney, Clarke, Cornish, Daines, Graham, Hayles, Hood, Hopkins, Jack, Kemp, Keys, King, Lornham, McConnell, Murphy, Newling, Pope, Prescott, Reynolds, Rose, Silverthorne, Sims, Smith, Spilstead, Thew, Wheatley, White, Wilson and Woolfe.

Of these names, the Brooker, Cornish, Daines, Reynolds, and Spilstead families have local streets named after them.

Population statistics

Transport

Beacon Hill is serviced by Sydney Buses. For many years there have been plans put forward, then withdrawn again for a heavy rail line to be added to the CityRail network to service the northern beaches. Most residents therefore drive motor vehicles to get around. The dominant Sydney Buses livery on a bus A Sydney Bus Sydney Buses is a state-owned bus service in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and interurban passenger railways based on metropolitan Sydney, the capital city of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Manly Beach The Northern Beaches of Sydney is an area which encompasses the northern suburbs of Sydney located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean. ...

Related Issues

Since 1980 traffic congestion has steadily increased on the roads around Beacon Hill. Some road closures have been implemented, notably the closures of Tristram Road and Boyer Road, to prevent rat running traffic. Traffic calming devices were installed and remain an issue for local transportation reliant primarily on private motor vehicles.

In recent years, with the opening of new schools and facilities in the Oxford Falls valley area (to the west an north west of Beacon Hill), traffic volume has increased on the very narrow and dangerous Oxford Falls Road. This has become an increasing concern for local residents of the area as the population has increased and medium density housing policies deployed.

Local landmarks

Governor Phillip Lookout

This lookout is located atop Beacon Hill itself. Views of almost the entire Sydney region may be had from the summit which is approx. 152 metres (500 feet) above sea level.

Views extend from the southern outskirts of Sydney, west to the Blue Mountains and north to Gosford and the Central Coast. The skyline of the city is to the south. Ships, pleasure craft, and occasional migratory Whales can be seen out to sea in the east.

The lookout is popular with locals on New Year's Eve when the firework displays across Sydney Harbour are clearly visible, approx. 11 kilometres (7 miles) to the south.

The lookout is reached via Warringah Road. There is a small parking area adjacent to the road with stairs leading to a pathway and the summit.

Red Hill

Red Hill, not to be confused with Beacon Hill, is located at the northern end of the suburb behind the Beacon Hill High School site. From here there are views across to the Governor Phillip Lookout, and onwards to the city. The views to the north are over the eastern sections of the Garigal National Park, to Cromer and beyond into the Pittwater Council areas of Elanora, Narrabeen and Ingleside. Cromer is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A view from Bushrangers Hill, located in the Pittwater suburb of Newport, looking south towards the city centre Pittwater is the name of a local government area or shire in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. ... View of Narrabeen Lake from Collaroy Plateau Narrabeen is a Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beach suburb and locality, one of the Northern Beaches of Sydney. ... Ingleside is a suburb in the Pittwater and Warringah local government areas in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Local events

Community organisations

Governor Phillip Lookout Trust

The trust was gazetted on 9th December 1966 and was charged with the responsibility not only of protecting and developing the area as an historical feature of the district, but also for the preservation and propogation of the native flora and fauna that surrounds the lookout. The first meeting took place on 10th April, 1966.

Members of the trust were

Mr R.O. Healey, M.L.A. Patron

• Mrs M Smith
• Mrs D. Wilson
• Mr K.M. Rabbidge
• Mr K. Watts
• Mr M. Thornley
• Mr C.E. McDonald
• Mr N.R. Wilson

Beacon Hill Bushfire Brigade

The first meeting of what was to become the Beacon Hill Bushfire Brigade took place in October 1948. In 1998 the Brigade celebrated it's 50th year of continuous service to the community. This page is for documenting the history of this organisation in Beacon Hill, NSW, Australia. ...

References

A History of Beacon Hill and its schools - Bruce, Jill B. 1943 - ISBN 0731621700 (no copyright)

The Beacon Hill Story - a Memorial to Governor Phillip - C.E.McDonald & Governor Phillip Lookut Trust (Undated) (no copyright)

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street maps from Street Directory or MSN Maps or Multimap.
  • Satellite photos from Google Maps and Terraserver.

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