Randwick Sydney, New South Wales
Former Star and Garter Inn with statue of Captain James Cook
Postcode:	2031
Property Value:	AUD $1,086,250 (2007)
Location:	6 km (4 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Randwick
State District:	Coogee, Maroubra
Federal Division:	Wentworth, Kingsford Smith
Suburbs around Randwick: Centennial Park Queens Park Waverley Moore Park Randwick Charing Cross Kingsford The Spot Coogee

Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick. Randwick is part of the Eastern Suburbs region and the postcode is 2031. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Captain James Cook may refer to: James Cook - British explorer, navigator, and map maker Captain James Cook (TV miniseries) - 1987 Australian television miniseries This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Location in Sydney The Federal Division of Wentworth is a foundation division of the Australian Parliament, created at the Federation of the Australian Colonies as the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ... Queens Park is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Charing Cross is a locality in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia located about 7km south of the central business district, falling under the authority of Randwick council. ... Pan Arcadian House, Randwick The Spot is a locality in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Coogee Surf Club Maidstone Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... South-eastern Sydney is a region of Sydney consisting mainly of suburbs located around the foreshores of Botany Bay. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Eastern Suburbs is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ...

Randwick is primarily a residential area. The Randwick Racecourse takes up a large portion in the north-west corner of the suburb. The Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and Sydney Children's Hospital are all located in Randwick. Randwick DRUFC play nearby at Coogee Oval. Randwick Racecourse (, ) is a racecourse in the east of Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major teaching public hospital located in Sydneys eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sydney Childrens Hospital is a hospital for children in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. ... Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens (after Randwick Racecourse) are one of the most famous rugby union clubs in the world. ... Coogee Oval is home of the Randwick Rugby Union Club in Winter, and Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club in Summer. ...

Commercial Area

The main commercial area is centred on Belmore Road, Avoca Street and surrounding streets. Randwick has two shopping centres, both on its main street, Belmore Road. Other major streets in the area include Alison Road and High Street. The Spot is a locality in the south-eastern part of Randwick, containing a cinema and numerous cafes and restaurants. It has become a vibrant entertainment district in Randwick. Pan Arcadian House, Randwick The Spot is a locality in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

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Hotels

Randwick has a number of pubs and hotels including the Avonmore on Park Boutique Hotel, the Randwick Lodge, the Royal Hotel and the Coach and Horses Hotel.

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Schools

Primary schools in the area include Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart, Coogee Public School, Claremont College, Randwick Public School, Coogee Preparatory School, The Joseph Varga School and Rainbow Street Primary. Secondary schools include Brigidine College, Marcellin College, Randwick Boys' High, Randwick Girls' High, Emanuel School and the Open High School (located on the site of the former Randwick North High). The University of New South Wales is also located nearby. Claremont College opened in 1990 as a senior secondary Government school for students in Years 11 and 12. ... Uniwalk is the main walkway stretching through the whole Kensingtion campus The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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Churches

The churches in the area include Randwick Uniting, St Jude's Anglican, Randwick Presbyterian and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic. Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... Saint Jude Saint Jude, known as Jude Thaddaeus or Jude Labbeus, the patron saint of lost causes, was a brother of St. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

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History

Randwick was named after the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Simeon Henry Pearce, who became Mayor of Randwick no less than six times.^[1] Simeon and his brother James, who migrated to Australia in 1842, were responsible for the early development of Randwick and Coogee. Simeon lived in a house called Blenheim, which can still be seen in Blenheim Street. It was neglected for some time but was eventually acquired by Randwick Council and then restored. Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Blenheim may refer to: // The Bristol Blenheim, a World War II-era light bomber used primarily by the Royal Air Force Blenheim, New York, a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States Blenheim, New Zealand, a town at the top of the South Island of New Zealand Blenheim, Ontario...

Randwick developed in the 19th century and is the oldest municipality in Sydney, outside the city centre, and as such it features a number of fine, heritage buildings. Another Mayor of Randwick, George Kiss, built the house known as Ventor in the 1870s.^[2] A two-storey sandstone house, Ventnor is situated on Avoca Street, overlooking Coogee. It is now owned by the nearby Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. Other buildings of note include the St Jude's Church group, also on Avoca Street. Originally designed by Edmund Blackett,^[3] the church was completed in 1865, but its appearance was altered by H.M. Robinson in 1889. The rectory next door was built in 1870. The Verger's Residence, designed by Thomas Rowe^[4] and completed in 1862, was the original Randwick Burough Chambers. This distinctive building, with its Gothic touches, was succeeded later by the present Randwick Town Hall, which was built in 1886. The church group and Ventnor are on the National Estate. Ventor can refer to Jürgen Ventor Reil, the drummer of Kreator Halagad Ventor, a Star Wars character, see List of minor Star Wars Jedi knights Category: ... Thomas Rowe (20 July 1829 - 7 March 1899), was one of Australias leading architects of the Victorian era. ...

Further down Avoca Street is the building originally known as the Star and Garter Inn, built in the 1830s. It was the home of Captain J. Watson,^[5] who was responsible for the memorial to Captain James Cook, which still stands at front of the building. One of the dominant features of the area is the Prince of Wales Hospital, which started life as a home for destitute children.^[6] It was financed by the legacy of Dr. Cuthill, who now has a street named after him. In 1915 the home became a military hospital and continued to grow as a medical facility. Captain James Cook may refer to: James Cook - British explorer, navigator, and map maker Captain James Cook (TV miniseries) - 1987 Australian television miniseries This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Prince of Wales Hospital (威爾斯親王醫院), located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, is a public hospital and the teaching hospital of the Medical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ...

Other noteworthy buildings include private homes like Ilfracombe and Clovelly, both in Avoca Street, and Venice, in Frenchmans Road. The latter was built in the early 1890s on part of St Mark's Glebe. The land had been leased in 1880 for 99 years to S.Holmes and J.Parsons. The house features Tudor and Gothic elements and has stained glass windows. It has been suggested that List of cultural venues and events in Ilfracombe be merged into this article or section. ... Clovelly is a village on the north Devon coast, England near Bideford. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...

Another notable home was Sandgate, located in Belmore Road. This sandstone house was built circa 1870 on land granted to Simeon Pierce in 1853. A number of tenants passed through the house until it was bought by the Federal Government in the 1920s; it was then used as a Red Cross facility for First World War veterans. It was saved from demolition in 1978 and restored by Randwick Council. The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The last Gothic mansion left in Randwick is Nugal Hall, located in Milford Street. It was designed by Mortimer Lewis and built in 1853 for Alexander McArthur, a shipping merchant. The house features a staircase with glass dome above; the staircase was built of Mauritius mahogany and cedar. The coach house building at the front was originally a lodge for horse-drawn vehicles. Two Randwick mayors lived at Nugal Hall.

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Local sports teams

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area. The local Randwick rugby union team, nicknamed the 'Galloping Greens', is based in Coogee. In Rugby League, the City of Randwick area is split between the Sydney Roosters Rugby League team, known locally as 'Easts' in recognition of their former name 'Eastern Suburbs', and the South Sydney Rugby League team, known as the 'Rabbitohs'. "Local derby" contests between these two neighbouring teams are always fiercely contested. Junior rugby league teams include the Coogee Dolphins and Coogee-Randwick Wombats.

The former Randwick Post Office building in the centre of Randwick Junction (corner of Alison Road and Avoca Street) is known as Easts House. The building is owned by the Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club, which has donated the building for use by the Ted Noffs Foundation, for the purpose of providing assistance to troubled youth in the district.

Notes

1. Randwick City Council Website

2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The Heritage of Australia: Macmillan Company of Australia (1981)

References

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

• The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company of Australia ( 1981) ISBN 0 333 337506

External links

Coordinates: 33°54′59″S 151°14′12″E / -33.91643, 151.23653 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• Randwick City Council website
• 2001 Census Information
• Randwick City Tourism website