Ryde Bridge

Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located about 12km west of the Sydney central business district and 8km east of Parramatta. Ryde lies on the north bank of the Parramatta River, in the local government area of the City of Ryde. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... 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Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Location within Sydney Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Bennelong is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... 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Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Landmarks

Schools in Ryde include government schools such as Ryde Secondary College (formerly Malvina High School) and Ryde Public School. It also includes a few private schools such as Holy Cross College Ryde and the German International School Sydney, the only German School in the Australasia region of the world. Ryde Secondary College is a co-educational public high school in Ryde, Sydney, Australia. ... Holy Cross College is a Sydney, Australia high school in the suburb of Ryde, opened by the Patrician Brothers in 1890. ...

Ryde Pool was home to water polo events for the Sydney Olympics, held in 2000. The pool is now owned by Ryde City Council after its former owners went into liquidation. Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, handball and wrestling. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the Lower North Shore. ...

Ryde contains St Anne's church, which has the grave of Maria Anne "Granny" Smith, in whose orchards the Granny Smith apple was first found. Every year, in the suburb of Eastwood, the Granny Smith Festival is held in her honour. granny smith apples are green apples that are yummy! Granny Smith, or green apple, is an apple cultivar originating in Australia from 1868 from a chance seedling propagated by Sir Nicholas Birtles. ... Binomial name Borkh. ...

Top Ryde

Top Ryde is a locality within Ryde, containing a medium sized shopping centre, one of the first to be built in Australia. Unfortunately its age is starting to show as it has not been refurbished in a long time. It is now closed and due to be demolished and refurbished. [1] For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

The area has a strong ethnic community, consisting of Italian, Scandinavian, Persian,Chinese and Indian cultures among many others.^{[citation needed]} Scandinavian can mean: a resident of, or anything relating to Scandinavia any North Germanic language a chess opening, Scandinavian Defense the aviation corpotation Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Persians of Iran (officially named Persia by West until 1935 while still referred to as Persia by some) are an Iranian people who speak Persian (locally named Fârsi by native speakers) and often refer to themselves as ethnic Iranians as well. ...

Top Ryde is the location of the Ryde council office, library and the office of the current Deputy Premier of New South Wales John Watkins. The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... John Arthur Watkins (born December 7, 1955) is an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, presently holding the seat of Ryde. ...

History

Ryde was named after the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. It may have been adopted from G.M. Pope, who came from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, who settled in the area and opened the Ryde Store. Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ...

Ryde is the third oldest settlement in Australia, after Sydney and Parramatta. Originally, known by its Aboriginal name Wallumetta, the whole area between Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers became known as the Field of Mars. Ryde was used from the 1840s and adopted as the name of the municipality in 1870. The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. ...

Notable residents

• Karen Moras - Olympics bronze medallist and world record holder, was born in Ryde in 1954

Karen Moras (born January 6, 1954 in Ryde, New South Wales), known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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

External links

Coordinates: 33°48′52″S 151°06′17″E / -33.81456, 151.10476 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, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• Ryde City Council website
• History of Ryde
• 2001 Census Information
• Ryde Living community site

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