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Hunters Hill, New South Wales

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Hunters Hill (also spelt Hunter's Hill) is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.

Hunters Hill is situated on a small peninsula that separates the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River. It can be reached by bus or by ferry.

Several bus routes run through Hunters Hill, consisting of the 506 to the city and the 536 to Chatswood. Also the 538 and 505 run through Hunters Hill and Woolwich.

The closest ferry wharves are Valencia Street Wharf in Woolwich and Huntleys Point. These provide access to the Inner Harbour ferry services which run between Circular Quay and Parramatta.

Hunters Hill has several commercial areas. A small group of shops is located on the corner of Alexandra and Ferry Street, with others scattered along these streets and Woolwich Road. A busier commercial area is located around the intersection of Ryde Road and Gladesville Road, near Burns Bay Road.

Hunters Hill is the site of the AAGPS Catholic boys' secondary school, St Joseph's College. It is also home to Hunters Hill High School, Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill Primary School and Villa Maria Primary School.

There is a private hospital in Alexandra Street and in High Street, a Jewish nursing home and synagogue named the Sir Moses Montefiore Home. The historic Hunters Hill Town Hall is located in Alexandra Street, close to the historic post office.

The Great North Walk, a walking trail from Sydney to Newcastle, passes through Boronia Park; a large waterfront parkland reserve which contains Aboriginal drawings thought to date back to before the start of the colony.

The following buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate.

• Public School including Eulbertie, Alexandra Street
• Post Office, Alexandra Street
• Town Hall, Alexandra Street
• St Ives, Crescent Street
• Anglican Church of All Saints, corner Ferry and Ambrose Streets
• Kyarra, Madeline Street
• Fig Tree House, Reiby Road
• Clifton, Woolwich Road
• Waiwera, Woolwich Road
• St Claire, Wybalena Road
• The Chalet, Yerton Avenue
• Woolwich Dock, Franki Avenue, Woolwich
• Former Garibaldi Inn, Alexandra Street

Hunters Hill has an area of 5.75 square kilometres including some 650,000 square metres of parks and reserves. Developments are mostly residential.

Hunters Hill has a number of heritage-listed buildings and is positioned near the confluence of the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, as well as the headwaters of Sydney Harbour, which provides river and harbour views. Previously having a number of residents of French extraction, it was known as the "French Village" and shares a friendship with a sister city near Paris, Le Vésinet.

 

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunters Hill,_New_South_Wales