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Middle Cove, New South Wales

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Middle Cove is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Middle Cove is located 9 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby.

Middle Cove is bounded to the north, east and south by Middle Harbour and to the west by Eastern Valley Way. Middle Cove shares its postcode, 2068, with the surrounding suburbs of Willoughby, Castlecrag and North Willoughby.

Middle Cove takes its name from its location between two coves, Castle Cove and Crag Cove. The suburb was undeveloped bushland until 1957 when Dick Dusseldorp bought most of the land from the NSW government and subdivided Middle Cove as we know it today. Dusseldorp was the founder and the largest share holder of Lend Lease, GPT and MLC. The Dusseldorp's lived in Middle Cove until the patriarch death in 2003. In 2004 the Dusseldorp's property was sold for a record $4.5 million dollars.

Middle Cove has a very small shopping centre on Eastern Valley Way that features a mechanic, coffee shop and small businesses.

Harold Reid Reserve is a large park brings many tourists to the area, named in honour of Harold J. Reid, a town clerk for the Municipality of Willoughby for over 50 years.

Bus routes through Middle Cove go via Castlecrag or Northbridge to Wynyard bus stop in the Sydney CBD include the 207, 202, 203, and the 208. A bus stop is located at the major intersection Eastern Valley Way. Middle Cove has bus services to Chatswood railway station which is on the North Shore line.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle Cove,_New_South_Wales