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2009 Christmas party at Wyaldra

The Trust’s 2009 Christmas cocktail party was hosted by Alice and Conrad Oppen at Wyladra on 27th November.  You can see some photos from the event here.
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Thomas Muir and the naming of Hunter’s Hill

by Beverley Sherry Recently the notion that the Municipality of Hunter’s Hill derived its name from Thomas Muir’s Huntershill has been resurrected, suggested by Don Beresford in an address to the Hunter’s Hill Historical Society.1 Thomas Muir (1765-1799) was one of the five so-called “Scottish Martyrs” transported to New South Wales in 1794 for sedition.2
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Threat to riverfront parkland

UPDATE:  Sydney Uni has requested and been granted a deferral of the the assessment of their development application. Sydney University proposes to build a huge boatshed and pontoon on public riverfront at Cunningham’s Reach, Linley Point  Under the current proposal, 60% of the useable area of the park would be alienated. All that would remain of [...]
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2009 AGM

 The author Colleen Morris gave a presentation on Sydney’s rich and diverse gardening heritage, much of which has been lost to our growing need for real estate. She showed slides of some of Sydney’s lost gardens and garden styles, from the native bush and significant early colonial gardens to corporate rooftop gardens and threatened gardens of today.
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‘Lost Gardens of Sydney’

‘Lost Gardens of Sydney’ by Colleen Morris Colleen Morris explores Sydney’s rich and diverse gardening heritage, much of which has been lost to our growing need for real estate. Discover the fascinating history of Sydney’s lost gardens and garden styles, from the native bush and significant early colonial gardens to corporate rooftop gardens and threatened gardens [...]
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Boat trip

While we’re on the subject of wharves, the Trust conducted a very interesting boat trip on Saturday April 4th as part of Heritage Week. Once again, the good ship “Reliance” was our conveyance, and we set off on an overcast afternoon from Huntley’s Point to explore the Parramatta River. On board was our knowledgeable guide [...]
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Four storey limit

My favourite reference book on planning and architecture is A Pattern Language, written by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein in 1977. In it the authors set out a series of “patterns”, which they have quite subjectively arrived at to provide a sourcebook of a timeless way of building.
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Vale four of Hunters Hill’s finest

It is sad to report the loss in the last year of several of the Trust’s passionate advocates and earliest members. Those remembered below are notable for the contribution they made to the campaign to protect the best of Hunter’s Hill’s special heritage from unsympathetic and over- development, some by becoming successful candidates in Council [...]
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Submission: Ryde / Hunters Hill LEP & DCP

Download the full submission in pdf format here. Our Submission on the Ryde/Hunters Hill Local Environment Plans and Development Control Plans for the Gladesville Town Centre and Victoria Road Corridor. The Hunters Hill Trust does not support these plans for a number of reasons, which are outlined below.
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