Angophora Reserve is a

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located in the

Northern Beaches The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the en ...

region of Sydney, in the state of

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. It was once two adjacent reserves formally known as Hudson Park and Angophora Reserve, however the two were merged and are now referred together under the one title of Angophora Reserve. It borders the suburbs of

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and Taylors Point and provides a refuge for native

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and

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and serves as a

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. The reserve also contains an

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shelter site that holds both

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and

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significance and is one of the most important of such sites in the Sydney region.

History

Angophora Reserve was purchased as a

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sanctuary by the Wildlife Preservation Society in 1937. The reserve's original purpose was to preserve a giant Angophora Red Gum tree, which is estimated to be 1,000 years old. The tree still stands today but is now dead.

Sir Philip Whistler Street Sir Philip Whistler Street, (9 August 1863 – 11 September 1938) was the 8th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the first member of the Street family to attain these vicere ...

officially opened the reserve on 19 March 1938 during an opening ceremony that took place under the giant Angophora tree. The adjoining Hudson Park was established as a public reserve in 1957. The Angophora Reserve and Hudson Park Management Committee was formed in 1976 to aid in the management of the neighbouring reserves. It remained active until it was disbanded after the Council elections in September 1991 and was succeeded by the Pittwater Reserves and Bushland Management Committee following the creation of the

Pittwater Council Pittwater Council was a local government area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covered a region adjacent to the Tasman Sea about north of the Sydney central business district. The area is nam ...

. In 1989 Angophora Reserve and Hudson Park were registered on the now defunct

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in 1987 due to it being a bushland sanctuary of significant

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and

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value to the Northern Beaches region.

References

{{Parks in Sydney, state=autocollapse Parks in Sydney Buildings and structures completed in 1939 Parks established in the 1930s Protected areas established in 1939 Northern Beaches Avalon Beach, New South Wales

History

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