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Hunters Hill Local News |
29 June 2010
HUNTERS HILL HAPPENINGS
HUNTERS HILL HAPPENINGS
with Mayor SUE HOOPMANN
INVITATIONS ARE going out for the next fundraiser for The Priory, the original Marist Fathers’ home of the 1840s.
It is imperative for the roof to be repaired soon. Luckily for us, the new waterfront café and function centre at Woolwich Dock, called Deckhouse, has offered their magnificent premises for a cocktail party on Friday July 30.
If you have not yet received an invitation and would like to attend, contact Annie Goodman at Council on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Her direct number is 9879 9451, or email: goodmana@huntershill.nsw.gov.au
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THE HUNTERS Hill Rotary School Debating Challenge was completed in fine style last week with Marist Sisters’ College, Woolwich running out the winners and earning $750 for their school.
Congratulations to a very adept group of girls. The subject was: “That Facebook, Twitter, My Space and other such platforms pose too many risks to our society and should be banned”.
There were great arguments by both teams and it made the adjudicator’s decision difficult. The runners-up, St Joseph’s College, argued strongly and as runners-up earned $400 for their school.
This year all debates were close so the four schools that took part, Hunters Hill High, Ryde Secondary College, Marist Sisters’ College, Woolwich and St Joseph’s College, all have a high standard of debating among the students which stands them in good stead for their future life after leaving school.
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THE HUNTERS Hill Club celebrates 110 years on July 17 and has requested a plaque be donated by Council to commemorate this milestone.
The club provides residents and others with facilities to socialise and to play lawn bowls and tennis.
The following abridged history of the club was taken from the book ‘Club Life Without Tears’ written by ACK (Mac) Taplin, and is of great interest.
‘When the Club was established, Hunters Hill was then an isolated community, accessible from the city by ferry. The journey took up to 55 minutes, understandably, as the ferry, terminating at Fig Tree, called at 11 wharves. ‘Access by road was by horse drawn vehicle via low level bridges over the Parramatta River and Iron Cove, which were built in the 1880s. The first motor car in Hunters Hill was introduced by the local doctor in 1908. The tramline did not reach Gladesville until 1910.
‘In the year 1900 the municipal boundaries were much the same as they are today and the population was 4,000 (today it is 13,000), but there were still small farms and orchards in its western division. Reticulation of water and gas occurred during the 1890s, the telephone service had long been established and the Council had been advised that electricity, the new source of power and lighting, was on its way.
‘About this time there had been a considerable influx of wealthier professional, business and tradespeople to Hunters Hill and additional industry started on the waterfront which already supported small boat building and other enterprises.
‘The population of Hunters Hill had included sports minded men and women since the suburb began developing from about 1850. Football, cricket and athletic teams competed successfully outside of the municipality, boating and water sports were well patronized, and a tennis club, formed in 1880 was looking for a permanent home.
‘It appeared that the time was ripe for an all inclusive social and recreational facility to be introduced into the isolated community. On 12th July, 1900, the Hunters Hill Recreation Company Ltd was registered to provide a social and general recreation club.
‘It took less than 18 months to finalise the purchase of land in Madeline Street, to raise capital, to build tennis courts, a bowling green, croquet lawns and a club house and for the company to transfer to the Hunters Hill Recreation Club, the responsibilities of supervision of all its property.’
Courtesy of TWT
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