Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales

Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rushcutters Bay
city = Sydney
state = nsw



caption = Rushcutters Bay
lga = City of Sydney
postcode = 2011
pop = 2216 (2001 census)
area = 0.2
est =
propval =
stategov = Sydney
fedgov = Wentworth
dist1 = 3
dir1 = east
location1= Sydney CBD
near-nw = Potts Point
near-n = Elizabeth Bay
near-ne = "Port Jackson"
near-w = Potts Point
near-e = Darling Point
near-sw = Darlinghurst
near-s = Paddington
near-se = Edgecliff

Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rushcutters Bay is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. [Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007]

The suburb of Rushcutters Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on Sydney Harbour. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Darling Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the western border.

History

The area was first known as 'Rush Cutting Bay' because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes, that were used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, convert|6|acre|m2 were reserved for recreation and after reclamation work was completed, Rushcutters Bay Park was created. Rushcutters Bay was once the site of the famous Sydney Stadium. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8]

On Boxing Day 1908 at the Stadium, Tommy Burns lost his heavyweight title against the legendary Jack Johnson, who was the first African-American to win a world title.

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