Carss Park, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Carss Park
city = Sydney
state = nsw

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caption = Carwar Avenue, Carss Park
lga = Municipality of Kogarah
postcode = 2221
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Kogarah
fedgov = Division of Barton
near-nw = South Hurstville
near-n = Allawah
near-ne = Kogarah Bay
near-w = Blakehurst
near-e = Sans Souci
near-sw = Blakehurst
near-s = "Georges River"
near-se = Sans Souci
dist1 = 17
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Carss Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carss Park is located 17 km south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah and is part of the St George area.

Location

Carss Park is a picturesque suburb around Carss Point, overlooking Kogarah Bay on the Georges River. The suburb is surrounded by the suburbs of Kogarah Bay, Allawah, South Hurstville and Blakehurst. Carss Park is a mostly residential area featuring some valuable real estate with water views and bushland surrounds.

History

The area was purchased from the Crown on 22nd January 1854 by Jonathon Croft for £123. It changed hands several times before being acquired in 1863 by William Carss, a cabinet-maker, who called his property Carss Bush. He built a stone cottage in the 1860s called Carss Park Cottage. After William Carss died, his family continued to live in the house, including daughter Mary Carss. William had left the estate to the trustees of the Sailor Home in Sydney. When Mary died this clause in her father’s will was honoured and the estate passed to the trustees in 1916.

In 1921 the Blakehurst Progress Association made attempts to secure Carss Bush for a public park and Kogarah council was able to acquire the land for the people. Carss Bush Park was dedicated on 26th January 1924 and 150 lots were auctioned on the same day for development. Many of the streets on the new estate were named after Aboriginal tribes. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 53]

Commercial area

A small shopping strip is located on the Carwar Avenue near the intersection with the Princes Highway, containing a bottleshop, chemist, hairdresser, newsagent, petrol station and supermarket. A bus service operates between Hurstville and Kogarah via Carss Park.

chools

Blakehurst Primary School is in the Carss Park area. While Mater Dei Catholic Primary School and Blakehurst High School are just outside.

Parks and recreation

Carss Park has several recreation areas on the bay, including Carss Park Olympic Swimming Pools, Carss Park Freshwater Baths, Todd Park Bicycle Track, football fields and a bowling green. Parks in the suburb include Carss Bush Park, Carss Park, Todd Park, Parkside Drive Reserve and Fraser Park.

Notable residents

* Bradley Clyde, former rugby league player
* Kostya Tszyu, Australian/Russian boxer

Pop Culture

* The Carss Park Motel was featured in the penultimate scene of The Square, a movie produced by Nash Edgerton and Joel Edgerton.
* The cricket game in episode two of Channel 7 television show, Packed to the Rafters was filmed in Carss Park.

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