Turramurra, New South Wales

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

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caption = Ingalara, Kissing Point Road
lga = Ku-ring-gai Council
postcode = 2074
est =
pop = 10,166 (2001 census)
area = 6.13
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/Public/SuburbReport.aspx?searchTerm=2074&mode= $926,000] (Feb. 2008)"Turramurra Only"
est = 1822
stategov = Ku-ring-gai, Davidson
fedgov = Bradfield
near-nw = Wahroonga
near-n = Warrawee
near-ne = North Turramurra
near-w = Warrawee
near-e = St Ives
near-sw = South Turramurra
near-s = West Pymble
near-se = Pymble
dist1 = 20
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney

Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Turramurra is located 20 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. North Turramurra and South Turramurra are separate suburbs. [Gregorys Sydney Street Directory (Gregorys Publishing Company) 2007]

History

Turramurra is an Aboriginal word meaning "big hill".

European settlement

Early settlers referred to the area as Eastern Road until the name Turramurra was adopted when the railway station was built here in 1890. One of the early local landmarks was Ingleholme, a two-storey Federation home in Boomerang Street.It was designed by John Sulman (1849-1934) as his own home and built circa 1896. The house was part of the Presbyterian Ladies College for some time afterwards and is now on the Register of the National Estate. It is notable as an example of John Sulman's style. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/33] The first post office opened in 1890. The Hillview estate was marked for heritage listing. [The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus and Robertson, 1990, p.256] Another humble landmark is St Andrew's in Kissing Point Road, which is an example of the Federation Carpenter Gothic style.

Transport

The Pacific Highway (Metroad 1) is a major arterial road in Turramurra. Turramurra railway station is on the North Shore railway line of the CityRail network. Shorelink buses run services from the railway station to local residential areas.

Commercial Area

Shops in Turramurra are located along the Pacific Highway and Rohini Street, beside Turramurra railway station. There are plans to redevelop the area in and around the town centre of Turramurra, which involves five storey apartments and upgrading the commercial area. [ [http://www.turrafriends.com/ Turra Friends] ] There are also shops at South Turramurra on Kissing Point Road including a newsagency, bakery, post office, petrol pump and other services. There is also a small shopping village in North Turramurra on Bobbin Head Road which has a bakery, post office, newsagent and other facilities.

Geography

Turramurra is a hilly suburb approximately 170 metres above sea level, and the highest average rainfall in the Sydney metropolitan area.{ [fact On the southern boundary, bordering with Pymble is Sheldon Forest with stands of blue gums and turpentines.

North Turramurra is the area north of Burns Road. Bobbin Head Road runs in a north-south direction through North Turramurra and then into the Ku-ring-gai National Park. The North Turramurra shops are located next to North Turramurra Public School. Further north are Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School.

South Turramurra is the area south of the Comenarra Parkway and is centred around Kissing Point Road. South Turramurra is bordered by Lane Cove National Park start of the Great North Walk. Turramurra High School is in South Turramurra, along with Turramurra Public School.

East Turramurra is an unofficial urban locality of Turramurra. It is situated in the area of Turramurra east of Bobbin Head Road. It has a small shopping area called Princes Street Shops.

port and Recreation

Ku-ring-gai Council has several sporting fields in the area, including a large tennis and netball facility at the end of Canoon Road and Kent Oval which has children's play equipment and tennis courts. Hamilton Park in South Turramurra has tennis and basketball courts. Comenarra Park on the Comenarra Parkway, is also an excellent choice for playing cricket in the nets and playing soccer on the field

Notable Residents

* 20th century Australian painter Grace Cossington Smith lived in Ku-ring-gai Avenue, Turramurra for most of her life.
* Governor-General of Australia John Kerr lived on the corner of Kissing Point Road and Catalpa Crescent for part of his life.
* Leader of the New Guard Eric Campbell lived at Boongala, 28 Ku-ring-gai Avenue for some time. [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070550b.htm Entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography] ]
* Premier of New South Wales, 1986 - 1988, Barrie Unsworth lived in Geoffrey Street for some time.
* Gretel Killeen, host of "Big Brother Australia" and author was born in the suburb and spent some of her childhood at 24 Fairlawn Avenue.
* Tony Roche, former coach of world number-one tennis player, Roger Federer.
* Chris Lilley, actor and comedian (Summer Heights High) grew up here.
* Kamahl, singer

References

External links

* [http://www.turramurrapassion.org.au/ The Turramurra Passion] is a passion play performed annually in and around the grounds of the historic [http://www.turramurra.unitingchurch.org.au/ Turramurra Uniting Church] .
* [http://www.turrafriends.com/ Turramurra town centre redevelopment]
* [http://www.turramurra-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Turramurra High School]
* [http://sydneynorthscouts.com/rovers/turramurra/ Turramurra] and [http://sydneynorthscouts.com/rovers/kissingpoint/ Kissing Point] Rover Crews, both based in Turramurra, are active groups of young people aged 17~25, who are into a wide range of outdoor, social and community service activities.
* [http://www.traction.net.au/turramurratrotters/ Turramurra Trotters] , a Saturday morning running club. Routes 6.4Km to 15Km plus a walkers group.