Moore Park, New South Wales
| Moore Park Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 Moore Park, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′48″S 151°13′12″E / 33.89655°S 151.21998°ECoordinates: 33°53′48″S 151°13′12″E / 33.89655°S 151.21998°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heffron | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Centennial Parklands, a collective of three parks being Moore Park, Centennial Park and Queens Park. Centennial Parklands is administered by the Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust,[1] a NSW government agency. The only exception is the land on which the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium are sited; these stadiums are managed by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust.
Moore Park is also a small suburb in its own right, as is Centennial Park. Moore Park is located 3 kilometres southeast of the Sydney central business district and is part of local government area of the City of Sydney.
History
The parkland south of Paddington was named after Charles Moore, Mayor of Sydney from 1867–69, who fought for the land to be dedicated as a leisure area for the people of Sydney and suburbs. The land was part of 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) originally set aside by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 for grazing and watering stock.
Sydney's first zoo was established here in 1879 on 7 acres (28,000 m2) of land known as Billygoat Swamp. The zoological gardens covered 15 acres (61,000 m2) by 1906 but moved to Bradley's Head at the site now known as Taronga in 1917. It was replaced by Sydney Girls High School, which opened on this site in 1921. Student transferred from Elizabeth Street, which the site of the David Jones Department Store. Sydney Boys High School opened in 1928 on the remaining zoo land.
An infamous pack rape crime occurred in the park, leading to the 1886 Mount Rennie rape case. Nine men were sentenced to death and four were hanged despite controversy.[2]
Commercial area
Moore Park is the former location of the Royal Agricultural Society's Sydney Showground, which hosted the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show until 1998. It moved to Homebush Bay (the site of the 2000 Olympic Games). The old showgrounds have since been redeveloped as Fox Studios, a commercial venture designed at supporting Australia's film industry. The Entertainment Quarter is a retail, dining and entertainment precinct beside the studios. It contains cinemas, live venues, restaurants, cafes, pubs, and retailers of fashion and homewares. The Farmer's Market operates every Wednesday and Saturday in the old showground showing.
The south-western corner of the suburb boasts a large shopping centre called the 'Moore Park Supa Centre', on South Dowling Street. It specialises in showrooms for home furnishings and home renovations. This was the site of the former Dowling Street Depot for trams.
Transport
The Eastern Distributor and Anzac Parade are major arterial roads on the western border of the suburb. Sydney Buses operate frequent services to Moore Park from the Sydney CBD and special services for sporting events run from Central railway station.
On 13 December 2012, the NSW Government announced a commitment to build a $1.6 billion light rail from Circular Quay down George Street to Central Station, then across to Moore Park and down Anzac Parade. South of Moore Park the line will spit into two branches - one continuing down Anzac Parade to the nine ways at Kensington, and the second heading to Randwick via Alison Road.[3] Construction commenced in 2015.
Sports and recreation
Moore Park is the location of two of Sydney's largest sporting venues, the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium. The Sydney Roosters Rugby League team in the National Rugby League, The Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League, Sydney FC Hyundai A-League football team, NSW Waratahs rugby union team have their administration offices at Moore Park and Sydney Football Stadium is their home ground.[4] The Moore Park Magpies are a local junior rugby league team.
The Hordern Pavilion is a multipurpose entertainment venue, while next door the Royal Hall of Industries (fondly remembered as the old Showbag Pavilion during the Royal Easter Show days) hosts a range of exhibitions, social and commercial events and shows. Moore Park also houses Kippax Lake, the E.S. Marks Athletics Field, the Moore Park Golf, the Parklands Sports Centre and a number of sports fields.
Schools
Moore Park, served by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, is the location of Sydney Boys High School, Sydney Girls High School (both of which are Selective High Schools), and St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney.
Gallery
Kippax Lake
Moore Park Gate Anzac Parade
Cinemas, The Entertainment Quarter
Royal Hall of Industries, Driver Avenue
Moore Park Supa Centre, Nick Scali Furniture
Sydney Cricket Ground entrance
Moore Park Tennis Complex
Sydney Football Stadium from carpark
Sydney Boys High School
References
- ↑ "Centennial Parklands". Centennial Parklands. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ McGuinness, Padraic P. (23 July 2002). "No one gang has the monopoly on rape". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ↑ "Sydney's Light Rail Future". Transport for New South Wales. 13 December 2012. pp. 15, 24. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Moore Park". Sydney.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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