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Millers Point, New South Wales

Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales

Millers Point, New South Wales

Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales

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nameMillers Point
citySydney
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imageFile:Lord Nelson Hotel and Former Oswald Bond and Free Store on the corner of Kent Street and Argyle Place, Millers Point.jpg
alternative_location_mapAustralia NSW metro Sydney
pushpin_map_captionLocation in metropolitan Sydney
coordinates
local_mapyes
zoom13
lgaCity of Sydney
parishSt. Philip
postcode2000
pop
pop_year
pop_footnotes
area0.25
density6940
stategovSydney
fedgovSydney
dist11
dir1north-west
location1Sydney CBD
near-nwPort Jackson
near-nPort Jackson
near-neDawes Point
near-wDarling Harbour
near-eThe Rocks
near-swBarangaroo
near-sSydney CBD
near-seSydney CBD

| near-nw = Port Jackson | near-n = Port Jackson | near-ne = Dawes Point | near-w = Darling Harbour | near-e = The Rocks | near-sw = Barangaroo | near-s = Sydney CBD | near-se = Sydney CBD

Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

Millers Point lies on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, beside Darling Harbour. The Barangaroo development is taking place on 22 hectares of land on the western side of the suburb. Millers Point historically includes what are now known as the suburbs of Dawes Point and Barangaroo and the renaming of those parts of Millers Point is controversial. The original headland of Millers Point is now known as Barangaroo Reserve, though the point itself has been returned to its original name.

History

On 30 June 1814 Thomas Miller, a Sergeant in the 73rd Regiment of Foot, received a grant of land from the governor. A small mill that was owned by an ex-convict, In 1833 Governor Bourke granted the Catholic Church land at Millers Point for the construction of a school house that could serve as a chapel on Sundays. The Colonial Architect, Ambrose Hallen in consultation with Bishop Ullathorne, designed the school building which was completed by May 1835. It was a one-story building constructed in sandstone with two rooms that could be opened into one. St Brigid's Church is one of the oldest existing place of Catholic worship in Australia. The school was closed in 1992 but the church continues to be used by the local community.

From 1841 to 1921, Miller's Point was the location of a gasworks owned by the Australian Gaslight Company.

The current Sydney Observatory building on Observatory Hill was completed in 1858 by English astronomer and clergyman William Scott. Also on Observatory Hill is the old Fort Street School, converted from the old Military Hospital at Fort Phillip in the 1850s. Fort Street School incorporated the first government secondary school in Australia, and after the secondary school moved out in 1975, its building has housed the National Trust of Australia; the primary school remains nearby in a separate, heritage listed, building.

Two separate pubs in the area claim to be Sydney's oldest surviving pubs, the Lord Nelson (built in about 1836, but modified since) nearby at The Rocks. Other active pubs in the area include the Palisade, the Hero of Waterloo and the Captain Cook.

Population

At the 2021 census, the population of Millers Point was 1,735. 49.2% of people were born in Australia and 68.3% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 42.2%.

In the 2016 census, there were 1,482 people in Millers Point. 42.5% of people were born in Australia and 59.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 29.3%.

Protests

Protest Signs in 2014

A protest movement developed from 2008 when various governments announced plans to lease and sell Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks properties and move existing public housing tenants. "Save Our Community", "Friends of Millers Point" and the associated "Save Our Sirius" formed to protest relocation of residents.

Heritage listings

[[Shipwrights Arms Inn

Millers Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

In addition, the following Millers Point buildings are listed on various other heritage registers:

  • Agar Steps and houses
  • Argyle Cut and Argyle Street Space
  • 110–114A Kent Street: Carlson Terrace
  • 116–122 Kent Street: Richmond Villa
  • 124–134 Kent Street: Glover cottages
  • National Trust Centre (former Fort Street School), including S.H. Ervin Gallery

References

References

  1. [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/Barangaroo.htm Barangaroo a north shore girl] {{webarchive. link. (7 February 2012 , City of Sydney, 19 October 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006.)
  2. "Millers Point {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney".
  3. (1990). "The Book of Sydney Suburbs". Angus & Robertson Publishers.
  4. "Locate St Brigid's - St Patrick's Catholic Church - Church Hill - Sydney".
  5. Hosie, J.. (1989). "Australia's oldest Catholic church". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society.
  6. (August 2022)
  7. "2021 Millers Point, Census All persons QuickStats".
  8. {{Census 2016 AUS
  9. "save our community".
  10. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001049. Millers Point Conservation Area
  11. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045557. Shops
  12. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045110. Shops
  13. {{cite NSW SHR. 5054607. Shop and Residence
  14. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001052. Shops
  15. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045568. Terrace
  16. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045623. Osborne House
  17. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045617. Houses
  18. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045571. Terraces
  19. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000842. Terraces
  20. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045007. Undercliffe Cottage (former)
  21. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045089. Undercliffe Terrace
  22. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000843. Terrace
  23. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045505. Garrison Anglican Church Precinct
  24. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045555. Palisade Hotel
  25. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045096. Victorian Terrace
  26. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045418. Edwardian Terrace
  27. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045204. Dalgety Terrace
  28. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045105. Terraces
  29. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000844. Terraces
  30. {{cite NSW SHR. 5050220. Grafton Bond Store and Sandstone Wall
  31. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045067. Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct
  32. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000859. Terrace Duplexes
  33. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000858. Terrace Duplexes
  34. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045221. Terrace Duplexes
  35. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001051. Terrace Duplexes
  36. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051375. MSB Stores Complex
  37. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045357. Oswald Bond Store
  38. {{cite NSW SHR. 5044964. Millers Point Post Office
  39. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045352. St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church & School
  40. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045276. Terrace
  41. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045112. Lord Nelson Hotel
  42. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045609. Edwardian Shop/Residences
  43. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045277. House of Bodleigh
  44. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000860. Building
  45. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000861. Building
  46. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045279. Terrace
  47. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045606. Captain Cook Hotel
  48. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045283. Alfred's Terrace
  49. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045281. Terrace
  50. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000862. Terrace
  51. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000863. Terrace
  52. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045274. Terrace House
  53. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045241. Stone House
  54. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045286. Terrace
  55. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000864. Stone House
  56. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045584. Terrace
  57. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045592. Hexam Terrace
  58. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045588. Terraces
  59. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000865. Terrace
  60. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045597. Winsbury Terrace
  61. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045605. Katoomba House
  62. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045600. Blyth Terrace
  63. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045246. Terrace
  64. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000868. Terrace
  65. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045664. Toxteth
  66. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045653. Terrace
  67. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045263. Terrace
  68. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045672. Milton Terrace
  69. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045342. Harbour View Hotel and site
  70. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000873. Townhouse
  71. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045667. Terrace
  72. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045642. Townhouse
  73. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000874. Building
  74. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045636. Linsley Terrace
  75. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045202. Townhouse
  76. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000871. Residence
  77. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045631. Georgian Townhouse
  78. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045485. Clydebank
  79. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045649. Terrace
  80. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045344. Building
  81. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045678. Regency Townhouses
  82. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045242. Vermont Terrace
  83. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045652. Eagleton Terrace
  84. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000870. Eagleton Terrace
  85. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045659. Building
  86. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045628. Shop & Residence
  87. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045581. Hero of Waterloo Hotel
  88. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045670. Argyle House
  89. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045215. Stone Cottage & Wall
  90. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000892. Cottage
  91. {{cite NSW SHR. 5044678. Merriman Street Terraces
  92. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051348. Warehouses
  93. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045226. Terrace
  94. {{cite AHD. 105888. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bradfield Hwy, Dawes Point - Milsons Point, NSW, Australia
  95. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045703. Sydney Harbour Bridge, approaches and viaducts (road and rail)
  96. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045307. Argyle Street Railway Substation
  97. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001054. Flats
  98. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045233. Building
  99. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045236. Terrace
  100. {{cite NSW SHR. 5054725. Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct
  101. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051545. Sydney Observatory
  102. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045227. Terrace
  103. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001003. Terrace
  104. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000968. Stone Shop
  105. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000969. Terrace
  106. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000970. Terrace
  107. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000971. Stevens Terrace
  108. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045218. Shipwrights Arms Inn (former)
  109. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000972. Royal College of Pathologists (former)
  110. {{cite NSW SHR. 5000973. Royal College of Pathologists (former)
  111. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045230. Terrace
  112. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001004. Building
  113. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001005. Building
  114. The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp. 2, 69–72
  115. {{cite NSW HD. 2423619. Terrace Group "Carlson Terrace" Including Interiors
  116. {{cite NSW HD. 2423502. House "Richmond Villa" Including Interior
  117. {{cite AHD. 2347. Richmond Villa, 116-122 Kent St, Millers Point, NSW, Australia. (21 March 1978)
  118. {{cite NSW HD. 2423504. Terrace Group "Glover Cottages" Including Interiors. (14 December 2012)
  119. {{cite AHD. 2164. Glover Cottages, 124-126 Kent St, Millers Point, NSW, Australia. (21 March 1978)
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