Lane Cove steps it up a few notches on the weekends as local families descend on the village and the 50 parks and playgrounds that encompass the greater Lane Cove region. Lush greenery and expansive park and bushlands make up greater Lane Cove — an expansive area that includes Lane Cove National Park. Lane Cove is pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly. Locals love to get outdoors and explore the 50 parks and playgrounds that are situated around Lane Cove.
The village shopping precinct is the heart of Lane Cove. Multiculturalism is celebrated here in an array of events and festivals, including the nine-week Cameraygal Festival which honours the areas Indigenous heritage. With such beautiful surroundings and only 10 minutes from the CBD, families are eager to keep Lane Cove to themselves.
Lane Cove is proud of its diversity. Mandarin is the second most commonly spoken language in the area and the local Indigenous culture is honoured in a nine week festival. Young and more established families are in abundance. Retirement villages are spread throughout the area, whilst independent somethings are attracted to the affordable apartments and quick commute to the city.
Expansive walking tracks, camping, fishing, kayaking, picnic and barbeque facilities are minutes away in beautiful Lane Cove National Park — a natural retreat where you can truly escape the big city. The family-friendly and village-like vibe of the shopping precinct is where multicultural cuisine and roasting coffee beans lure locals in. There were a number of attempts at regular ferry services further upstream from Greenwich, but most failed.
One successful business was run by Rosman ferries and operated until The local topography determined the location of the earliest roads through the district. Most tracks commenced from the wharves and landing places in the bays and led via the easiest routes up the ridges, eventually connecting to the track along the main ridge from Blues Point, North Sydney, to Hornsby.
It was an opening bridge, built of iron trusses. The first Gladesville and Iron Cove bridges also opened early in the s and the combination of the three bridges provided the first road link from Lane Cove and the north shore to Sydney and districts south of the harbour. Horse-drawn vehicles — buses, wagonettes or omnibuses — were the earliest form of bus services operating on the north shore, from the s.
The next year it was extended to Hunters Hill, and another started from Longueville to Chatswood. In testing for the introduction of electric trains began and by a full-time electric service was operating on the line. An electric tram service began running from Crows Nest to Gore Hill in Soon afterwards, the Lane Cove Progress Association began lobbying for the extension of the service into their expanding residential area, but it was not until that approval to extend the line was granted.
In March the extended tram line to the northern junction of Longueville and Burns Bay roads began operating. This new terminus was named Lane Cove rather than Longueville.
In a review of Sydney's public transport recommended that bus services replace trams, and trams ceased to operate on the Lane Cove line in June From colonial times, a crossing of Sydney Harbour to link the North Shore to the city was often proposed, but it was not until after World War I that serious plans were made.
Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge commenced in and was finally completed in The bridge allowed for trains, trams and vehicular transport to cross the harbour, and its opening contributed greatly to the further subdivision and settlement on the north shore and in the Lane Cove district.
Many had subdivided land and moved into the district on the promise of the new railway. Originally known as Spooner Highway, it is now Epping Road.
It comprised seven spans, each of feet It was built as part of the new North-western Freeway, which included the new Gladesville and Tarban Creek bridges and the overpass at Hunters Hill, and allowed for increased volumes of traffic.
The land corridor was gazetted in , but it wasn't until the s that a construction proposal timeline was announced. The link road became a reality in the s with funding under the Bicentennial Roads Program. In June , construction of the 3. It is a toll road that diverts much of the through traffic from the main roads of Lane Cove. The earliest industries in the district were important to the building of the new colony.
Timber-getters cleared the forests of the north shore. His acre Grass-cutters provided much-needed fodder for the colony, as well as thatch for roofing. Shell middens along the shores were easily accessible to lime-burners, who produced lime for mortar for the building industry. Before long, the cheap waterfront land cleared by the timber-getters and grass cutters proved to be the ideal location for other industries.
The Lane Cove River gave easy access to city markets and the numerous creeks provided a plentiful supply of fresh running water.
The pollution or effluents caused by early industries were of little concern to the sparsely scattered residents of the time. Rupert Kirk's soap- and candle-manufacturing business began in the s, and in John Charles Ludowici and Albert Radke moved their tannery business from Balmain to a secluded acre 6. The creek where they established their factory was soon known as Tannery Creek.
In , they dissolved their partnership and began operating separate tanneries on either side of the creek. Ludowici's ceased its tannery operation in , and by had moved all associated works and offices to Castle Hill. Charles Ludowici, son of John Ludowici, formed a separate company in to manufacture leather transmission belts for factories, at an adjoining south-western site on Burns Bay.
The company, Mangrovite Belting Ltd. It made the 'Pioneer' brand of wood pipes. Charles Ludowici was one of the original subscribers of the company. The pipes were constructed from oregon or karri timber, dressed both sides and bound with a heavy gauge machine-wound galvanised steel wire, covered with heavy asphaltum and then sawdust.
The diameter could be up to 60 inches 1. During the nineteenth century, crockery and pottery were important utensils for the storage and serving of liquids and food. The clays from the headwaters of Gore Creek proved ideal resources for this type of industry.
Both companies had a number of ownership and name changes, but are today remembered for their traditional-shaped glazed teapots, Toby jugs and money boxes. Pottery Green Reserve in Lane Cove commemorates this early industry established in the area. Picnic Casuarina Point picnic area See more attractions. Picnic Cottonwood Glen picnic area See more attractions.
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Walk Riverside walking track See more activities. Picnic Jenkins Hill picnic area See more attractions. Picnic Tunks Hill picnic area See more attractions. Download our app The free NSW National Parks app lets you download maps and explore parks, things to do and places to stay—all without mobile reception. The park has pay and display machines. Group bookings: Under the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation , prior written approval is required for organised groups of 30 or more people planning to visit the park.
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