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Annandale Sydney, New South Wales
Annandale Post Office
Population:	8198
Established:	1823
Postcode:	2038
Property Value:	AUD 670,000
Location:	5 km from Sydney CBD
LGA:	Municipality of Leichhardt
State District:	Balmain
Federal Division:	Sydney, Grayndler
Suburbs around Annandale Lilyfield Rozelle Rozelle Bay Leichhardt Annandale Glebe Petersham Stanmore Camperdown

Annandale is an Inner West suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 5 kms west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt and region. The postcode is 2038.

Annandale's northern end lies on Rozelle Bay, which is on Sydney Harbour. Glebe lies to its east, Leichhardt to its west and Stanmore to its south.

Annandale's main street, Johnston Street, is notable for being the first 30m wide street in Sydney. The street was completed in 1888. Located on this street is the 56m tall Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church. Constructed in 1888-89, this Gothic revival church was the tallest church in New South Wales for over 100 years, until the 70m twin spires of Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral were completed in 2000. Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church was designed by famous architect Edmund Blacket and his sons Cyril and Arthur Blacket.

Contents 1 History 2 Pop Culture 3 Sport 4 Churches 5 Schools 6 Landmarks 7 Notable Residents 8 References 9 External links

Major George Johnston (1764-1823) captained a ship of the First Fleet, which brought convicts to Australia from England. He was granted 100 acres of land in the area around Annandale and Stanmore, which became known as Johnston's Bush. He later renamed it Annandale after his birthplace Annan in Scotland, United Kingdom. His name is remembered in Johnston Street, Johnstons Creek and Johnstons Bay. Johnston and his wife Ester Abrahams, one of the convicts on the ship, farmed it with their children. They built a fine residence called Annandale House in 1799, a distance back from Parramatta Road. It was demolished in 1905 but the gatehouse still stands in Johnston Street on the grounds of Annandale Public school. His son Robert inherited the estate but in 1877 sold it to Robert Young, who was a businessman, architect and mayor. He began turning the Johnston estate into an attractive suburb by building some very picturesque houses. One of those houses was Kenilworth, with a "witch's cap" style of roof common to that period of architecture, which Young rented to Henry Parkes, father of Federation and former Premier of NSW. The land was subdivided in the late part of the 19th century. Since then it has undergone a number of social transformations, from factory floors, migrant stop off, ageing population, to now young families and modern small and micro businesses. Source Annandale on the Web.

The Municipality of Annandale was incorporated on 2nd January 1894 but merged with the Municipality of Leichhardt in 1949. The old Council Chambers are now the home of the Annandale Neighbourhood centre.

• American author, Mark Twain, stayed in the Johnston Street, in the home of Sir Henry Parkes toward the end of Parkes' life, according to Bill Bryson in his 'Down Under' book.
• Booth Street, one of the main streets of the suburb, is a song by popular local band Youth Group on their debut album 'Urban and Eastern' (2000).
• Trafalgar Studios was where many influential bands of the 70-80s in Sydney recorded their albums. Artists who recorded here included Radio Birdman, Died Pretty, Midnight Oil and Paul Kelly. Trafalgar Studios is currently home to Christian music label Emu Music.
• Rose Tattoo guitarist Pete Wells's funeral was held at St Brendan's Catholic Church in 2006.
• Annandale is home to the Annandale Hotel, a popular live music venue for rock/indie bands.
• Live At The Annandale is an album recorded at the Annandale Hotel by American punk rock band The Bronx.
• Australian music label Didgeridoo Records is located in Annandale
• Sydney band Seventeen (featuring members of Smudge and 2 Litre Dolby) have a song called Annandale on their 1999 album 'Gaggin For It'.

• Annandale once had a Rubgy League team in the NSWRL Premiership competition between 1910-1920.

• Christians In The Media/Annandale Community Church
• Hunter Ballie Presbyterian Church
• St Brendan's Catholic Church
• Annandale Uniting Church

• Annandale Primary School
• Annandale North Primary School
• St Brendan's Catholic School

• Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church
• Former Beale Piano Factory
• Goodman's Building
• Kenilworth Residence
• Annandale Post Office

• Notorious nightclub owner and property developer Abe Saffron was born in Annandale
• The father of Federation and Premier of NSW Henry Parkes died in Annandale
• Leading tourism and transport industry lobbyist, Christopher Brown, lives in the suburb

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
• Annandale on the Web.

Coordinates: -33.8814° 151.1707°

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
• Annandale on the Web

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