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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Carss Park

Suburb

Southern residential suburb. Part of the Carrs family estate, Carrs Bush Park on Kogarah Bay was dedicated on 26 January 1924, while 150 residential lots were auctioned on the same day.

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Name
Commemorates
Carss, William
Property
Administered by
Kogarah City Council
- 2016
Part of
Kogarah local government area
- 2016
Administered by
Georges River Council
2016 -
Part of
Georges River local government area
2016 -
Type
Suburb

Carss Park

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Alison Grellis
,
2008

Built on the land of the Gameygal clan, Carss Park is named for William Carss, the first of the early landowners to actually live on his property, who moved there in the 1860s. By 1917 when the Carss farm was left to the Sydney Sailor's Home, the area was mostly small mixed farms, with bushland and orchards. Public protest prevented the land being sold completely for development, and a portion was set aside for Carss Bush Park.

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