Lane Cove River
Lane Cove River
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The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River in New South Wales, Australia. Its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour.
Description
The Lane Cove River rises near Thornleigh and flows about 15 km, mostly in southern direction. The upper course lies in a narrow wooded valley that has been engraved into the North Shore Plateau. The middle course is dammed by a weir above the Fullers Bridge. The valley is wooded in places, tight and part of the Lane Cove National Park with a total area of 598 ha, which was formerly classified as a State Recreation Area.
The lower reaches of the Lane Cove River - below the weir at the Fullers Bridge - is an estuary and ends at Greenwich and Woolwich in Sydney Harbour. On the banks of the lower reaches there are substantial settlements of mangroves.
On this river came on January 1, 1963 Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler mysteriously killed. The case was never solved and is today still known as Bogle - Chandler case.
A popular camping and caravans, the Lane Cove Tourist Park, situated on the western slope of the valley above the river.
Great North Walk
At the Lane Cove River, there are many old roads and paths, some of which date back to the time of European settlement. They are now used as hiking trails. Many of them were involved in the Great North Walk. This distance hiking trail leads from Sydney to Newcastle. He leads between the Boronia Avenue in Hunters Hill and the Thornleigh Oval in Thornleigh to Lane Cove River.
Fairyland
From 1913 until the 1970s, the Swan family operated a picnic area called Fairyland on the banks of the river above the Epping Road. The site was originally a market garden, but the family turned it into a picnic area, when she discovered the related earning potential. The area has now been rehabilitated and integrated into the Lane Cove National Park.
Harry Smith
Harry Smith was a businessman, the land belonged to the territory of present-day Mars Field. Smith created a picnic area on the banks of the river, which was renatured long ago again today. But you can still see some stone steps on the slopes above the river at the height of Culloden Road. Presumably Smith had built these stages as access to its picnic area. He also owned a quarry nearby, from where he moved the stones for his mansion Curzon Hall. This was about 1899 and stands at the intersection of Balaclava Road and Aigncourt Road. The name of Curzon Hall went back to the maiden name of Smith's wife. The building served various purposes over the years and is now an administrative building. It is listed in the register of monuments of New South Wales.
Bridges
There are only four bridges over the Lane Cove River:
- De Burgh's Bridge over the Metroad 3, which runs from North Ryde to West Pymble.
- Epping Road ( State Route 28), which runs from Lane Cove to Ryde and also receives the traffic from the M2 Hills Motorway.
- Fig Tree Bridge in the course of Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove West connects with Hunters Hill.