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Wheeler Heights 〔(GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT Wheeler Heights )〕 is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wheeler Heights〔Wheeler Heights, New South Wales is at coordinates (33°43′53″S 151°16′49 )″〕 is located 22 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council 〔(Warringah Council )〕 and is part of the Northern Beaches region. Wheeler Heights was designated as a separate suburb in 1977 with a postcode of 2097, but was reassigned as a locality within Collaroy in 1984. In 2001, all localities were renamed Urban Places. In 2011, Wheeler Heights, along with Collaroy Plateau, was re-established as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of NSW, after lobbying by the community, who had never ceased considering it to be a suburb since its loss of that title in 1984. == History == Heritage and History of Warringah * 'There are over 1000 sites of Aboriginal culture and heritage in the areas of Sydney known as North Sydney, Lane Cove, Willoughby, Manly, Warringah, Ku-ring-gai, and Pittwater.'〔(Aboriginal culture and heritage )〕 'Despite its relative proximity to Sydney, the Warringah area remained predominantly rural throughout the nineteenth century. The region’s isolation and difficult terrain were natural barriers to development.'〔(Heritage and History of Warringah )〕 * The Wheeler family, originally from Somerset, England, were one of the first families in the (Wheeler Heights) area. James Wheeler (1810-1890), a free settler who already owned land at Dee Why, purchased 150 acres in January 1842 made up of 100 acres on South Creek and 50 acres on Narrabeen Lagoon, where his family remained for over 100 years. In the years that followed he purchased further land in the area and the Wheeler homestead was a feature of the southern shore of Narrabeen Lagoon. The remains of a stone weir from the former Wheeler Estate can be seen protruding from the shoreline of Narrabeen Lagoon near James Wheeler Place. The Wheeler Estate was broken up after the Second World War. * The Wheeler family name has been used in James Wheeler Place and the suburb name Wheeler Heights, while other street names of Wheeler Heights reflect the towns and villages of The Lakes District, Cumbria, England, as well as many of the geographical features of the landscape. The names of some of the lakes are the names of Derwent St, Coniston St and Windermere Place. Ambleside St and Penrith Ave are names of larger towns in the lakes district. The dales are a particular feature of the lakes district and have given their names to Ennerdale Crescent and Langdale Place. The naming of Wheeler Heights 'How a school gave a suburb its name' 〔'How a school gave a suburb its name' Stan Walters, Manly Daily June 16, 2010 p 22〕〔'Wheelerless suburbs' John Morcombe, Manly Daily March 10, 2007〕 'Collaroy Plateau and Wheeler Heights to get their names back' 〔'Collaroy Plateau and Wheeler Heights to get their names back' Brenton Cherry, Manly Daily July 24, 2010〕 'Our suburbs saved' 〔'Our suburbs saved' Brenton Cherry, Manly Daily Feb 18 2011, p3〕 In 1963 Collaroy Plateau West Primary School was built. The school has access from Rose Ave, Berith St and Veterans Pde. Over the next six years buses used for taking Collaroy Plateau West Primary school sports teams to interschool sports on Friday afternoons frequently went to the wrong school - (Collaroy Plateau Primary School ) due to the similarity of the name of the two schools. In 1969 there was an opportunity to change the name of the school and avoid the problem of two schools with very similar names. The name was changed to (Wheeler Heights Public School ). This was at the suggestion of Stan Walters, a teacher at the school who was interested in the local history. Wheeler Heights became the commonly used name by locals for the streets surrounding the school, including the name for the shopping strip in South Creek Road, Wheeler Heights. In 1977 Wheeler Heights was registered as a suburb by the (Geographical Names Board ).〔(Geographical Names Board )〕 In 2002 both Wheeler Heights and Collaroy Plateau were stripped of their suburb status by the Geographical Names Board and were downgraded to ‘urban places’. In 2010 a community campaign ‘Save our Suburbs’ was successful in regaining Wheeler Heights and Collaroy Plateau their status as suburbs. The Superb View Estate (Sir Arthur Rickard ) (1868-1948), real estate developer advertised the (Superb View Estate ) in 1917.〔(The Superb View Estate Advertisement in Trove )〕 This estate developed allotments on Lantana Avenue, Rose Avenue, Ettalong Street, Heather Street, Plateau Road (now Veterans Parade) and Berith Street (Wheeler Heights). The allotments are still (clearly identifiable ) today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wheeler Heights, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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