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'''Wendoree Park''' is a [[List of Central Coast suburbs|suburb]] of the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia, located on the north bank of the [[Hawkesbury River]] {{Convert|58|km|mi|0}} north of [[Sydney]]. It is part of the {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} [[Local government areas of New South Wales|local government area]]. |
'''Wendoree Park''' is a [[List of Central Coast suburbs|suburb]] of the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia, located on the north bank of the [[Hawkesbury River]] {{Convert|58|km|mi|0}} north of [[Sydney]]. It is part of the {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} [[Local government areas of New South Wales|local government area]]. |
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The suburb was originally conceived as a "dream village" by Athol Leeming Spring when he purchased property there around the 1940s/1950s. He gave the site the name "Wendoree Park" and hoped to build a village there of 250 self-contained cottages, overlooking Spencer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167230435|title=New Scenic Road Leads To "Dream Village"|date=1953-01-02|work=Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954)|access-date=2019-10-06|pages=3}}</ref> |
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| Wendoree Park Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°26′56″S 151°09′04″E / 33.449°S 151.151°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 200 (2006 census)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2250 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gosford | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||||
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Wendoree Park is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River 58 kilometres (36 mi) north of Sydney. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
The suburb was originally conceived as a "dream village" by Athol Leeming Spring when he purchased property there around the 1940s/1950s. He gave the site the name "Wendoree Park" and hoped to build a village there of 250 self-contained cottages, overlooking Spencer.[1]
References
- ^ "New Scenic Road Leads To "Dream Village"". Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954). 2 January 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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