The entrance on Waratah street to the Mona Vale Woolworths is currently undergoing an upgrade with the installation of a garden of endemic species of plants and art. The work is being undertaken by Wildflower, an indigenous-led-not for profit-social enterprise.
‘’ Wildflower uses a different approach to landscape services. We use methods and techniques that are sensitive to the land and enhance local ecosystems. Our focus is beauty and biodiversity, with an emphasis on softscapes, indigenous plants and food forests.’’ The group states.
Department of Lands,
Sydney, 23rd January, 1892.
REVOCATION OF TEMPORARY RESERVES.
IT is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to revoke, under the provisions of the 39th section of the Crown Lands Act of 1889, the temporary reservation from sale of the portions of land hereinafter described,—the land not to be sold till after the expiration of sixty clear days from this date.
HENRY COPELAND.
Metropolitan Land District.
Part of reserve 4. County of Cumberland, parish of Narrabeen, at Turimetta, area about 104 acres. That part of reserve 4, notified 8th February, 1870, for recreation and camping, within the following boundaries: Commencing on the southwestern boundary of Robert Campbell's 700 acres, at the intersection with the south-eastern side of Bilgola-street being the road from Manly to Newport,- and bounded thence by that street bearing south 65 degrees 40 minutes west 7 chains 3 links; thence by a line bearing south 38 degrees 22 minutes east 7 chains 81 links; thence by a line bearing south 30 degrees 40 minutes west 10 chains 25 links j thence by a line bearing north 59 degrees 20 minutes west 7 chains 71 links to the south-eastern side of Pittwater-street being the road from Manly to Pittwater; thence by that street bearing south 22 degrees 11 minutes west to its intersection with the north-western extremity of a north-eastern boundary of Thomas Collins' 115 acres 2 roods ; thence by a line partly forming the south-western boundary of allotments 12, 7, and 5, of section 2,10, and 5, of section 4, the south-western side of Kangara-street and a north-eastern boundary of John Terry Hughes' 50 acres bearing north 59 degrees 43 minutes west to the north-western extremity of the last-mentioned boundary; thence by the south-eastern boundary of John Terry Hughes' 50 acres aforesaid bearing north 30 degrees 17 minutes east 19 chains to the margin of Winnererremy Swamp; thence by the margin of that swamp northerly about 4 chains; thence by a line dividing it from Robert Campbell's grant bearing south 60 degrees 16 minutes east, to the point of commencement.
Partly shown on plans Ms. 522 Sy. and Turimetta 1, village and suburban boundaries of Turimetta, proclaimed this day, reserve 15,057 for public recreation, notified this day are in lieu of the above. REVOCATION OF TEMPORARY RESERVES. (1892, January 23). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 571. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222974930
Parish of Narrabeen, County of Cumberland [cartographic material] : Metropolitan Land District, Eastern Division N.S.W. 1886. MAPG8971.G46 svar (Copy 1). Courtesy National Library of Australia
Prior to then an 1886 Land map indicates previous names for this 'Recreation Area' and that 86 acres and 83 acres were set aside on February 8th 1870 and it was envisioned people would go camping in a 'black swamp'. The water was black as there is peat under much of present day Mona Vale Golf Course. Creeks from the west, south west and south fed into the reserve to fill undulations in the landscape.
Proclamation by His Excellency The Right Honourable Victor Albert George, Earl of Jersey, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependencies.
New South Wales, to wit.
(L.S.)
Jersey, Governor.
IN pursuance of the provisions of the 4th and 101st sections of the Crown Lands Act of 1884, I, Victor Albert George, Earl of Jersey, Governor of the Colony of New South Wales aforesaid, with the advice of the Executive Council, do hereby proclaim that Turimetta is a Village, and that the boundaries of the village and of suburban lands to be attached thereto are as hereunder described, viz.:—
Metropolitan Land District.
Boundaries of village lands at Turimetta.
County of Cumberland, parish of Narrabeen, area about 64 acres: Commencing on the south-western boundary of Robert Campbell's 700acres, at its intersection with the south-eastern side of Bilgola-street being the road from Manly to Newport; and bounded thence by that street south-westerly to its intersection with the north-eastern side of Pittwater-street being the road from Manly to Pittwater; thence by that street south-easterly and south-westerly to its intersection with the north-western extremity of the north-eastern boundary of Thomas Collins' 115 acres 2 roods; thence by a line partly forming the southwestern boundary of allotments 12, 7, and 5 of section 2, 10 and 5 of section 4, and the south-western side of Wangara-street bearing north 59 degrees 43 minutes west to the north-western side of Vesper-street; thence by that street bearing north 30 degrees 17 minutes east to the south-western boundary of Robert Campbell's 700 acres before mentioned ; and thence by that boundary bearing south 60 degrees 16 minutes east, to the point of commencement.
Boundaries of suburban lands at Turimetta.
County of Cumberland, parish of Narrabeen, area about 84 acres: Commencing on the south-western boundary of Robert Campbell's 700 acres, at its intersection with the south-eastern side of Bilgola-street being the road from Manly to Newport; and bounded thence by that street south-westerly to its intersection with the north-eastern side of Pittwater-street being the road from Manly to Pittwater ; thence by that street south-easterly and south-westerly to its intersection with the north-western extremity of a north-eastern boundary of Thomas Collins 115 acres 2 roods ; thence by a line forming the said boundary and the north-eastern boundaries of Daniel Rowan's 50 acres and Elizabeth Jenkins' 60 acres bearing south 59 degrees 43 minutes east to the high-water mark of the South Pacific Ocean, thence by that high-water mark north-easterly to the most southern corner of Robert Campbell's 700 acres before mentioned ; and thence by the south-western boundary of that land bearing north 60 degrees 16 minutes west, to the point of commencement. Also, about 29 acres : Commencing on the north-eastern boundary of John Terry Hughes' 50 acres, at the intersection of the north-western side of Vesper-street; and bounded thence by part of tl.et boundary bearing north 59 degrees 43 minutes west to its north-western extremity; thence by the south-eastern boundary of the said portion bearing north 30 degrees 17 minutes east to its most eastern corner ; thence by a line forming part of the 6outh-western boundary of Robert Campbell's 700 acres bearing south 60 degrees 16 minutes east to its intersection with the north-easterly prolongation of the north-western side of Vesper-street; and thence by a line partly forming that side of that street bearing south 30 degrees 17 minutes west, to the point of commencement,—shown on plan catalogued Turimetta 1. [Ms. 91-9,966 Dep.]
Given under my Hand end Seal, at Government House,
Sydney, this twenty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and in the fifty-fifth year of Her Majesty's Reign.
By His Excellency's Command,
HENRY COPE LAND.
[285] GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation (1892, January 23). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 571. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222974927
Land sale – Turimetta 1:
LAND SALE. (1892, February 19). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 1454. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222977412
For January 1897 sale:
‘’ These lands are timbered with oak and gum, and scrubby in parts and is suitable for residential occupation, most of these lots were last offered, 28th August, 1893.
LAND SALE. (1896, November 14). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 8165. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222829306
Plan of the Village of Turimetta and Suburban Lands - Parish of Narrabeen - Vesper St, Mona Street, Allen St, Pittwater St, Wangara St, 1897 “Village of Turimetta” with cemetery. Note the site of the farm known as “Mona Vale”, a name given to this place by early resident David Foley according to family records. Item c046820016, from Pittwater Subdivision records, courtesy State Library of NSW
Land sales:
Interesting to note that the now Woolworths land area were selling for £11 per Lot in 1897, cheaper than those down around current day Mona Vale Village Park where it would flood. One pound in 1897 equates to around $3 417.77 Australian dollars in 2023, or around $37,595.47 per Lot - a substantial increase but nowhere near what units built on single Lots of land are selling for in Mona Vale presently. All up Mr. Macintosh's 6 Lots would command $225,572.82 at that scale.
Further, an The Australian Jewish News report from 1999 tells us:
Compare this sale with that of the Woolworths supermarket in Mona Vale sold to a Sydney investor for $16 million on a yield of 6.25 per cent. Launceston sale at $5.85 m (1999, September 10). The Australian Jewish News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1935 - 1999), p. 9 (Property and Investment). Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article260923135
Woolworths record sale
AMP Henderson Global Investments has just completed a record sale of the freestanding Woolworths supermarket in Queanbeyan NSW. The property was part of the GIO portfolio and was sold off-market by Burgess Rawson & Associates Pty Ltd to a private investor from Melbourne.
The supermarket sold for $13.35 million on a yield of 8.4%. This is the biggest sale in value terms in Australia, outside Melbourne and Sydney and ranks as the third largest sale ever (Safeway Fitzroy sold last year for $13.55 million and Mona Vale in Sydney for $16 million two years ago).
According to Chris Burgess who acted for AMP Henderson in negotiating the sale... "the reasons for the record price are twofold; the successful turnover growth of the store, particularly in the last 3 years has resulted in high annual rental by way of a flat 2%; the low interest rate environment together with the general economic uncertainty has increased the demand for supermarkets where a large proportion of turnover is non-discretionary - rather than discretionary or non-essential spending and therefore immune from an economic downturn "
The deal was negotiated off market to a private investor, however, there was considerable competition from the institutional market resulting in a price considerably above AMP's book value.
Located at 27 Antill Street, Queanbeyan, NSW the store has competition from a new Aldi and an existing Coles. The site area is 1.346 Ha and the store has a GLA of 4,133 m2 with 208 on-grade car spaces.
The 20-year lease expires on 22 March 2002 and Woolworths have taken up the second last of its two 5-year options. Woolworths pay all outgoings making the yield a true net return. Woolworths record sale (2002, February 8). The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1990 - 2008), p. 2 (Property Review Weekly). Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article262899467
A few years after she bought her Lot the Methodist Church was erected on the site on Charlotte's block - she was buying land down at Manly and Brookvale from the Farrell's Paddock sales around then as well as moving to Narrabeen to take over the hotel, and was selling some of the earlier holdings in our area she'd bought to fund her vision for there.
Later on the church was used as an overflow classroom during earlier eras of Mona Vale Public school, and just prior to extensive new buildings being constructed on the school's site.
Photos of the Waratah Street entrance upgrades taken Saturday March 11 2023 by A J Guesdon, few history insights compiled by same.
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