Dee Why

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Dee Why
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : New South Wales
City : Sydney
Coordinates : 33 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′  S , 151 ° 17 ′  E
Residents : 21,518 (2016)
Postal code : 2099
LGA : Warringah Council
Dee Why (Sydney)
Dee Why
Dee Why

[[Category: Location in New South Wales ]]

Dee Why is a suburb in the north of Sydney in the state of New South Wales , Australia , around 18 kilometers northeast of the City of Sydney .

history

Surname

The source of the name from neighboring Long Reef is clear, but the reasons for Dee Why's name remain unclear. The earliest reference by Dee Why is a pencil note in the surveyor James Meehan's diary , "Wednesday, Sept. 27th, 1815 Dy Beach - Marked a Honey Suckle Tree near the Beach," in English: "Wednesday, September 27, 1815 Dy Strand - Market on the honeysuckle tree near the beach ”. The letters DY were actually markers Neehran used to mark other locations on his map. The name came from the local Aboriginal language Meehan used to name many of the places he had surveyed.

Since 1840 the name has been recognized as a word, Deewhy . The term Dee Why was also used for the Dee Why Heights or Highlands , known as Narraweena , since 1951, and Dee Why West , now Cromer , was changed in 1969.

The Dee Why Post Office opened on April 26, 1915. The Dee Why Beach Post Office opened on December 1, 1945 and closed in 1979. The Dee Why North Post Office opened on October 1, 1959 and closed in 1993.

Pre-European history

Not much is known about the people who lived in Dee why before the Europeans, however there is evidence of a clam mountain at the south end of Dee Whys, and the Aborigines were known to fish further and deeper where black swans were once sighted were.

geography

Dee Why Beach and Long Reef from the Bicentennial Coastal Walkway

Dee Why includes the basin of the Dee Why Lagoon and extends from Victor Road in the west to Dee Why Beach in the east and from the crest of Wingala Hill to the northern edge of Dee Why Lagoon. The Queenscliff to Palm Beach Bicentennial Coastal Walkway runs south from North Curl Curl Beach , along the cliffs of Dee Why Head and down to the south end of Dee Why Beach. The path shows the artificial heather, the ecosystem of which is widespread, and has been regenerated since 1999.

Another significant natural area in Dee Why is the Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden , recognized in 1957 on the old quarry side, and located far south of the Dee Why Center. The garden includes plants from all over Australia. It is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, except at Christmas; entry is free.

Dee Why Beach

Tank traps dating from World War II in Dee Why Lagoon
Dee Why Beach and Dee Why Lagoon, view from Long Reef

Dee Why Beach is around 1.2 km long and runs on the eastern border of Australia with a view of the Tasman Sea . To the north are dunes that separate the beach from the lagoon. At the southern end is the Ted Jackson Reserve (renamed Dee Why Beach Reserve in October 2010) with picnic areas and centuries-old Norfolk Island pine trees similar to those at Manly .

Public transport

Public transportation in Dee Why is primarily on the Pittwater Road in the form of buses, with service south to Manly and North Sydney, and north to Collaroy, Cromer, Narrabeen and the Pittwater Area. The main bus stop is on Howard Avenue. There are also irregular services to Chatswood via McInstosh Road to the west, including Manly via Freshwater. Two trains run into town in the early morning and back in the afternoon near Dee Why.

Sports

There are many sports clubs in the Dee Why area. The better known teams are the Rugby Union and the Dee Why Lions.

The Dee Why Football Club, also known as "The Swans", is a football club that was officially founded around 1946; thus he is one of the oldest soccer teams on the Northern Beaches. There were also two medals, 1925 and 1926, given to players from Dee Why.

Dee Why is also home to the Dee Why Surfing Fraternity, Australia's oldest surf club.

Web links

Commons : Dee Why  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Dee Why ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ David Messent: Sydney's Northern Beaches . David Messent Photography, 1999, ISBN 0-9577124-0-5 .
  3. ↑ a b Jim Boyce: Pictorial History: Warringah . Kingsclear Books, Alexandria, New South Wales 2006, ISBN 0-908272-85-5 , p. 130.
  4. ↑ a b Jim Boyce: Pictorial History: Warringah . Kingsclear Books, Alexandria, New South Wales 2006, ISBN 0-908272-85-5 , p. 63.
  5. ^ Premier Postal History: Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 12, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.premierpostal.com
  6. ^ Dee Why Headland / Escarpment . In: Warringah Online . Warringah Council. December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  7. ↑ Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden . Warringah Council. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ted Jackson is remembered (PDF) In: Media Release . Warringah Council. October 19, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  9. ↑ Northern Region Guide Map (PDF) In: Sydney Buses . NSW Government. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  10. ^ Dee Why Surfing Fraternity History . Dee Why Surfing Fraternity. December 26, 2008. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 29, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dysf.info