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Jessie Street Gardens

Jessie Street Gardens
TypeUrban park
LocationLoftus Street, Sydney central business district, near Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′45″S 151°12′37″E / 33.8624°S 151.2102°E / -33.8624; 151.2102
Opened7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)
(by Lady Candy Bingham)
Operated byCity of Sydney
StatusOpen all year

The Jessie Street Gardens is an urban park in Loftus Street, in the Sydney central business district, near Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park is named in honour of Jessie Street, a leading Australian women's rights activist.

The park was developed in 1989 from empty land remaining after the demolition of the Goldsborough Mort wool brokers building. It was provisionally named Gateway Park.[1] When the official naming of the park was discussed, two suggestions were made: Street, and Mary Reibey. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales approved Street's name and the park was duly renamed in 1990.[1]

The gardens were officially opened on 7 December 1990 by Lady Candy Bingham, the wife of Jeremy Bingham, the Lord Mayor of Sydney at the time. Street's son Sir Laurence Street was also present.[2] Within the gardens stand the Pioneer Women's Memorial, and the NSW Ex-Servicewomen’s Memorial.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "History of Jessie Street Gardens". Park histories. City of Sydney. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ Design, UBC Web. "Jessie Street Gardens Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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