Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Darling Point

Wealthy harbourside suburb named for Elizabeth Darling, the wife of New South Wales Governor Ralph Darling. It is the site of Carthona, heritage-listed home of Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell.

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Darling Point

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Darling Point, a suburb on the eastern side of Sydney Harbour, was part of the larger territory of the Cadigal clan of the Eora people. With the arrival of road access in the 1830s it was named Mrs Darling's Point, after Eliza Darling, wife of then governor of NSW, Ralph Darling. It has rich history and contains many substantial heritage properties.