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Birchgrove, New South Wales
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Birchgrove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the wealthier suburbs of Sydney due to its harbour frontages. The suburb is located on the northwest facing slope of the Balmain peninsular overlooking the Parramatta River and includes Yurulbin and Ballast Points. The long waterfront provides views of the Parramatta River with Cockatoo Island dominating the foreground. History The suburb was named after Birchgrove House, built by Lieutenant John Birch, paymaster of the 73rd regiment, around 1812. He added Grove to his surname when naming the house because of the large number of orange trees growing on the original site. The house was constructed of stone believed to have been quarried on site. The house was demolished in 1967 to make way for units. From the 1860s, a number of waterfront businesses appeared in the area including Coopers, boat builders and the Morrison and Sinclair shipyard.