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'''Taren Point''' is a [[suburb]], in [[Southern Sydney| southern]] [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is located 20km south of the [[Sydney central business district]] in the [[Sutherland Shire]]. |
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Taren Point is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of [[Sylvania Waters, New South Wales| Sylvania Waters]] and [[Caringbah, New South Wales| Caringbah]]. Taren Point is on the peninsula where the [[Captain Cook Bridge, New South Wales| Captain Cook Bridge]] crosses north over the [[Georges River]] to [[Sans Souci, New South Wales| Sans Souci]], in the [[St George, New South Wales|St George]] area. |
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Taren Point contains a mix of residential, commercial and some industrial areas. The residential area is located along the bank of the Georges River, at the mouth of [[Botany Bay]]. Most of the commercial and industrial areas are centred on Taren Point Road and to the east towards Woolooware Bay. |
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==History== |
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Taren Point was originally called Comyns Point, then Cummins Point and later Commins Point, believed to be after a local resident. The origins of Taren Point are also unclear. Thomas Holt (1811-88) owned the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla and his name is commemorated with Holt Road. |
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Revision as of 01:04, 26 June 2006
Taren Point is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 20km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire.
Taren Point is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Sylvania Waters and Caringbah. Taren Point is on the peninsula where the Captain Cook Bridge crosses north over the Georges River to Sans Souci, in the St George area.
Taren Point contains a mix of residential, commercial and some industrial areas. The residential area is located along the bank of the Georges River, at the mouth of Botany Bay. Most of the commercial and industrial areas are centred on Taren Point Road and to the east towards Woolooware Bay.
History
Taren Point was originally called Comyns Point, then Cummins Point and later Commins Point, believed to be after a local resident. The origins of Taren Point are also unclear. Thomas Holt (1811-88) owned the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla and his name is commemorated with Holt Road.
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