Location
Wollstonecraft is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council. (wikipedia)
History
Wollstonecraft was named after Edward Wollstonecraft, the first settler to receive a land grant of 500 acres in the area, in 1821. Wollstonecraft left England to seek fortune for himself and his sister Elizabeth and to escape the notoriety of his aunt, Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Edward Wollstonecraft’s business associate, Alexander Berry, was another prominent resident in the area, and namesake of Berry Island, a harbour-side location in Wollstonecraft.
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the area was part of the traditional lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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