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Artarmon, New South Wales
Artarmon is an affluent suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby.〔Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007〕
==History==
In 1794 and 1796, land grants were given to soldiers and emancipists to encourage farming. The most important farm was owned by William Gore (1765–1845) who was the provost-marshal under Governor William Bligh. Gore received a grant of in 1810 and named it Artarmon after his family estate in Ireland. Gore Hill is named after him.〔''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 6〕
The Chatswood South Uniting Church, located at the corner of Mowbray Road and the Pacific Highway, was designed by Thomas Rowe and built in 1871. A sandstone church in the Gothic style, it features a small belfry flanking the eastern front of the building. Immediately to the west is a small cemetery, with graves going back to 1871. The building was extended in 1883 and 1930; it is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.〔The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/34〕 The cemetery is listed by the National Trust and is known as the Pioneer's Memorial Reserve.
Artarmon Post Office opened on 1 December 1909.
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