{"id":30815,"date":"2025-10-20T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/?p=30815"},"modified":"2025-11-12T06:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:44:54","slug":"a-brief-history-of-double-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/a-brief-history-of-double-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Double Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30815\" class=\"elementor elementor-30815\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9cbaf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default pxl-row-scroll-none pxl-zoom-point-false pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-section-fix-none pxl_parallax_bg_img_noise-none pxl-bg-color-none pxl-section-overlay-none\" data-id=\"c9cbaf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a12a4 pxl-column-none pxl-column-overflow-hidden-no pxl-column-zoom-no\" data-id=\"55a12a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                     \r\n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688b65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"688b65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>Double Bay takes its name from the bay of Sydney Harbour and refers to the two geographical formations between Point Piper and Darling Point, which are interrupted by a miniature point in between. The eastern part is also known as Blackburn Cove<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c121b elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"26c121b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-26c121b-9102\" class=\"pxl-image-single df pxl-disable-parallax-sm pxl-hide-sr-lg  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner\" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"pxl-item--image df \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"620\" src=\"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Double-Bay-Circa-1890-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"Double Bay Circa 1890\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n        \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e10952 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e10952\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443b38d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"443b38d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1695a elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"dc1695a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>Double Bay developed soon after initial European settlement in 1788. In the early years of the colony, Double Bay was used as shelter for fishermen who would regularly fish around the harbour.<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d96af elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"e7d96af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items-row blog-item cols-1 row-1 row clearfix\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"item column-1\"><p>In 1821 Gov. 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The plans were meticulously prepared and marked out, although once Macquarie left Sydney, his successor, Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, never finished the project.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2e9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"1e2e9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>A farm had developed and by 1814 it had increased to envelop the valleys leading into the area currently known as Woollahra, Bondi Junction, Bellevue Hill, and Point Piper.<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac37b71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac37b71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbb040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"edbb040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-edbb040-3156\" class=\"pxl-image-single df pxl-disable-parallax-sm pxl-hide-sr-lg  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner\" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"pxl-item--image df \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"578\" src=\"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Double-Bay-Market-Gardens-Circa-1814-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"Double Bay Market Gardens Circa 1814\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n        \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8847a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"e8847a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>In October 1834, Major Thomas Mitchell submitted a plan for the area to be made into a village of 31 lots, bounded by present day Ocean Avenue, New South Head Road, Bay Street and the harbour.<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcd302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"0dcd302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-0dcd302-2055\" class=\"pxl-image-single df pxl-disable-parallax-sm pxl-hide-sr-lg  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner\" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"pxl-item--image df \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"592\" src=\"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Double-Bay-Circa-1834-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"Double Bay Circa 1834\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n        \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747cee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"747cee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>The land was auctioned off in 1835. At that stage, Double Bay had only five streets and was primarily a maritime village established to house working class families employed in in maritime activities such as shipbuilders and fisherman.<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcc912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"bfcc912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>For decades, it remained a neglected sleepy hollow. It was not until after World War II that Double Bay began to develop into the exclusive address that it has become today.<\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f461de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_image\" data-id=\"f461de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pxl_image-f461de4-1579\" class=\"pxl-image-single df pxl-disable-parallax-sm pxl-hide-sr-lg  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"pxl-item--inner\" data-wow-delay=\"120ms\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"pxl-item--image df \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\" data-parallax-value=\"\">\r\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/191.101.50.190\/~buyersagenteaste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Knox-St-Double-Bay-1975-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload attachment-full\" alt=\"Knox St Double Bay 1975\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n        \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9da310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_text_editor\" data-id=\"b9da310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pxl-text-editor  \">\n\t<div class=\"pxl-item--inner  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t<p>For further information, please contact us directly on 1300 132 970 or email at <a href=\"mailto:info@searchfindinvest.com.au\">info@searchfindinvest.com.au<\/a><\/p>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    let $pageTitleElement = $('#pxl-page-title-elementor');\n\n    if ($pageTitleElement.length) {\n        let sgPostDesText = ``;\n        $pageTitleElement.find('.pxl-item--inner').html(sgPostDesText);\n    }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double Bay takes its name from the bay of Sydney Harbour and refers to the two geographical formations between Point Piper and Darling Point, which are interrupted by a miniature point in between. 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