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The Parish Map of 1913 shows a subdivision, called "By the Water Estate", with an early alignment of Caravan Head, Como and Oyster Bay Roads. The first house, situated at 19 Como Road was built in 1910. It belonged to Samuel and Eliza Hall. A general store was opened in 1925. The 1925 Parish Map has "The Village of Oyster Bay" written on it.
Como is home to the St. George Rowing Club. Many renowned rowers begin their sculling careers here. Como also features a number of parks, including Scylla Bay Oval (home to the successful Como-Jannali Crocodiles) and the historic Como Pleasure Grounds, home to the Como Swimming Club with swimming baths and a freshwater pool.
On 16 January 1899, St Joseph's School was opened with 65 children attending. The sisters were led by Mary Paul Boylson. [32] In 1911 the Convent houses of Launceston and Hobart amalgamated, led by Mother Mary Xavier Dooley. She was born in Tasmania to Alice and James Dooley, and she was educated at St Mary's College, Hobart. [32]
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia.The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database, on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia, or by the National Trust of Australia.
Six families of oyster farmers worked from the head of Neverfail Bay just to the east of the Como Railway Bridge. [18] Neverfail Bay was the base for working oyster leases both upstream and downstream on the Georges River. [47] There was a smaller oyster farming site at the head of Jewfish Bay just outside the eastern boundary of Oatley Park ...
The local rugby league team is the Como-Jannali Crocodiles who are based at Scylla Bay Oval in nearby Como. As part of the boom in Squash in the late 1970s, on 30 October 1978, a new, state-of-the-art squash centre was opened by a local Member of Parliament.
Oyster Bay: 26: St. Gregory Nyssa Church: May 5, 1987: 1100 Hicksville Rd. Massapequa: 27: 33 West Main Street: May 25, 1987: 33 West Main Street Oyster Bay: 28: Grace Church (Floyd Jones Servent Cottage) February 23, 1988: 4750 Merrick Rd. Massapequa: Part of the NRHP-listed Grace Church Complex: 29: Hawxhurst House: October 25, 1988: 89 ...
Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York.Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall (seat of the Marquesses Townshend) after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner.