Birchgrove Park

Birchgrove Park
Birchgrove Park, in 2013
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TypeUrban park and sports ground
LocationThe Terrace, Birchgrove, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°50′59″S 151°10′54″E / 33.8496°S 151.1817°E / -33.8496; 151.1817
Created1881 (1881)
Operated byInner West Council
StatusOpen all year
Websitewww.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/parks-sport-and-recreation/parks-and-playgrounds/parks-by-suburb/birchgrove-parks/birchgrove-park
Birchgrove Oval
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SurfaceGrass
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Birchgrove Park is an urban park and sports ground located in Birchgrove, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the waterfront of Sydney Harbour.[1] It is also the location of Birchgrove Oval, the headquarters of the Sydney Cricket Club from 1897 to 1947 and a historic rugby league football ground which served as the original home of the Balmain Tigers club.[2]

  1. ^ "Birchgrove". Leichhardt Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Tigers History". Balmain Tigers Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011.