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History of the Cremorne Point Area
Cremorne Point was originally inhabited by the Cammeraygal people. Their name for the point was Wul-Warra-Jeung. After settlement, Careening Point (as it became known) remained unclaimed by settlers. This was mainly due to the difficulty of transport. James Robertson was granted the land in 1830, with 100ft of foreshore reserve retained by the Crown.
Outlook
From the tip of Cremorne Point you can look west to Kurraba Point, Kirribilli and Shellcove Bay, South to Sydney City, Woolloomooloo and Pinchgut Island and East to Double Bay and Watsons Bay looking over Taronga Park Zoo. A wonderful place for a picnic lunch!
Facilities
Cremorne Point is very well served with facilities including public toilets, a children's playground, a shop at Cremorne Wharf, seats, benches and picnic areas, MacCallum Pool (a fenced harbourside pool) a lookout, gardens and a wheelchair track.
Interesting Spots
The beautiful Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens which have been lovingly maintained since 1957, and are now protected by the National Trust. In 1998 the Gardens won the Most Beautiful Open Maintained by Residents Award in the Keep Australia Beautiful Sydney in Spring Awards.
Flora/Fauna
The landscape of Cremorne Reserve ranges from highly ornamental exotic gardens to open lawn areas to indigenous bushland. At the Mosman Bay end of the reserve - a stand of northern rainforest tree species exists with brushbox, hills weeping figs and a hoop pine providing shade for tree ferns and small ground ferns. Heading south indigenous Hawkesbury sandstone flora species predominate until reaching the Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens full of flowering exotic and native shrubs and trees. Along the western frontage coral trees, date palms and Port Jackson figs shade the lawn areas and provide nectar and fruit for the many bird species. The reserve is particularly known for its birdlife, including kookaburras, magpies, dollarbirds and rainbow lorikeets which feed from the many flowering shrubs and trees. Lizards sun themselves on the outcrops of sandstone, and bats feed on the figs and date palms on the shore.
Bushcare
A bushcare volunteer group maintains the Robertson Point area. Thanks to their efforts extensive areas of weed have been successfully removed and the process of regeneration and re-vegetation is now well under way.
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