Wallis Reserve
Wallis Avenue Strathfield
Named in honor of Frederick Wallis, Mayor of Strathfield [1923-24].
Wallis Reserve is part of the 1924 ‘Glenarvon Estate’ subdivision
bordered by Chalmers Rd, Ada Avenue, West St and Wallis Avenue [then
called Yarmouth Rd]. The land was considered unusable by the sub
dividers, the Strathfield Land Co Ltd, due to drainage problems and
it was dedicated to Strathfield Municipality for the purposes of a
park.
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Strathfield Council in 1960,
Strathfield Council laid out gardens in Wallis Reserve and placed a
sundial for commemoration. The 1960 layout of the park is still in
evidence and it is one of Strathfield’s only reserves, which
maintain this traditional style of garden layout.
The commemoration plaque reads:
‘1960: This garden was established to commemorate the 75th
Anniversary of the incorporation of the Municipality of Strathfield.
The date of incorporation 2nd June 1885. Bruce Ward, Mayor. J S
Matthews, Town Clerk.’
References
'Glenarvon Estate' 1924 - subdivision poster
‘Oral history of Bruce Ward’, Mayor of Strathfield 1960-62, recorded
and transcribed by Yvonne Gibbons, 1993.
Strathfield Council file – Wallis Reserve
Strathfield Council photograph taken in 1960
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