Clifton Gardens is an urban locality in the suburb

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 of Mosman

Mosman, New South Wales

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 in Sydney

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, New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Clifton Gardens is located in the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman

Municipality of Mosman

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 and is part of the Lower North Shore.

Clifton Gardens features an affluent residential area and is home to several beaches and wharves on Sydney Harbour

Port Jackson

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. Clifton Gardens is also a popular fishing spot in summer. Species like the yellowtail kingfish, bonito and Australian salmon are caught frequently during summer months. In winter trevally can be caught quite regularly.

History

Early settler Captain E. H. Cliffe purchased a 15 acres (6.1 ha) estate on the waters edge, he named it "Cliffeton" and it is believed that the area's name was derived from that. A hotel called the Clifton Arms was built in 1871 by D. Butters. It was bought by David Thompson who built the Marine Hotel that operated from 1891 to 1967. Thompson also built a wharf and dancing pavilion here and the area became popular as a picnic spot.

In 1909, Sydney Ferries Ltd, purchased the Thompson estate comprising land, the three-storey hotel, wharf dancing pavilion and skating rink. The company built a large circular swimming enclosure that could hold 3,000 spectators, a boatshed and a tramway from the wharf to the hotel. Before First World War, ferries full of picnickers came at weekends. The structure burnt down in 1956.

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