page_title: Lugarno, New South Wales
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Lugarno, New South Wales / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Lugarno Georges River National Park
context_page_description: Lugarno is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The common misconception is that Lugarno is a part of the Sutherland Shire; however, Lugarno is located in the local government area of the Georges River Council, 23 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area.
  Situated on the northern bank of the Georges River, Lugarno is known for its large areas of bushland. Peakhurst and Peakhurst Heights, to the north, are the only adjacent suburbs. Nearby suburbs include Alfords Point, Illawong, Padstow Heights and Oatley.
context_section_description: Lugarno was named after Lake Lugano, Switzerland by surveyors Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855) and William Govett (1807-1848) in 1843. An extra 'r' was added for the suburb name. Thomas Lawrence was granted 120 acres (0.49 km²) of land in 1831, on the western side of the peninsula near Salt Pan Creek. Land grants to the east and north were made in 1856 to T.G.Lee with 113 acres (0.46 km²), Frewin Sleath with 45 acres (180,000 m²), John Lushy with 41 acres (170,000 m²) and J.P. Henning with 40 acres (160,000 m²).
  
  The whole area between Arncliffe and Lugarno was originally heavily timbered. Illawarra Road was built by convicts in 1841 and it ran through Gannon’s Forest, down to the Georges River. The road from Arncliffe was later known as Gannon's Forest Road and today is known as Forest Road. The name has been retained in Old Illawarra Road, over the river in Menai and Lucas Heights.
  A punt operated from Lugarno across the river from 1843. An established ferry serviced the area from 1887 to 1974, closing with the opening of the Alfords Point Bridge. The suburb was developed into mainly residential in the 1960s when land was released for home sites.
caption: The Georges River as viewed from Lugarno
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