Killara
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Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 14 kilometres （8.7 mi） north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.
East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.
Killara is an Aboriginal word meaning permanent or always there.
The name of the suburb was chosen when the railway line opened in 1899.
James George Edwards was a representative of the people who requested a station be built here.
The suburb was established as a 'Gentlemen's suburb', designed so that there would be no commercial ventures in the area.
For this reason, the suburb has very few shops in the original development.
Killara Post Office opened on 7 November 1904.
Killara later became the home of the famous architect Harry Seidler, whose home—designed by him and his wife Penelope in the 1960s—can still be seen in Kalang Avenue.
It is sometimes known as Killara House and sometimes as Harry and Penelope Seidler House.
The couple moved into the house on Harry Seidler's birthday in 1967.
The garden contains a sculpture by the Los Angeles sculptor Eric Orr.
The house is heritage-listed.
Marian Street Theatre played a significant role in the cultural life of the North Shore.
Killara has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Killara railway station is on the North Shore & Western Line of the Sydney Trains network.
The Pacific Highway is the main road thoroughfare through Killara.
Churches in the suburb comprise St Martin's Anglican Church and Killara Uniting Church （formerly Killara Congregational Church） on Karranga Avenue.
The Swain Gardens were donated to Ku-ring-gai Council by Mr Swain, a Sydney bookseller, in the 1920s, and are today mainta...
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