StreetWood StreetSuburbThornleighDetailsNamed after James Wood who became a member of the Thornleigh Progress Association in 1904.
The first Thornleigh Progress Association began in the late 1880s almost immediately after the railway came through the suburb. It was not long before the group, on behalf of the residents, sought to get a School of Arts built for the local community. Their second task was to apply to have improved postal facilities in the suburb as they wanted a service for their residents that was equal to the service provided to residents of both Pennant Hills and Hornsby. A petition containing some 60 names was forwarded to the Post Master General in 1887.
This group of concerned residents later sought support from Hornsby Council for their effort to reduce speeding through the shopping centre along Pennant Hills Road. It is not known when the first Association folded or why.
A second Progress Association was formed wit the inaugural meeting at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1929 and Mr Tankard was the Chairman.
Today, the group is renamed and known as The Thornleigh Neighbourhood Residents Group.SourceStreet names of Pennant Hills, Patrick, Trevor, Silicon Quill, n. d. 'An A-Z of Thornleigh: Then and Now' (2019) p.147Map[1]
Thornleigh School of Arts from Pennant Hills Road.Thornleigh School of Arts from Pennant Hills Road.