Roseville - the Suburb Roseville is a leafy suburb of Sydney situated north of the city and just minutes from the busy CBD. Prior to its establishment, Roseville was timbered with huge eucalyptus trees and settled by Aboriginal people known as Ku-Ring-Gai. After European settlement, the land was explored and eventually cleared for orchards. Several key pioneering families moved into the area. One of the first, and most well-known was Richard Archbold who acquired 400 acres known as “Clanville Estate” in 1823. With the arrival of the railway in the late 1870s, larger landowners began to sub-divide and people were encouraged to take up suburban residence in the tree-lined streets. First Victorian, and later Edwardian houses sprung up in the streets that were lit with gas lamps. Just as was the case in past times, Roseville is still a very desired address and real estate advertisements still describe it as they did in 1911 as a pretty tree-adorned suburb…. just 6 miles from the city and 20 minutes by train. For information about Roseville history, clubs and groups, follow this link to the Ku-ring gai Council website.