The Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre is an outlet centre located in Drummoyne, Sydney, Australia on the bank of Iron Cove. As well as including a large number of shops, the centre also includes a marina and apartment complex.
History Prior to being redeveloped as a shopping centre, the site was the site of the Perdriau Rubber Factory. Henry Perdriau started manufacturing rubber products here in about 1900. Perdriau Rubber Company merged with the Dunlop Rubber Company in 1928, by which time Perdriau was producing 50,000 shoes per week and between 500,000 and 780,000 tyres annually.Proposed Amalgamation of Rubber Industries Sydney Morning Herald 24 April 1928
The factoryclosed in 1976 with the site was sold to David Jones to be redeveloped.Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre in Drummoyne is for sale Sydney Morning Herald 6 March 2010 The centre opened on 26 July 1979.Birkhead Point: Sydney's Unique Waterfront Complex Australian Women's Weekly 25 July 1979 pages 4/5 In October 2014 it was purchaed by Mirvac.Mirvac pays $310 million for Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre Australian Financial Review 9 October 2014Mirvac biys Birkhead centre Inside Retail 9 October 2014Mirvac acquire Birkenhead Point, Sydney Mirvac 9 October 2014
Transport links A bus stop on Victoria Road is served by Busways services that from the Sydney central business district to West Ryde and Parramatta. From November 1994 until October 2010, the adjacenct Birkenhead ferry wharf was served by Sydney Ferries services operating from Circular Quay.Sydney Ferries Transit Australia February 1995 page 41Left standing on the wharf 27,000 ferry commuters Sydney Morning Herald 25 October 2010
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