Remembering Reg is located in Reg Coady Reserve, a small area of land situated on the south bank of the Iron Cove Creek. The cache is a micro without room for a pen so please BYO.
Currently due to construction work the reserve is unapproachable from Timbrell Park across the Iron Cove Creek. Parking is usually available on Martin St which is accessed via Ramsay Rd.
Reginald John Francis Coady (28 May 1918 – 13 May 1977) was born in Forest Lodge, Sydney. Following his education at Patrician Brothers High School he trained as a book-keeper and went on to be the chief clerk for Tooheys Brewery.
Coady's path to politics began as an official for the Federated Clerks Union and with community organising in the Glebe area for groups like the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and the Australian Red Cross.
Coady held the parliamentary seat of Leichhardt from 1954 to 1962 when it was abolished. He then contested the seat of Drummoyne and would hold that position till his retirement in 1973.
In 1968 Coady's seat in parliament was contested by a young Liberal candidate in his first election named John Howard. Howard, who had rented a house in the nearby suburb of Five Dock with his mother for the purposes of the election would go on to be narrowly defeated despite vigorous campaigning.
In 2016 despite protests by local residents a large portion of Reg Coady Reserve was cordoned off and many established trees were removed to allow the area to be used as a storage site and turning circle for trucks removing spoil from the nearby Westconnex site. According to documents 12% to 18% of the reserve will be permanently taken to make way for the widening of Wattle St.
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