Removalists Hunters Hill.
Australia's oldest garden suburb. Every home here deserves proper care.
Hunters Hill holds a distinction that no other Sydney suburb can claim: it is Australia's oldest surviving garden suburb, a title earned by the sandstone cottages, French-influenced villas, and waterfront estates that have been preserved here since the 1840s. The suburb's Aboriginal name is Mookaboola - meaning meeting of waters - given by the Wallumedegal people of the Eora Nation who knew this peninsula between the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers for thousands of years before European settlement. The suburb was named after John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales. Mary Reibey, the first female retailer in Sydney, was among its earliest European residents, building her cottage on land fronting the Lane Cove River.
More than 70 percent of the Municipality is declared a conservation area. Over 500 places are listed in Environmental Heritage. The French influence in the suburb's early development is visible in the architecture and the street names - Joubert Street named for the Joubert brothers who shaped the suburb's early character, Ryde Street, Ferry Street. The sandstone that was quarried locally for building has given Hunters Hill a material consistency that makes it visually distinctive from any comparable suburb in Sydney. These are not heritage homes in the sense of a protected facade on a modern renovation. They are buildings that have been intact for 150 years.
Billy approaches Hunters Hill moves with the same care the suburb itself applies to its own preservation. Over 500 heritage-listed properties means that the chance of working in a building with original features worth protecting is close to certain. Floors get runners before any trolley moves across them. Doorframes get measured before furniture attempts them. Nothing gets rushed because the volume is large or the clock is ticking.
Heritage conservation, sandstone homes, and a peninsula with specific access
The Hunters Hill peninsula sits between the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers with a road network that reflects its geography. Alexandra Street is the main through road connecting the peninsula to the Gladesville Bridge and the broader road network. The residential streets running off it toward the foreshore on both sides drop to the water with the gradient that any river peninsula generates. Some of the waterfront properties have access considerations worth assessing - long driveways, steep approaches, or foreshore positions where the truck needs to park on the street and items be carried a significant distance. Billy assesses every Hunters Hill property with potential access complexity during quoting.
The heritage conservation area that covers most of the suburb means that the care standard for every move here is non-negotiable. Original sandstone facades, iron lacework verandahs, pressed metal ceilings in the formal rooms, original hardwood floors - these are the features that make Hunters Hill what it is, and damaging any of them during a move is not something that can be fixed. We walk the property during quoting, plan the sequence of the move, and protect everything that needs protecting before we start.
Kelly's Bush at the western end of the suburb is one of Sydney's most famous conservation victories - local residents fought and won against industrial development in the 1970s in a campaign that helped shape green bans across Australia. The streets near Kelly's Bush at the peninsula's tip are among the suburb's quietest and most established. Moving from these addresses is quiet, manageable, and typically involves exactly the volume of furniture you would expect from a family home that has been properly occupied for decades.
What we cover in Hunters Hill
- House and family home moves
- Apartment and unit relocations
- Office and commercial relocations
- Interstate moves
- Packing and unpacking
- Furniture disassembly and reassembly
Fully insured by QBE on every job. No deposit required. No cancellation fees.
"Hunters Hill sandstone home that had been in the family since the 1950s. Billy walked the whole property before quoting, planned every step of the move, and treated every piece of the original fabric with complete care. Exceptional."- Elizabeth F., Hunters Hill heritage home move
Common questions about moving in Hunters Hill
Yes - over 500 heritage-listed properties means we treat every Hunters Hill move as a heritage move by default. Floors protected, doorframes measured, nothing rushed.
Billy assesses access during quoting on any Hunters Hill property with gradient or waterfront considerations. The plan is in place before moving day.
We charge hourly. Heritage homes with significant furniture and careful handling requirements take the time they take. Get in touch for an honest estimate.
Yes - same crew, no handoffs, Get in touch for an interstate quote.
We cover all of Sydney. Nearby suburbs we regularly work in include Woolwich, Riverview, and Gladesville.
Two locals, not a call centre.
When you book a Hunters Hill move, Billy or Jet runs it personally - not a call centre handing you off to whoever's free. They know Hunters Hill's heritage-listed properties well enough to plan the truck position and the day before it starts, not figure it out on the morning. On bigger jobs they bring in their own trusted, experienced team, but Billy or Jet is always on site - sometimes both of them. Either way, there's always a named person from The Movers Company accountable for your move. Every item is wrapped and carried properly, and your home - doorframes, walls, floors, at both ends - is protected the whole way through. Fully insured by QBE. No deposit, no cancellation fees.
Prefer to meet us first? Call and we'll come to you. Fill in the form and most quotes back same business day. Or call us directly on 0466 705 078 - Mon to Sat, 7am to 6pm.
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