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Riverstone (/ r ɪ v ər s t ə n /) is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. [3] Riverstone is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Originally settled in 1803 as part of a government stock ...
Grantham Farm was gazetted on 6 November 2020. [2] [3] It was previously a part of Riverstone. The suburb is named after the Grantham Farm Estate, which was a subdivision of the original land grant of 'Riverstone'. The land grant was given to Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Charles O'Connell by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. The estate ...
The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Riverstone Station is historically significant as physical evidence of the original construction phase of the Richmond line in the 1860s that provided access to the settlements on the Hawkesbury River and the markets of Sydney.
Riverstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Warren Kirby of the Australian Labor Party since the 2023 New South Wales state election. Riverstone is widely described as a key marginal seat for both major parties. [1] [2]
Riverstone High School was established in January 1962 at 71 McCulloch Street, Riverstone. [1] In 1999, the school joined the Nirimba Collegiate, which also includes nearby Quakers Hill High School, Seven Hills High School, and Wyndham College. Riverstone operates from Year 7 through 12. In 1979–80, 970 students attended the school from year ...
Angus was approved as a suburb on 7 September 2020 and gazetted on 6 November 2020. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Marsden Park and Riverstone. [3] The origin of the suburb name is from the name of a former Shire President of the Blacktown Shire Council in 1917–1920. [4]
Riverstone, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New ... 94.6 Informal votes 1,452 5.4 Turnout: 26,948 90.1 Two-party ...
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