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The Dharug people [2] are the traditional custodians of the land in the area now known as Westmead. Captain Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770. [ 3 ] The first fleet arrived at Sydney Harbour on 26 January 1788 and a colony was declared on 7 February 1788. [ 4 ]
Briens Road – Westmead, to Westmead and Children's hospitals: Cumberland Highway continues north along Old Windsor Road: Toongabbie Creek: 18.1: 11.2: Bridge (no known official name) Parramatta: Northmead–Constitution Hill boundary: 18.2: 11.3: Old Windsor Road (A40 north) – Seven Hills, Rouse Hill, Windsor: Cumberland Highway continues ...
Landsat 7 false-color image of the Sydney area and surrounding suburbs. The image demonstrates how the built-up areas (pink) have been constrained by the Royal National Park to the south, the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to the north, and the Blue Mountains National Park to the west (a boundary that generally follows a geological feature called the Lapstone Monocline, dividing the Blue ...
Sydney Metro West is a rapid transit underground rail project currently under construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [3] [4] [5] It involves constructing a rail line from Hunter St in the northern Sydney City Centre (CBD) to Westmead in the western suburbs of Greater Sydney.
Moree is a major agricultural centre, noted for its part in the Australian cotton-growing industry, which was established there in the early 1960s. It is situated in the Moree Plains Shire. Moree is noted for artesian hot spring baths that are renowned for their reputed healing qualities. At the 2021 census, the town of Moree had a population ...
Moree Plains Shire is the most productive agricultural Local Government area in Australia, averaging around A$1Billion per year in agricultural primary production. Current produce includes wheat, barley, sorghum, pulses, cotton, maize, beef, sheep, wool, olives, pecans, and canola. Historically, the area has been known for also growing sunflowers.
Essington is a heritage-listed former gentleman's residence and farm estate and now independent school located at 2, 4, 6, and 8 Bridge Road, Westmead in the Cumberland Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1860 to 1890. It is also known as Essington Christian Centre; Westmead Christian Grammar School.
Population by Statistical Area Level 4 and 3 NSW rank Statistical Area Level 4 and 3 Population December 2014 [3] 10-year growth rate Population density (people/km 2) 1 Greater Sydney: 4,840,628 15.7 391.4 2 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie: 368,131 9.0 423.1 3 Illawarra: 296,845 9.3 192.9 4 Hunter Valley excluding Newcastle 264,087 16.2 12.3 5 ...