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Regentville
Regentville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is located on the eastern bank of the Nepean River, just south of Jamisontown. History European settlement Following the arrival of the First Fleet land was granted to British settlers by the colonial administration. The first land grant in this area was to the Irish-born Surgeon-General of New South Wales, Thomas Jamison, who had arrived in 1788 aboard the Sirius. After Thomas' death in London in 1811, the land (at what is now Jamisontown) was taken up by his son, John, also a surgeon, who had served under Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, and was knighted for his medical services to the Royal Navy by the prince regent of the United Kingdom, later King George IV, in 1813. Sir John Jamison arrived in Sydney in 1814 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regentville
Regentville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is located on the eastern bank of the Nepean River, just south of Jamisontown. History European settlement Following the arrival of the First Fleet land was granted to British settlers by the colonial administration. The first land grant in this area was to the Irish-born Surgeon-General of New South Wales, Thomas Jamison, who had arrived in 1788 aboard the Sirius. After Thomas' death in London in 1811, the land (at what is now Jamisontown) was taken up by his son, John, also a surgeon, who had served under Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, and was knighted for his medical services to the Royal Navy by the prince regent of the United Kingdom, later King George IV, in 1813. Sir John Jamison arrived in Sydney in 1814 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmore Park, New South Wales
Glenmore Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenmore Park is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Glenmore Park is south of Jamisontown, New South Wales, Jamisontown and South Penrith, New South Wales, South Penrith with its boundary being the Metroad 4, M4 Motorway. The suburbs of Regentville, New South Wales, Regentville and Mulgoa, New South Wales, Mulgoa are located to its west and south, while Orchard Hills, New South Wales, Orchard Hills runs along its eastern boundary with the Northern Road as its dividing line. Glenmore Park is one of Penrith City's largest and most rapidly developing housing estates. Its development has been carefully planned to cater for the social, economic and recreational needs of its residents. History European settlement Following the arrival of British settlers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jamison
Sir John Jamison (1776 – 29 June 1844) was an Australian physician, pastoral farming, pastoralist, banker, politician, constitutional reformer and public figure. Family background John Jamison was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland in 1776. Throughout his life he would pronounce his surname "Jemison", in the Irish manner. He was the son of Thomas Jamison (1752/53-1811) and Rebecca (1746-1838). Thomas Jamison was a Northern Irishman, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia, with the First Fleet in 1788, aboard , as a surgeon's mate. Soon afterwards, Thomas was sent to the auxiliary British colony of Norfolk Island, where he served as principal medical officer during the 1790s - while accumulating wealth on the side as a maritime trader. Then, in 1801, after taking leave in England, Thomas was promoted to the position of Surgeon-General of New South Wales due to his intelligence, administrative competence, driving ambition and gift for cultivati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgoa, New South Wales
Mulgoa is a village, located in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith, in the region of Greater Western Sydney, western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mulgoa is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district. Mulgoa covers an area of , south of the suburbs of Regentville, New South Wales, Regentville and Glenmore Park, New South Wales, Glenmore Park. History Aboriginal culture Mulgoa takes its name from the Mulgoa people, who were an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australian people, the Indigenous Australian, Indigenous inhabitants of the area who spoke the Dharug language. The name is believed to mean "black swan". The Mulgoa were not the only inhabitants of the area; they shared the Mulgoa Valley with the Gandangara people of the Southern Highlands, whose territory extended up into the Blue Mountains (Australia), Blue Mountains. The Aboriginal peoples mostly lived a hunter-gatherer lifesty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepean River
Nepean River (Darug: Yandhai), is a major perennial river, located in the south-west and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Nepean River and its associated mouth, the Hawkesbury River, almost encircles the metropolitan region of Sydney. The headwaters of the Nepean River rise near Robertson, about south of Sydney and about from the Tasman Sea. The river flows north in an unpopulated water catchment area into Nepean Reservoir, which supplies potable water for Sydney. North of the dam, the river forms the western edge of Sydney, flowing past the town of Camden and the city of Penrith, south of which flowing through the Nepean Gorge. Near Wallacia it is joined by the dammed Warragamba River; and north of Penrith, near Yarramundi, at its confluence with the Grose River, the Nepean becomes the Hawkesbury River. Changes to the natural flow of the river The river supplies water to Sydney's five million people as well as supplying agricultural production. This, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith City Council
The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith, located about west of Sydney's Sydney central business district, central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As at the the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 196,066. The Mayor of the City of Penrith is Councillor, Cr. Karen McKeown, a member of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party. Suburbs and localities in the local government area The following suburbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Penrith
The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located about west of Sydney's central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As at the the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 196,066. The Mayor of the City of Penrith is Cr. Karen McKeown, a member of the Labor Party. Suburbs and localities in the local government area The following suburbs and localities are located within the City of Penrith: Council history The Municipality of Penrith was incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamisontown, New South Wales
Jamisontown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is on the eastern side of the Nepean River, just south of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith and bears the name of Thomas Jamison, a pioneer landowner and First Fleet surgeon. History Aboriginal culture Prior to European settlement, what is now Jamisontown was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the Darug language. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the Dreamtime. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered sweet potatoes, berries and other native plants. European settlement In 1805, the then Surgeon-General (Principal Surgeon) of the Colony of New South Wales, Thomas Jamison (1752/53-1811 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamisontown
Jamisontown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is on the eastern side of the Nepean River, just south of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith and bears the name of Thomas Jamison, a pioneer landowner and First Fleet surgeon. History Aboriginal culture Prior to European settlement, what is now Jamisontown was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the Darug language. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the Dreamtime. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered sweet potatoes, berries and other native plants. European settlement In 1805, the then Surgeon-General (Principal Surgeon) of the Colony of New South Wales, Thomas Jamison (1752/53-1811 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Lindsay
The Division of Lindsay is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Ever since Lindsay was first contested at the 1984 Australian federal election, 1984 federal election the seat had always elected a member of the government of the day − a pattern known as a "bellwether" seat. However, Lindsay's bellwether run ended at the 2016 Australian federal election, 2016 federal election when Australian Labor Party, Labor's Emma Husar defeated one-term Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Fiona Scott. History The division is named after Norman Lindsay, the prominent Australian artist, writer and sculptor. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984 and was first contested at the 1984 Australian federal election, 1984 federal election. The Division of Lindsay has bellwether status. The 2016 federal election is the only instance where the member to win the seat has not been from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Plains, New South Wales
Emu Plains is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 58 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Emu Plains is on the western side of the Nepean River, located at the foot of the Blue Mountains. History Aboriginal culture Prior to European settlement, what is now Emu Plains was on the border of the Western Sydney-based Darug people and the Southern Highlands-based Gandangara people, whose land extended into the Blue Mountains. The local Darug people were known as the Mulgoa who lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the Dreamtime. They lived in huts made of bark called 'gunyahs', hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered yams, berries and other native plants. European settlement The first British explorers to visit the area surveyed Emu Plains in August 1790 led by Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Mulgoa
Mulgoa is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Tanya Davies of the Liberal Party. Mulgoa includes the suburbs of Abbotsbury, Austral, Badgerys Creek, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Elizabeth Hills, Erskine Park, Glenmore Park, Horsley Park, Kemps Creek, Luddenham, Middleton Grange, Mount Vernon, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills, Regentville, St Clair, Wallacia and West Hoxton. Mulgoa was originally created 1988, but was abolished in 1991, when it was largely replaced by Badgerys Creek. It was recreated in 1999, largely replacing Badgerys Creek. As a result of a redistribution in 2021, Mulgoa will once again be abolished at the 2023 election, replaced by a new incarnation of Badgerys Creek. Members for Mulgoa Election results References {{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales Mulgoa Mulgoa 1988 establishments in Australia Mulgoa 1991 disestablishments in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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