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Werrington County, New South Wales
Werrington County is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) 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. The suburb is entirely residential with a high proportion of individual separate dwellings. Werrington County is part of the Indigenous Australian, Darug nation and is located in the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council Area History Aboriginal culture Prior to European settlement, what is now Werrington County was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the Darug language, as part of the Darug Nation. 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 yams, berries and other native plants. Shortly after the arrival of the First ... [...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] |
Darug
The Dharug or Darug people, formerly known as the Broken Bay tribe, are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, lived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney. The Dharug, originally a Western Sydney people, were bounded by the Kuringgai to the northeast around Broken Bay, the Darkinjung to the north, the Wiradjuri to the west on the eastern fringe of the Blue Mountains, the Gandangara to the southwest in the Southern Highlands, the Eora to the east and the Tharawal to the southeast in the Illawarra area. Darug language The Dharug language, now not commonly spoken, is generally considered one of two dialects, the other being the language spoken by the neighbouring Eora, constituting a single language. The word ''myall'', a pejorative word in Australian dialect denoting any Aboriginal person who kept up a traditional way of life, originally came from the Dharug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepean Hospital
Nepean Hospital is a 520-bed teaching hospital and regional trauma centre, providing tertiary referral services for the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Nepean Hospital is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. The first Penrith hospital was opened in 1860, containing 6 beds and was located on the modern day Cox Street. Nepean Emergency Department treats over 62,000 admitted patients annually. The Emergency Department is a purpose built facility with an adjacent short stay unit, and provides emergency care for a diverse case mix including paediatric patients. It is supported by multi-speciality services including 24 beds in the Intensive Care Unit, 24-hour interventional cardiology, hematology, trauma services, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, urology, plastic surgery, paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology. Also on the Nepean Hospital campus are a Neonatal ICU, Tresillian Family Care Centre, Menopause Service, Nepean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington Lake Reserve - 2022 Sydney - 4w
Werrington may refer to any of the following places. United Kingdom *Werrington, Cornwall, England *Werrington, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England ** Werrington Dive Under, railway junction near Werrington. *Werrington, Staffordshire, England Australia *Werrington, New South Wales {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Park High School
Cambridge Park High School is located in Western Sydney, at the base of the Blue Mountains. The school offers a comprehensive education to the approximately 600 students enrolled, who come primarily from the surrounding suburbs of Kingswood, Werrington, Werrington County, Cambridge Park and Cambridge Gardens. Alumni * Tony Jones, Sports Journalist *Jamie Olejnik Jamie Olejnik () (born 8 March 1973) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. His preferred position was . References 1973 births Australian people of Serbian descent Australian rugby league players Penri ..., Rugby league player * Matt Austin (Duck Man), sports journalist, commentator External linksSchool website Public high schools in Sydney {{NewSouthWales-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington County Public School
Werrington may refer to any of the following places. United Kingdom *Werrington, Cornwall, England *Werrington, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England ** Werrington Dive Under, railway junction near Werrington. *Werrington, Staffordshire Werrington is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, about east of Stoke-on-Trent city centre. The village has a population of just over 3,000 people, sits at above sea level and is known for its windmill st ..., England Australia * Werrington, New South Wales {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Marys Shopping Centre
ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy and theology by St. Thomas Aquinas * St or St., abbreviation of "State", especially in the name of a college or university Businesses and organizations Transportation * Germania (airline) (IATA airline designator ST) * Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated as State Transport * Sound Transit, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Washington state, US * Springfield Terminal Railway (Vermont) (railroad reporting mark ST) * Suffolk County Transit, or Suffolk Transit, the bus system serving Suffolk County, New York Other businesses and organizations * Statstjänstemannaförbundet, or Swedish Union of Civil Servants, a trade union * The Secret Team, an alleged covert alliance between the CIA and American indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Namatjira may refer to: People * Albert Namatjira (1902–1959), Australian artist * Elaine Namatjira, former leading artist at the Hermannsburg Potters, granddaughter of Albert * Vincent Namatjira (born 1983), Australian artist, great-grandson of Albert Other uses * 13298 Namatjira, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1998 * Electoral division of Namatjira, an electorate in the Northern Territory of Australia * ''Namatjira'', a theatrical production by Big ''h''ART, part of the Namatjira Project * ''Namatjira'' (grasshopper), a genus of grasshoppers in the family Morabidae See also * ''Namatjira the Painter ''Namatjira the Painter'' is a 1947 documentary about the artist, Albert Namatjira. It deals with his background, his relationship with Rex Battarbee and how he learned to paint. Production The film was one of the first productions of the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington County Southern Border
Werrington may refer to any of the following places. United Kingdom *Werrington, Cornwall, England *Werrington, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England ** Werrington Dive Under, railway junction near Werrington. *Werrington, Staffordshire Werrington is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, about east of Stoke-on-Trent city centre. The village has a population of just over 3,000 people, sits at above sea level and is known for its windmill st ..., England Australia * Werrington, New South Wales {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington Lakes, New South Wales
Werrington Lake in Werrington, New South Wales, Australia, is a man made lake, developed in the early 1980s as a solution to help relieve flooding of the Werrington Creek. It is located within Werrington Lake Reserve on the border between the suburbs of Werrington and Werrington County. Removal of earth began in 1981 and was used to create the overpass of the railway line to the east of Werrington railway station. Lakes construction began in 1982 with Stage One costing approximately $225,000. An additional three stages followed this, beginning in 1984. The cost of these stages exceeded $500,000. Penrith City Council constructed walkways, bridges, wharves, playgrounds and landscaping. Werrington Lakes are a haven for students undertaking wetland and water conservation studies. It has also become a recreational area for picnickers and sports enthusiasts. The area has naturally attracted a great variety of native birdlife. Used as a wetland to filter stormwater, before entering W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Its elevation is 32 metres (105 ft). Penrith is the administrative centre of the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales acknowledges Penrith as one of only four List of cities in Australia, cities within the Greater Sydney metropolitan area. History Indigenous settlement Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the Penrith area was home to the Mulgoa tribe of the Darug people. They lived in makeshift huts called ''gunyahs'', hunted native animals such as kangaroos, fished in the Nepean River, and gathered local fruits and vegetables such as yams. They lived under an elaborate system of law which had its origins in the Dreamtime. Most of the Mulgoa were kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Gidley King
Captain Philip Gidley King (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was a British politician who was the third Governor of New South Wales. When the First Fleet arrived in January 1788, King was detailed to colonise Norfolk Island for defence and foraging purposes. As Governor of New South Wales, he helped develop livestock farming, whaling and mining, built many schools and launched the colony's first newspaper. But conflicts with the military wore down his spirit, and they were able to force his resignation. King Street in the Sydney CBD is named in his honour. Early years and establishment of Norfolk Island settlement Philip Gidley King was born at Launceston, England on 23 April 1758, the son of draper Philip King, and grandson of Exeter attorney-at-law John Gidley. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of 12 as captain's servant, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1778. King served under Arthur Phillip who chose him as second lieutenant on HMS ''Sirius'' for the exped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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