Belmore is a

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, in the state of

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. Belmore is located 11 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the

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of the

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History

Belmore is named after the fourth Earl of Belmore,

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of New South Wales from 1868 to 1872. The area was known as Darkwater in its early days. Some of the first land grants in 1810 were to Richard Robinson east of Sharp Street and Kingsgrove Road and to Thomas Mansfield, to the west. Francis Wild and John Sullivan were each granted in 1823. The area was originally used for

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and

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s. Subdivision started after the railway came through in 1895. The first school, Belmore South Primary School opened on 25 April 1892 and the post office opened in 1907. The town centre began developing in the 1920s and features some classic examples of

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architecture.

Heritage listings

Belmore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Burwood Road:

Belmore railway station Belmore railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line at Burwood Road, Belmore in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankst ...

* 32-36 Redman Parade: Community facilities * 481 Burwood Road: Doctor's surgery * 543 Burwood Road: Electricity Substation No. 274 * 5 Knox Street: Electricity Substation No. 276 * 35 Isabel Street: Federation and Inter War House * 37-37A Isabel Street: Federation and Inter War House * 39 Isabel Street: Federation and Inter War House * 2 Wilson Avenue: Federation Bakery, White House Bakery * 436 Burwood Road: Federation detached house ''Station Master's house'' * 37 Wilson Avenue: Federation House * 52 Albert Street: Federation House * 43 Wilson Avenue: Federation Weatherboard House * 370-372 Burwood Road: Inter War Building Post Office (former) * 35, 37 & 39 Isabel Street: Federation and Inter War House * 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Lakemba Street: Californian Bungalows Inter War House * 103-105 Lakemba Street: Built in the 1920s * 12 Oxford Street: Victorian House * 31 Forsyth Street: Victorian Villa The Towers

Houses

Belmore has a high percentage of period homes. It is predominantly a low-rise residential area full of well-maintained period family homes with large back-yards, wide tree-lined streets, and small parks and playgrounds. Art Deco shop façades dominate the small shopping strip. There are now an increasing number of high-rise units in the suburb mostly along Canterbury Road.

Pubs and Clubs

Canterbury Leagues Club

Located on 26 Bridge Rd, is an entertainment venue. The club dates back to 1957 to service the needs of the football club and local community. The club also amalgamated with Lakemba Services Memorial Club (2001) and the Moxon Sports Club.

St George Hotel

Located on 618 Canterbury Rd, is a heritage-listed landmark.

Commercial area

Belmore contains a mixture of residential, significant landmarks, commercial and industrial developments. The main commercial area is located along Burwood Road, near Belmore railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are also located along Canterbury Road and surrounding streets. Image:Belmore1.jpg,

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building, corner Burwood Road and Bridge Road Image:Belmore4.JPG,

amenities block Image:Station masters cottage Belmore.jpg, Stationmaster's cottage on Burwood Road

Transport

is located on the

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of the

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network. The line was opened in 1895 and

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in 1926. The station at Belmore opened on 1 February 1895. Belmore has many bus routes navigating to the south, to the north and the inner south west to the Sydney CBD.

Religious facilities

*Lien Hoa Temple, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple * All Saints Greek Orthodox Church * St Alban's Anglican Church * St Joseph's Catholic Church * Belmore Church of Christ

Schools

* The Heritage Listed Belmore South Public School was officially opened on the 22 January 1917. * Belmore Boys' High is a small, comprehensive, multicultural high school. * St Joseph's Primary School is a coeducational K-6 primary school. * All Saints Grammar School is a co-educational Orthodox Christian School from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, run under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

Gallery

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Sport

Belmore Sports Ground Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. The park covers and from 1951 has contained the Belmore Bowling Recreation Club green. It is close to Belmore railway sta ...

is the home ground of the

National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

team

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...

. It is the current home ground for

New South Wales Premier League The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier Leagues Northern ...

team

Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football, soccer club, based in Belmore, New South Wales, Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, that plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The Club was founded as Pan- ...

. The "Back to Belmore" campaign was established in August 2005 to upgrade Belmore Sports Grounds as a top-class sporting facility to NRL standards for the Bulldogs to stage a select number of NRL games at their traditional home ground in the long-term future. Image: Belmore5.JPG , Belmore Hotel Image: Belmore Hotel 1.JPG , Belmore Brewery, St George Hotel Image: BelmoreLeaguesClub.JPG , Canterbury Leagues Club

Demographics

According to the

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of population, there were 12,718 residents in Belmore. 43.7% of residents were born in Australia, compared with the national average of 66.7%. The next most common countries of birth were Greece 6.3%, China 5.3%, Lebanon 4.1%, Vietnam 3.5% and South Korea 2.9%. 27.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 14.1%, Arabic 12.8%, Mandarin 4.6%, Vietnamese 4.4% and Korean 3.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.1%, Eastern Orthodox 17.8%, No Religion 14.3% and Islam 12.9%.

References

External links

* C-By-SA
Back to Belmore - Back to the Future, Back to Basics
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