Mascot is an inner south

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, in the state of

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. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the

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and is one of the administrative centres of the

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. A small part of Mascot is located in the Inner West Council. Mascot is on the northwest side of

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and contains

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History

SLNSW 12311 Botany Road Mascot showing Mascot Corner taken for Mascot Council

SLNSW 14089 1151 Botany Rd Mascot taken for LJ Hooker Ltd

The first land grants in the area were made in 1835, with market gardening being the main land use. Subdivision followed the construction of Botany Road in 1875 and a municipality known as North Botany was formed in 1888. A racecourse operated in this area in 1904 on land that was formerly owned by the Australian Golf Club. The race course was known as Ascot, named after its famous counterpart in England. Residents wanted the area to have an individual identity and a referendum was held in 1911 to choose between Ascot, and Booralee. An objection from the postal authorities to the use of 'Ascot' led the council to alter the name to Mascot. In 1920, Mascot was chosen as the site of a public airfield. Nigel Love was leasing from the Kensington Race club and in 1921 the Commonwealth Government purchased for this purpose. The first regular flights began in 1924. The suburb became the headquarters of

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as its hub in 1935. The Cooks River was diverted away from the area between 1947 and 1953 to provide more land for the airport. In the early 1970s a large meeting of residents successfully requested that the NSW Builders Labourers Federation place a ban on the construction of town-house type dwellings if there was not sufficient green area retained around them.

Heritage listings

Mascot has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 1024 Botany Road: Botany Water Reserves and General Holmes Drive: Sewage Pumping Station 38

Commercial area

Mascot has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. The main shopping centre is located on Botany Road. The area around Mascot railway station is being redeveloped to contain high-density commercial and residential developments. The Police Headquarters for the local Botany Bay Area Command is on Botany Road and Mascot Ambulance Station is situated directly opposite. Mascot Fire Station is located in Coward Street, beside the City of Botany Bay Council Chambers.

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''. Retrieved 10 February 2009. There is also a number of airport hotels in the suburb.

Transport

Mascot is serviced by a number of bus routes, which are operated by

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and

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. Routes 303, 306, 309, 310 and 350, routes travel down Botany Road. Routes 343 and 356 services travel down Gardeners Road and route 305 departs from the Qantas Centre. The suburb is served by three railway stations on the Airport & South Line. Mascot railway station is located in the residential and business area of the suburb. The International and

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railway stations are situated below the respective terminals of the

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. The Sydenham to Botany branch of the

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passes through the suburb and includes a yard in Mascot. Recent improvements to Kingsford-Smith Airport have resulted in the creation of a bicycle path between Mascot (Coward Street) and the M5 East Freeway at Arncliffe. Other bike paths pass through Mascot to

, the

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and the

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Population

At the , the population of Mascot was 21,591, of which 35.1% were born in Australia. The most common foreign countries of birth were China 11.4%, Indonesia 9.8%, Mongolia 2.6%, India 2.6% and Ireland 2.2%. Some 37.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.5%, Indonesian 8.3%, Cantonese 4.2%, Spanish 3.8% and Greek 2.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.7% and Catholic 23.5%. Of occupied private dwellings in Mascot, 74.3% were flats or apartments; 21.0% were separate houses; and 3.9% were semi-detached, row- or terrace houses, townhouses etc.

Notable people

* Jim Breen, rugby league player * Thomas Bulch, musician * Mick Craigie, rugby league player * Eric Cremin, golfer * Ron Hoenig, barrister and politician * Tom Howard, golfer * Amber Lawrence, musician * Jack Lindwall, rugby league player *

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, Test cricketer and rugby league player * George Piggins, rugby league player and administrator * Amber-Jade Sanderson, politician * Sione Tovo, rugby league player

Politics

Mascot is in the safe

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federal

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of Kingsford Smith, which has been held by Matt Thistlethwaite since 2013. Mascot is in the safe Labor state electorate of Heffron, which has been held by Ron Hoenig since 2012.

Schools

Mascot Public School is a primary school in King Street and J. J. Cahill Memorial High School is located in Sutherland Street. St Therese School Mascot is located in Sutherland Street. Gardeners Road Primary school is on the Rosebery side of Gardeners Road, but attracts a number of students from Mascot.

Places of worship

* Knox Presbyterian Church built in 1911 * Self-Realization Fellowship Sydney Centre * St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church

Parks and recreation

L'Estrange Park is home to both the Mascot Kings (

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) and the Mascot Juniors

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teams. Mascot Oval is the venue for the Mascot Juniors' home games. The Lakes Golf Club has hosted many international

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tournaments.

Gallery

File:Mascot6.JPG, St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church, Coward Street File:Mascot7.JPG, Knox Presbyterian Church, Botany Road File: MascotAirport6.JPG , Entrance to

File:Mascot 4.JPG , Mascot Fire Station, Coward Street File:City of Botany Bay.JPG , Council Chambers, Coward Street File:Mascot 1.JPG , Mascot Memorial Park, Botany Road File:MascotRailwayStation2.jpg, Mascot railway station

Climate

Mascot has a

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(''Cfa'') with warm summers and mild winters. The area receives 104 clear days and 129 cloudy days annually.

References

External links

Mascot - Sydney.com
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