Mulgrave is a

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north west of

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, in the state of

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. It is a predominantly industrial and commercial area.

History

The district was settled in the period between 1794 and 1800. Lieutenant-Governor Grose named the locality 'Mulgrave Place' honouring Constantine Phipps, the second

Baron Mulgrave Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

, who had died in 1792. Baron Mulgrave had been an English naval officer and statesman and a colleague and friend of

Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James ...

.Place Names of the District
by James Jervis (a lecture delivered before the Parramatta and District Historical Society on 7 September 1920), ''Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate'' (Parramatta), 22 September 1920, page 4.

Transport

Mulgrave railway station Mulgrave railway station is located on the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mulgrave. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services. History The original Mulgrave station opened on 1 December 1864 coin ...

is on the T1 North Shore & Western line and the T5 Cumberland line. It is four stations from the terminus station at

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. Mulgrave station is from Sydney's

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, which takes approximately 1 hour 6 minutes to travel by train during peak hour. The station along with the arrival of a steam train features in ''

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at Home'' TV special, 1968. Filmed as the setting for the song "Angeline is always Friday", steam hauled services ceased to operate shortly afterwards.

Demographics

Mulgrave's population is 92 ( Census 2016). It had a median weekly household income of A$2,062, which is 143.4% above the national average.

References

Suburbs of Sydney City of Hawkesbury {{Sydney-geo-stub