Scheyville (
) is a suburb of
Sydney
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, Australia. Scheyville is located northwest of the
Sydney central business district
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in the
Hawkesbury local government area
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.
Military history
From 1965 to 1973, Scheyville was the site of
Officer Training Unit, Scheyville (OTU Scheyville), established to provide training to meet the growing need for officers for the new conscripts called up for service under the
national service scheme.
Parks
In 1997 large tracts of land in the area were dedicated as the
Scheyville National Park
The Scheyville National Park () is a protected national park that is located in the northwestern suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of the Sydney central busines ...
. The area is named after
William Schey, MLA, the Member for
Redfern and later
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
between 1887 and 1898.
[
The park is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register.]
References
External links
Fields of Memories – The Scheyville Training Farm and Migrant Accommodation Centre 1911–1964
Suburbs of Sydney
City of Hawkesbury
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