McLeod Reserve is a park situated along the
Hume Highway in
Bankstown, New South Wales
Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown ...
,
Australia.
Bankstown's First Public School
In 1862 the Church of England School was first opened and was commissioned as a public school in 1867. Bankstown's first public school was built where McLeod Reserve is currently situated in 1880. In 1882 49 boys and 36 girls were enrolled, and upkeep expenses totalled 219 pounds, eight shillings and 11 pence. The school's first headmaster was
Dugald McLeod Dugald may refer to:
Places
* Dugald, Manitoba, a town in the province of Manitoba, Canada
People
* Dugald Campbell Scottish doctor
* Dugald Christie (1941–2006), Canadian lawyer and activist
* Dugald Drummond (1840–1912), Scottish engin ...
who taught at the school since its opening until 1912. The site of the well used by Bankstown Public is today commemorated by a plaque.
The school was demolished in 1924 due to the development of North Bankstown School in the same year.
Bankstown's First Sister City
Bankstown signed its first international Sister City agreement with
Suita
is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 378,322 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².
The city was founded on April 1, ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
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Japan, in March 1989.
[Bankstown's Sister Cities (PDF)]
" Retrieved on July 20, 2007. In 1995 Suita donated two traditional Japanese stone lanterns to commemorate the founding of Bankstown.
In August 1999 a friendship garden was established within McLeod Reserve to symbolise Bankstown's sister city relationship with Suita.
References
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Parks in Sydney
City of Canterbury-Bankstown
Hume Highway