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Chipping Norton, New South Wales
Chipping Norton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chipping Norton is 27 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Liverpool (New South Wales), City of Liverpool and is part of the South Western Sydney region. History Aboriginal culture There are two traditional custodians of the Chipping Norton Lakes, Chipping Norton Lake area – the Tharawal people, which inhabited the southern side of the Georges River, and the Darug people to the north and west of the River. White settlement Chipping Norton was a farming area throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, named after an old English village by William Long (New South Wales politician), William Alexander Long. Long was born in Sydney in 1839, and travelled to England to study law, and later lived in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire). He bought up a number of former land grants in the area at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipping Norton Lake
Chipping Norton Lake, formerly called Lake Thomas Moore, is a artificial lake and regional park located in the Sydney suburb of , New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Georges River system. Chipping Norton Lake is managed by City of Liverpool (New South Wales), Liverpool City Council. The lake is an important recreational area for Liverpool, City of Canterbury-Bankstown and Fairfield City Council. History The Chipping Norton Lake area was inhabited by the Tharawal and Darug people before European settlement. The land where the lake is now situated, on the right bank of the Georges River, was granted to Thomas Rowley (soldier), Thomas Rowley and George Johnston (British Marines officer), George Johnston, with much of the land upstream given to Thomas Moore (Australian settler), Thomas Moore, an early settler and carpenter for the colony, who established farmland around the river. In the 1950s, sand mining on the point bar caused irreversible environmental destruction, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories of Australia, states and territories, and in turn beneath the Australian Government, federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies), 1974 and 1988 Australian referendum#Local Government, 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its state constitutions in Australia, own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in local government in Canada, Canada or the local government in the United States, United States, there is (largely) only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between county, counties and city, cities. The Australian local government is generally run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs Of Sydney
This is a complete listing of the Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. Sydney has about 30 local government areas, each consisting of several suburbs. Suburbs in Australia are purely geographical, not political, divisions, but have officially defined boundaries. The term “suburban” is used for such defined districts throughout the metropolitan area, even in the city centre. See table below, : Suburbs of Sydney and : Local government areas in Sydney. Suburbs are listed here if they are inside the Sydney metropolitan area, and are listed in the New South Wales Geographical Names Register as being suburbs. For this list, the boundaries of the Sydney metropolitan area are defined as the Hawkesbury/Nepean River in the north/north west, and then the outer boundaries of the City of Penrith, Camden Council (New South Wales), Camden Council, the City of Campbelltown (New South Wales), City of Campbelltown and Sut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorebank High School
Moorebank High School (MHS) is a government-funded co-educational partially academically selective secondary day school, located in Chipping Norton, a suburb in the Liverpool district of Sydney, Australia. The school was located in Moorebank until suburb borders changed. Established in 1975 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, the school enrols 1,046 students from Year 7 to Year 12 as of 2025. This is a comprehensive and partially selective high school. Classes The school usually has six classes for each grade. Four of them are comprehensive ones and Two are Selective ones. The school has Department Permission to take up to 60 Selective Students. This is done in having two Selective Classes (O and E). https://moorebank-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/m/moorebank-h/localcontent/enrolment-information/COS4_Selective_Students_2026_Year_8-12_Policy_2025_for_2026.pdf See also * List of government schools in New South Wales * List of sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipping Norton Public School
Chipping may refer to: Places England Chipping is a prefix used in a number of place names in England, probably derived from , an Old English word meaning 'market', although the meaning may alternatively derive from (or via) the medieval English word , meaning 'long market square'. It was sometimes historically spelled Chepying. * Chipping, Hertfordshire * Chipping, Lancashire * Chipping Barnet, Greater London (formerly Hertfordshire) * Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire * Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire * Chipping Ongar, Essex * Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire * Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire * Chepping Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Elsewhere * Chipping Norton, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney in Australia Other uses * Chipping (rock climbing) * Chipping, chip tuning a car's ECU system * Chipping, installing a modchip into a game console * Chipping, using a woodchipper * Chipping, being a chipper (tobacco), or occasional drugs user * Chipping, a method of propagating plant bulbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Moore, New South Wales
Lake Moore is a lake located at Moorebank and Chipping Norton, New South Wales. It is part of the Georges River The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, that is located in Sydney, Australia. The Georges River is located south and south-west from the Sydney central business district, w ... system. The lake is separated into a northern and southern section. The north half of the lake is artificial, while the south half is natural. The lake also contains several wildlife islands. Recreation The Lake Moore Walk starting at Chauvel Park, follows the lake's scenic foreshore to Haigh Park. The 45-minute return trip is approximately 3.2 km and is mainly flat and paved. Watercraft are permitted on Lake Moore however, a strict speed limit of eight knots applies. References Lakes of New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Australian Census
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census. Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. A small amount of additional 2021 census data was released in October 2022 and in 2023. Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. The census was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. It therefore provided a clear snapshot of how the pandemic impacted Australian society. Overview In Australia, completing the census is compulsory for all people in Australia on census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead, Chipping Norton
The Homestead is a heritage-listed residence at Charlton Avenue, Chipping Norton, New South Wales, Chipping Norton, City of Liverpool (New South Wales), City of Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1884 to 1893. It is also known as Chipping Norton Homestead. The property is owned by the Chipping Norton Lakes Authority. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Situated near the Georges River north of Moorebank, New South Wales, Moorebank, Chipping Norton was a farming area throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century. It was named after an old English village by William Long (New South Wales politician), William Alexander Long, who was born in Sydney in 1839, went to England to study law, and later lived in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. He bought up a number of former land grants in the area at the turn of the century and called his homestead Chipping Norton. The horse stud on part of his propert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cotswolds in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about south-west of Banbury and north-west of Oxford. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as 5,719. It was estimated at 6,254 in 2019. History Pre-1800 The Rollright Stones, a stone circle north of Chipping Norton, reflect prehistoric habitation in the area. The town name means "market north town", with "Chipping" (from Old English ''cēping'') meaning "market". Chipping Norton began as a small settlement beneath a hill, where the earthworks of the Motte-and-bailey castle, motte-and-bailey Chipping Norton Castle can still be seen. The Church of England parish church dedicated to Mary (mother of Jesus), St Mary the Virgin stands on the hill next to the castle. Parts of today's building may date from the 12th century. It retains features of the 13th and 14th centuries. The nave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Long (New South Wales Politician)
William Alexander Long (28 July 1839 – 30 November 1915) was a race-horse owner and politician in New South Wales, Colonial Treasurer in 1877. Long was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of William Long (1797–1876) and his second wife. Long was educated privately and studied law in England, he was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple on 11 June 1862 and admitted to the New South Wales Bar on 22 December 1862. Long represented Central Cumberland from 30 June 1875 to 12 October 1877, and Parramatta from 27 October 1877 to 9 November 1880, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was nominated to the New South Wales Legislative Council on 8 September 1885, a position he held until 17 March 1900. He was Colonial Treasurer in the Robertson Government from 17 August to 17 December 1877. Long was also a race-horse owner and one of his horses, Grand Flaneur, won nine successive races, including the Australian Jockey Club Derby, the Victoria Derby and the Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges River
The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, that is located in Sydney, Australia. The Georges River is located south and south-west from the Sydney central business district, with the mouth of the river being at Botany Bay. The river travels for approximately in a north and then easterly direction to its river mouth, mouth at Botany Bay, about from the Tasman Sea. The Georges River is the main tributary of Botany Bay; with the Cooks River being a secondary tributary. The total catchment area of the river is approximately and the area surrounding the river is managed by various Local government in Australia, local government authorities and Government of New South Wales government agency, agencies across Sydney. The land adjacent to the Georges River was occupied for many thousands of years by the Tharawal and Eora peoples. They used the river as an important source of food and a place for trade. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
