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Hurlstone Park, New South Wales
Hurlstone Park is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hurlstone Park is located nine kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is mostly in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, and partly in the Inner West Council. The suburb is bounded by: the Cooks River to the south, Garnet Street to the east, New Canterbury Road to the north, Canterbury Road to the north-west, and Church Street to the west. History Hurlstone Park was first known as 'Wattle Hill' and then 'Fernhill'. After the Postmaster-General's Department refused to open a post office called Fernhill, a 1910 referendum chose the name 'Hurlstone', after the nearby Hurlstone College. John Kinloch founded the college in 1878, on the site of present-day Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales), Trinity Grammar School and named it after his mother's maiden name, which was Helen Hurlstone. The college moved to a new sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown Council, trading as the City of Canterbury Bankstown and stylised as CBCity, is a Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 from a Merger (politics), merger of the City of Canterbury (New South Wales), City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown, after a review of local government areas by the Government of New South Wales, NSW Government. The City of Canterbury Bankstown comprises an area of and as per the , had a population of making it the second most populous Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area in New South Wales. The current mayor is Bilal El-Hayek, a member of the New South Wales Labor Party, Labor Party, who was elected on 11 May 2023. History Early history The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as the Canterbury-Bankstown were the Dharug language, Dharug (Dara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooks River
The Cooks River, a semi-mature tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, is a tributary of Botany Bay, located in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The course of the urban waterway has been altered to accommodate various developments along its shore. It serves as part of a stormwater system for the of its watershed, and many of the original streams running into it have been turned into concrete lined channels. The tidal sections support significant areas of mangrove ecosystems and are used for recreational activities. Course The river begins at Graf Park, Yagoona, then flows in a roughly north-easterly direction to Chullora. It reaches its northernmost point at Strathfield, where it leads into a concrete open canal, no more than one metre wide and thirty centimetres deep. It then heads towards the south-east. Where Cooks River runs through Strathfield Golf Course, the concrete lining has been partly removed. Here the plants have returned and have created an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balmain East Ferry Wharf
Balmain East ferry wharf (also known as Darling Street ferry wharf) is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Balmain East. History The Balmain East ferry wharf has been operating since the 1840s as Balmain's main wharf. Originally, watermen offered the first services on demand in small rowing skiffs or sailing dinghies. In February 1844 the steamer ''Waterman'' commenced the first public ferry service between Balmain and the Australian Gas Light Company wharf at Millers Point. The service was established by Henry Perdriau, the owner of ''Perdriau Ferries'', later ''Balmain Steam Ferries''.Spindler, Graham, "Harbour Circle Walk: Notes on Loop & Alternative walks"', New South Wales Department of Planning, 2006. Accessed 20 August 2006. From the beginning of the 20th century, Sydney's electric tram system down Darling Street to the wharf and connected with the ferries. The tramway operated until 1954. As the road next to the wharf had a grade of 1 in 8, a uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transit Systems Sydney
Transit Systems NSW, previously known as Transit Systems Sydney, is a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems. History In November 2012, Transit Systems was awarded a contract by Transport for NSW to operate region 3 bus services in Western Sydney, taking over services operated by Busabout, Hopkinsons, Metro-link and Westbus. Transit Systems also took over route T80 on the Liverpool–Parramatta T-way from Western Sydney Buses. Operations commenced on 13 October 2013. On 1 July 2018, Transit Systems took over the operation of region 6 from State Transit on an eight-year contract operating services in the Canterbury-Bankstown, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, North Shore and St George regions. In December 2022, after a tendering process, Transit Systems successfully retained region 3 and was additionally awarded the services in region 13, which would be consolidated into region 3. The new contract for the combined re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
The Metro North West & Bankstown Line (numbered M1) is a rapid transit line, rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, originally running between and , before the line was extended on 19 August 2024 to . The line will be extended to in 2026. History Services commenced in May 2019 between and via as the Metro North West Line, over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. In August 2024, the service was renamed as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was extended from Chatswood to via using new tunnels built as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Sydney Metro City and Southwest project. In 2026, the service is expected to be further extended to following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion. Service Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro is a fully automated rapid transit rail system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It currently consists of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, running between Tallawong and Sydenham and consisting of 21 stations on of twin tracks, mostly underground. The first stage of the line opened on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood. This line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham on 19 August 2024 as part of the first stage of the City & Southwest project. The second stage of the project will then further extend this line to Bankstown as part of a partial conversion of the existing Bankstown railway line with a scheduled completion in 2026. Two additional lines are also under construction, as part of the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects. The Western Sydney Airport project will construct a line approximately from St Marys to the new Bradfield Station in Badgerys Creek. It will comprise six stations and service the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankstown Railway Line
The Bankstown railway line is a suburban railway which traverses the Inner West (Sydney), Inner West and Canterbury-Bankstown areas of Sydney. West of it is used by Lidcombe & Bankstown Line, T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services, while east of Bankstown it is temporarily closed to facilitate conversion for its future use by Metro North West & Bankstown Line, M1 North West & Bankstown services. Route As originally built, the line branched from the Illawarra railway line just south of Sydenham railway station, Sydney, Sydenham at Meeks Road Junction, approximately 6 kilometres southwest of Central railway station, Sydney, Central. From here the line runs westward along the valley of the Cooks River, parallel to the Metropolitan Goods railway line. At Dulwich Hill railway station, Dulwich Hill the line passes by the former Wardell Road Junction, where the Inner West Light Rail, Dulwich Hill light rail line now terminates with an overbridge interchange to the railway station. Just pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Sydney
Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station is Australia's largest and busiest railway station, and is a major transport interchange for NSW TrainLink inter-city rail services, Sydney Trains commuter rail services, Sydney Metro services, Light rail in Sydney, Sydney light rail services, bus services, and private coach transport services. The station is also known as Sydney Terminal (Platforms 1 to 12). The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. It recorded 85.4 million passenger movements in 2018 and serves over 250,000 people daily. Central station occupies a large city block separating , Surry Hills and the central business district, bounded by Railway Square and Pitt Street in the west, Eddy Avenue in the north, Elizabeth Street, Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Trains
Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of Railways in Sydney, suburban and intercity train services in and around Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban rail, urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core, that covers of route length over of track, with List of Sydney Trains railway stations, 168 stations on nine lines. Within Sydney, the network has frequencies of 5–10 minutes during peak-time at most inner-city and major stations, and 15 minutes off-peak at most minor stations. During the weekday peak, train services are more frequent. The network is managed by Transport for NSW and is part of its Opal card, Opal ticketing system. In 2023–24, 302 million passenger journeys were made on the suburban network, making it the Commuter rail in Australia, most-used rail network in Australia. History In May 2012, the Minister for Transport (New South Wales), Minister for Transport announced a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurlstone Park Railway Station
Hurlstone Park railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Hurlstone Park. History Hurlstone Park station opened on 1 February 1895 as Fern Hill when the Bankstown line opened from Sydenham to Belmore. It was renamed Hurlstone Park on 19 August 1911.Hurlstone Park Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage To the north of the station, lie two tracks that are part of the Metropolitan Goods line. The westbound line has a platform face, this was taken out of use when the Metropolitan Goods line was built in 1915. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurlstone Park Railway Station November 2017
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Hillston, New South Wales
Hillston is a township in western New South Wales, Australia, in Carrathool Shire, on the banks of the Lachlan River. It was founded in 1863 and at the had a population of 1,547. History John Oxley and his exploration party were the first European visitors to the Hillston district, in 1817. Oxley wrote in his journal: "country uninhabitable and useless for all purposes of civilised man". In 1839 William Hovell followed the Lachlan River to near the site of present-day Hillston and took up a pastoral holding called "Bellingerambil" (later named "Cowl Cowl"). Redbank The locality of present-day Hillston was a crossing-place for stock on the Lachlan River. The earliest European name for the place was 'Daisy Plains' or ‘Daisy Hill’.‘Back to Hillston Week’ (souvenir booklet), September 1931. Later it became known as "Redbank" (following the Wiradjuri name 'Melnunni', meaning "red soil"). In 1863 a stockman named William Ward Hill from nearby "Roto" station established a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
