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:''For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Blacktown.''
:''For the local government area, see City of Blacktown.''
'Blacktown' is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of City of Blacktown. Blacktown is also the largest of any suburb or township in New South Wales.
Governor Lachlan Macquarie had an understanding attitude towards Aborigines and made several attempts to raise their standard of living. One of his ideas was to grant them their own land and ''Blacks' Town'' was established in 1821 in the area of present Plumpton.
A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North (this intersecton is now in the suburbs of Hassall Grove, Glendenning and Quakers Hill [1]). The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.
The Blacktown Commercial Business District is located close to Blacktown railway station. Westpoint Blacktown is a major shopping centre in Blacktown. The Blacktown CBD features the following landmarks:
★ Blacktown City Council corporate head office
★ Blacktown Courthouse and Police Station
★ Max Webber Library - Blacktown City Council's newly completed central library
★ Blacktown Hospital
★ Blacktown railway station is on the Western Line of the CityRail network. A bus interchange is located near the station.
★ Evans High School
★ Blacktown Boys High School
★ Blacktown Girls High School
★ Patrician Brothers College Blacktown
★ Blacktown TAFE
★ Shelley Public School which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
★ Blacktown Showground (Francis Park)
★ Blacktown International Ice Arena - home of the Western Sydney Ice Dogs of the AIHL
★ Alpha Park
Today, the City of Blacktown continues to be home to a large Aboriginal population, the largest Aboriginal population of any metropolitan local government area. It has a large population of recent migrants to Australia. [2]
★ ActressToni Collette was raised here.
★ Actress Kym Valentine was raised here
:''For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Blacktown.''
:''For the local government area, see City of Blacktown.''
'Blacktown' is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of City of Blacktown. Blacktown is also the largest of any suburb or township in New South Wales.
| Contents |
| History |
| Commercial Area |
| Transport |
| Schools |
| Sport and Recreation |
| Population |
| Demographics |
| Notable Residents |
| External links |
History
Governor Lachlan Macquarie had an understanding attitude towards Aborigines and made several attempts to raise their standard of living. One of his ideas was to grant them their own land and ''Blacks' Town'' was established in 1821 in the area of present Plumpton.
A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North (this intersecton is now in the suburbs of Hassall Grove, Glendenning and Quakers Hill [1]). The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.
Commercial Area
The Blacktown Commercial Business District is located close to Blacktown railway station. Westpoint Blacktown is a major shopping centre in Blacktown. The Blacktown CBD features the following landmarks:
★ Blacktown City Council corporate head office
★ Blacktown Courthouse and Police Station
★ Max Webber Library - Blacktown City Council's newly completed central library
★ Blacktown Hospital
Transport
★ Blacktown railway station is on the Western Line of the CityRail network. A bus interchange is located near the station.
Schools
★ Evans High School
★ Blacktown Boys High School
★ Blacktown Girls High School
★ Patrician Brothers College Blacktown
★ Blacktown TAFE
★ Shelley Public School which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary.
Sport and Recreation
★ Blacktown Showground (Francis Park)
★ Blacktown International Ice Arena - home of the Western Sydney Ice Dogs of the AIHL
★ Alpha Park
Population
Demographics
Today, the City of Blacktown continues to be home to a large Aboriginal population, the largest Aboriginal population of any metropolitan local government area. It has a large population of recent migrants to Australia. [2]
Notable Residents
★ ActressToni Collette was raised here.
★ Actress Kym Valentine was raised here
External links
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