CONCORD, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Concord' is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Concord is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.
Concord is known as the 'Park Suburb' of the inner west. Concord West is a separate suburb, to the north-west.

Contents

History

Commercial Area

Parks

Notable Residents

Pop Culture

References

External links

History

Concord takes its name from Concord, Massachusetts, in the USA. It was the site of the Battle of Concord, the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1778). Some historians believe the suburb was named Concord, to encourage a peaceful attitude between soldiers and settlers. The first land grants in the area were made in 1793.
Concord Council amalgamated with Drummoyne Council in 2000 to form the City of Canada Bay. It is also the name of the surrounding parish.

Commercial Area

Concord features a small shopping strip in Majors Bay Road. Several cafes and restaurants featuring outside dining are located here. The restaurants and shops include wood-fired Pizzeria, Chinese restaurants, take away restaurants, an organic supermarket, an Italian Delicatessen and Coles supermarket.

Parks

Concord has many parks, which include:

★ Queen Elizabeth Park (formerly called "Concord Park", renamed to honour Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Australia in 1954)

★ Henley Park (former cemetry, most bodies exhumed and re-located to Rookwood Cemetery in the late 1930's)

★ Central Park

★ Authur Walker

★ Ron Routly

★ St. Lukes Park

★ Concord Oval (home ground of Inter Lions Soccer Club)

★ Cabarita Park

Notable Residents

★ Isaac Nichols - Australia Post's first postmaster and original owner of Walker Estate.

★ Thomas Walker of Yaralla (1804 - September 2, 1886) - Australian politician, banker, prominent land owner in Concord, and father of Dame Eadith Campbell Walker.

★ Dame Eadith Campbell Walker (1861 -1937) - Australian philanthropist and major land owner in Concord for much of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Aided in establishing Concord Repatriation General Hospital.

Pop Culture

★ Australian drama series All Saints (TV series), is set in the fictional ''All Saints General Western Hospital''. The external shots (the sweeping shots of the skyline and hospital) are filmed at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital.

★ Australian series Grass Roots was set in the fictional suburb of Arcadia Waters. Many external shots were filmed around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road.

References

★ ''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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