INGLEBURN, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Ingleburn' is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is situated in the outer South Western area of Sydney, about 40 km from Sydney CBD. It lies approximately half way between two regional Cities (Liverpool and Campbelltown), but is a part of the City of Campbelltown local government area.

Contents

History

Shopping

Popular Parks and Recreation Areas

Education

References

External links

History

The land in the Ingleburn area originally belonged to the Darug people who were unfortunately decimated by smallpox following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The first land grants in the area were made in 1809 to William Hall, William Neale, Joshua Alliot and Timothy Loughlin, all old soldiers of the NSW Corps. As such, the area became known as "Soldier Flat".^[1]
In 1869, a rail platform was built on the old Neale grant and given the name Macquarie Fields Station after a property to the north. However, in 1881 the Macquarie Fields estate subdivided to become the new village of Macquarie Fields. The fact that the station was a long way from the village caused confusion so a new name was sought for the station and Ingleburn was chosen in 1883. One theory has it was named after a local house formerly owned by Mary Ruse, daughter of pioneer James Ruse. Other records indicate it was named after a British town although the corresponding town hasn't been identified.
The village of Ingleburn was born in 1885 when the land owned by a developer called FitzStubbs was subdivided. A public school was opened in 1887 followed by a post office in 1889. By 1896, the area was large enough to have its own municipal council. Town improvements such as street lights and water didn't arrive until after World War I and in 1948, the council was merged into Cambelltown's.
In 1969, a large area west of the railway line was rezoned to become an industrial estate. Protests from local residents saw the plan shelved temporarily but within ten years, the west side of town had become largely industrial and remains so to this day. More housing subdivisions were made on the outskirts of town in the 1970s including Housing Commission developments.

Shopping

Ingleburn has plenty of shopping like:

★ Target country

★ Coles

★ Woolworths

★ Bakers delight

★ Ingleburn Fair

★ Ingleburn town center

★ Ingleburn CBD

Popular Parks and Recreation Areas

Milton Park , shared by the boundaries of Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields is a popular venue for Cricket , Football and Baseball teams. It is also used as the Presentation area for the Annual Ingleburn Alive festivals Evening Fireworks. The Park is home to the ANSO Night Operative Group which frequently hold social events at this venue.

Education

Ingleburn is served at the primary and secondary school level by the following schools:

★ Ingleburn North Public

★ Ingleburn Public

★ Ingleburn High School

★ Sackville Street Public

★ Holy Family Primary School. (Catholic)

References

1. History of Ingleburn

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