ROSEBERY, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Rosebery' is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rosebery is located 6km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2018.
Rosebery has a mix of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The northern parts of Rosebery and the adjacent Green Square are part of an area that is currently undergoing gentrification. This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and residential developments.

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Commercial Area

Schools

History

References

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Commercial Area

A small shopping centre is located on Gardeners Road. Commercial and industrial developments are also located on and around Botany Road.

Schools

Gardeners Road Public School.

History

Rosebery was named after Archibald Phillip Primrose, the fifth Earl of Rosebery, prime minister of England in 1894-95. The suburb was named in his honour after his visit to Australia for two months in 1883-84.
Rosebery was once the site of Rosebery Racecourse, which first opened as a pony track in 1906. Race meetings held by the Associated Racing Clubs became as popular as those at Randwick, especially in the 1920s. The track became an army camp during World War II. After the war, it became a training track used by the Sydney Turf Club.
In 1961 much of the land was purchased by the Rosebery Town Planning Company and developed as an industrial area. The housing commission purchased the remaining acres for high density public housing.

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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