Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Gordon

Northern residential suburb. Its name derives from the Gordondale Estate of Robert McIntosh, named after Sir James Willoughby Gordon, Quartermaster-General to the Forces in the 1830s.

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Gordon grew around the railway station as businessmen sought fine vistas and spacious home sites with easy access to the city.