Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Lilyfield

Inner-western suburb bounded to the west by Iron Cove. It is the site of the former Callan Park Hospital.

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The name Lilyfield was chosen by local residents, possibly to try and obscure the memory of Lilyfield's stinking tanneries and boiling down works, along Whites Creek, which were later moved to Botany. With the smell gone, suburban development spread.