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Building Bankstown Square shopping mall 1966

By
David J. Hickson
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[d7_22872 / Australian Photographic Agency 22872]
(Mitchell Library)

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Hickson, David J.

State Library of New South Wales

Economy

With the arrival of Europeans, the traditional economy of Aboriginal clans was disrupted, and gave way to the convict economy of the Commissariat and government stores. But this closed economy was soon opened by free settlement, whaling and sealing, shipping and farming success, making Sydney the port for a vast hinterland. Depressions and booms alternated, bringing poverty and prosperity to the city. Sydney's growth and diversity mean that regional economies now exist within the Sydney region.

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Bankstown

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South-western suburb named for colonial botanist Joseph Banks, now home to an ethnically diverse population. During the Second World War the presence of the US Army Air Force at Bankstown Aerodrome led to the area becoming known as 'Yankstown'.

Bankstown Square

One of Sydney's first major shopping malls, located in Bankstown in Sydney's south-west.

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