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Beaconsfield Estate, Bankstown: on the proposed...

Beaconsfield Estate, Bankstown: on the proposed loop line St Peters Liverpool 1880-1890

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From a fine stream to an industrial watercourse

As Sydney expanded in the nineteenth century the picturesque waterways and valleys of the Cooks River were to host a network of waterworks and rail and road infrastructure that were to degrade the landscape forever.

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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'.

Liverpool

South-western suburb based around the town founded by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810, which remained a satellite town of Sydney until suburban development incorporated it into the city in the mid-twentieth century.

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Revesby

Western residential and industrial suburb, named for Revesby Abbey, the home of Sir Joseph Banks in Lincolnshire. It developed after the railway station opened in 1931.

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St Peters

Inner western residential, commercial and industrial suburb, named after the Anglican church around which it developed. It is recognisable by the iconic chimneys of the former brickworks, now part of Sydney Park, built to take advantage of vast deposits of clay.

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