Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Galston

Semi-rural north-western suburb named in 1887 after the birthplace in Scotland of local landowner Alexander Hutchison. A 1973 federal government proposal to build Sydney's second airport in the area failed to win support.

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Galston

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Built on Dharug land, Galston provided ironbark and white mahogany to the growing settlement in Sydney, and orchards and farmland as the land was cleared.