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Bushell's tea factory
Tea blending and packing plant established in The Rocks from 1920 as headquarters for Bushells Ltd. Later transferred to Concord near the Parramatta River.
Cabbage Tree Hill Farm
Land granted to James Jenkins at present-day Warriewood 1824-25.
Cabramatta
South-western suburb which began as an agricultural township. It evolved into one of Sydney's most multicultural suburbs after the Second World War when it was settled by successive waves of European and Asian migrants.
Cabramatta Migrant Hostel
Hostel for immigrants, in Fairfield local government area, leading many Vietnamese to settle there since 1970s.
Cabramatta West
South-western residential suburb, separated from Cabramatta in 1991.
Cahill expressway
Overhead road that crosses Circular Quay above the elevated railway line.
Cambridge Gardens
Small western residential suburb east of The Northern Road. It was separated from Cambridge Park in 1981.
Cambridge Park
Western residential suburb, on land granted to Phillip Parker King in 1831 and named after the Duke of Cambridge, a friend of the King family. It was subdivided into farmlets in 1884.
Camden Airport
Airport used for flying training, charter, maintenance, gliding and ballooning. Originally the private airfield for the Macarthur family, it was requisitioned by the Commonwealth in 1939 and handed back for civil aviation in 1946.
Camden Park
New residential subdivision south of Camden.
Camden Park Estate
Estate established by John Macarthur on land granted from 1790, and still in the hands of his descendants.
Camden South
Residential suburb of Camden two kilometres south of the town centre.
Camden West
Locality on the Nepean River in south-western Sydney.