Camperdown, New South Wales
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| Camperdown Sydney, New South Wales |
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 A view of rooftops in Camperdown |
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| Population: | 5459 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2050 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.5 km² | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Marrickville | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Grayndler | ||||||||||||
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Camperdown is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kms south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region. Camperdown lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council. The postcode is 2050.
Camperdown is a heavily-populated suburb, that is home to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the historic Camperdown Cemetery and the University of Sydney. It was also once home to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, which was relocated to Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west. The hospital buildings and grounds have been redeveloped into luxury apartment complexes.
[edit] History
Camperdown takes its name from the Battle of Camperdown (or Camperduin in Dutch). It was named by William Bligh who received a grant of 240 acres (1 km²) of land covering present day Camperdown and parts of Newtown. The land passed to Bligh's son-in-law Maurice O'Connell, Commandant of the New South Wales Corps when Bligh returned to England. Camperdown was established as a residential and farming area in the early 19th century.
In 1827, a racecourse was opened on land where the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital now stands. The University of Sydney was incorporated in 1850 and its first building were designed by Edmund Blacket (1817-1883). In 1859, Blacket's Great Hall was opened at the university.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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