Canada Bay, New South Wales
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Canada Bay is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 11 kms west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of City of Canada Bay.
Canada Bay is also the name of the bay on Parramatta River between Concord and Five Dock. The suburb of Canada Bay sits on the southern shore and is also bordered by the suburbs of Burwood and Croydon.
[edit] History
The name Canada Bay honours a link between Australia and Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837 to 1838, 2 Irish & 56 French Canadian rebels were deported to Australia.
At the request of the local Catholic archbishop, they were brought to Sydney. Imprisoned at Longbottom Stockade, the convicts broke stone for the construction of Parramatta Road and collected oyster shells for making lime. In 1842, the French Canadians were allowed to work outside the prison. Between 1843 and 1844, all received pardons and, except for two people who died and one (Joseph Marceau) who settled in Dapto all returned to Canada. After the rebellions, the Australian Governor General and Lord High Commissioner to Canada recommended that Britain grant responsible self government to the Union of Upper and Lower Canada. In the 1850s, the Australian colonies achieved responsible government and parliamentary democracy.
Many parts of Canada Bay indicate the city's history: Exile Bay, France Bay, Durham Street, Marceau Drive, Polding Street and Gipps Street. Bayview Park has a plaque that honours the exiles and marks the point of disembarkation.
The City of Canada Bay was formed in December 2000, by the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils.
[edit] See also
City of Canada Bay for information about the Local Government Area of the same name.
[edit] External links
- City of Canada Bay website
- Canada Bay and the Canadian Exiles
- Canada in Australia: Canadian Department of Foreign and International Affairs
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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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