Padstow, New South Wales
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Padstow is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 22km south west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown.
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| Sydney suburbs near Padstow (City of Bankstown) |
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| Revesby Heights | Padstow Heights | Peakhurst |
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[edit] Location
Padstow is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the north by Bankstown and on the east by Salt Pan Creek, which is a stream feeding into the Georges River. Padstow Heights is a separate suburb to the south, on the Georges River. The M5 South Western Motorway traverses the northern end of the suburb, which is also the location of a number of light industrial facilities. Interestingly, a number of the streets in the vicinity of Padstow railway station are named for Egyptian themes, including Arab Road, Cairo Avenue, Pyramid Avenue and Sphinx Avenue. To the east of Padstow, on the border with Revesby there is also a group of streets with planet names Uranus Road, Mars Street and Neptune Street.
[edit] Transport
Padstow railway station is on the City Rail East Hills line, west of Riverwood and east of Revesby.
There are several bus routes that pass through Padstow, all operated by Veolia NSW (a Connex company). The 926 travels from Revesby Heights to Bankstown, via Padstow and Revesby. The 927 travels from One Tree Point (the southernmost tip of Padstow Heights) to Bankstown. (These services developed from routes established by McVicar's Bus Service.) The 948 travels from Bankstown to Hurstville, via Padstow and Peakhurst. The 962/963 travels from Padstow to Miranda via Menai. These routes are subject to change mid-2006 with the introduction of new routes in an attempt to increase efficiency by Veolia NSW and the State Government.
[edit] History
Padstow was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.
The estate included the grants of Simon McGuigan (130 acres), Joseph Cunningham (50 acres) and Michael Conroy (40 acres). Timber-getting and farming were the main activities here.
The Padstow Park post office opened in 1927 and the first school opened in January 1929. The railway station opened on the 21st December 1931, which encouraged development in the area, especially after World War II. The suburb’s name was changed to Padstow in 1939.
[edit] Local Identities
Australian Rugby League player Brad Woolford is a well known Padstow local. He was a member of the Illawarra Steelers from 1975-1982, and played for Australia in the English test of 1981 as a winger.
[edit] Schools and Churches
The area of Padstow contains four schools - three public schools and one Catholic school. All are K-6, with students then moving to schools in the nearby suburbs of Revesby, Picnic Point, East Hills or Milperra. Padstow North Public School is located on Watson Road, with an access from Halcyon Avenue. Padstow Park Public School is located on Faraday Road but is bounded by Doyle Road and Segers Avenue. Padstow Park Public School gains its title from the original name of the suburb. It is the oldest school in the suburb. The other State owned school is on Chamberlain Road at Padstow Heights.
St Therese Primary School is on a property with an address of Chamberlain Road but also has an entrance from Harvey Avenue. The presbetry for the St Therese Catholic Church is located on Harvey Avenue. St Therese Primary School is a single stream school which was opened in 1963. Other churches in the area include; Padstow Baptist Church, Padstow Congregational Church, Padstow Chinese Congregational Church, Lifegate Community Church, Padstow Anglican Church - St Johns and Padstow Uniting Church.
[edit] Sport
The suburb is home to two Junior Soccer Clubs: Padstow United whose home ground is Playford Park at the intersection of Gibson, Cahors, Watson and Sphinx Roads and the Padstow Hornets which play at Stuart Street Reserve on Stuart Street. Both clubs are known for their dirty tactics and poaching players from other clubs.
In the 1960s the suburb also supported additional soccer clubs including the now defunct clubs of Padstow Pirates Soccer Club (later renamed South Bankstown Soccer Club) and the Padstow Hotspurs Soccer Club. The Padstow Pirates and South Bankstown Soccer clubs also used Playford Park as their home ground.
The now defunct St Lukes Junior Rugby League Club's home ground was at Padstow Park which is on the corner of Davies Road and Banks Road. Padstow Panthers Junior Rugby League Club shares its name with the suburb although its home ground is at the Vale of Ah, Milperra.
Padstow is also home to Doug Frost Swim School, where Ian Thorpe first began swimming.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Padstow, Cornwall, UK - Most recent functioning edition from the Internet Archive.
| Suburbs and localities within the City of Bankstown | South-western Sydney | Sydney |
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Bankstown | Bass Hill | Birrong | Chester Hill | Chullora | Condell Park | East Hills | Georges Hall | Greenacre | Milperra | Mount Lewis | Padstow | Padstow Heights | Panania | Picnic Point | Potts Hill | Punchbowl | Revesby | Revesby Heights | Sefton | Villawood | Yagoona |
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