Banksmeadow, New South Wales
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| Banksmeadow Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Botany Bay Hotel |
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| Postcode: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3 km² | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 11 km from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Botany Bay | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Heffron | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kingsford Smith | ||||||||||||
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Banksmeadow is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 11km south east of the Sydney central business district and is in the Local Government Area of the City of Botany Bay. Banksmeadow sits on the northern shore of Botany Bay. The postcode is 2019.
[edit] History
Botany Bay is where Captain James Cook first landed ashore on 29th April 1770, when navigating his way around Australia on his ship, the Endeavour. Banksmeadow is named after the ship's botanist Joseph Banks.
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- City Of Botany Bay
| Suburbs and localities within the City of Botany Bay | South-eastern Sydney | Sydney |
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Banksmeadow | Botany | Daceyville | Eastgardens | Eastlakes | Hillsdale | Mascot | Pagewood |
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