Berala, New South Wales
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Berala is a suburb in south-western parts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Auburn Council. The postcode is 2141. Berala is only a small community.
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[edit] Golf Course
The Carnarvon Golf Course, located at Nottinghill Road and Joseph Street, has had a varied history reflecting the social history of Berala:
1. The first site was in use from 1927 to 1932 and occupied an area running east and west on the northern side of Parramatta Road, Lidcombe between Wetherill Street and Hill Road in an area currently covered by the M4.
2. The “Old Course” was in an area of three paddocks north of Fariola Street in an area owned by the Newington State Hospital (now Silverwater Prison) which consisted of nine holes in the top paddock (holes one-eight and eighteen). Seven holes in the bottom paddock, now Wilson Park, and the sixteenth and seventeenth holes in a paddock leased from Lidcombe Council on the southern side of Holker Street.
3. This course was in use from 1932 until early 1943 when the top paddock and the Clubhouse were taken over by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
4. The Silverwater Course was used from 1942 to 1949 and was a nine-hole course where the bottom paddock held holes one-two and five-nine with the third and fourth holes in the Council paddock.
5. The present site which originally consisted of Lidcombe Sports and Showground and the western grazing paddock of Lidcombe State Hospital was obtained in 1947 and officially opened in December, 1949.[1]
[edit] Schools
They only have one school in the area which is called Berala Public School.
[edit] People
Berala contains people from many different cultural backgrounds including European such as Croatian and Ukrainian, Asian such as Balinese, but still holds a strong Australian heritage.
The suburb of Berala is home to the notorious B.S.E(Berala Street Elite) who protect the community from rival gangs and have also formed an alliance with another clique from the Ashfield region known as the P.L.B. The official colours of B.S.E is purple which was formed by blending the bloods and the crips to create peace in the neighborhood.
[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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