Monterey, New South Wales
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Monterey is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 15km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Monterey is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale The postcode is 2217.
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[edit] Location
Monterey sits on the western shores of Botany Bay. Lady Robinson Beach and Cook Park run along the eastern border. The suburb is mostly residential with a small group of shops on Chuter Avenue, near the intersection of Scarborough Street.
[edit] History
Monterey was originally part of Brighton-Le-Sands and Ramsgate. As the area developed, street names with a Californian influence were selected such as Hollywood, Monterey, Pasadena and Culver. A small group of shops were built on Chuter Avenue, near Monterey Street. When the post office opened here it was known as the Monterey post office. Rockdale Council wanted to create a new suburb, although not everyone agreed with this name as some thought it was too American, especially with some of the street names already in the area. Since most people were in favour, Monterey was officially declared a suburb in 1972.
Scarborough Park was once part of Pat Moore's Swamp or Patmore Swamp. It was named by the Hon. Thomas Holt after the English coastal town of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
[edit] Landmarks
- Scarborough Park, Tanner Reserve, Cook Park
- Lady Robinsons Beach
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frences 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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Arncliffe | Banksia | Bardwell Park | Bardwell Valley | Bexley | Bexley North | Brighton-Le-Sands | Dolls Point | Kingsgrove | Kogarah | Kyeemagh | Monterey | Ramsgate | Ramsgate Beach | Rockdale | Sandringham | Sans Souci | Sydney International Airport | Turrella | Wolli Creek |
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