Bossley Park, New South Wales

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Bossley Park
Sydney, New South Wales

Postcode:

2176

Location:

36 km (22 mi) west of Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Fairfield

State District:

Smithfield

Federal Division:

Prospect

Suburbs around Bossley Park:
Horsley Park	Wetherill Park	Wetherill Park
Abbotsbury	Bossley Park	Prairiewood
Abbotsbury	Edensor Park	Greenfield Park

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Bossley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bossley Park is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Bossley Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

1 History
2 Education
3 Places of Worship
4 Sport and recreation
5 Notable Citizens
6 External links

[edit] History

Bossley Park was first settled by early farmers, shortly after the First Fleet at Botany Bay on November 30th, 1792. Shortly after the Second World War, Bossley Park received many migrants of Italian ethnicity, who have since played a large role in the Bossley Park community.

[edit] Education

Bossley Park has numerous modern educational facilities, which are equipped with modern technology, which makes them an appealing place for children to attend. These are Bossley Park High School, Prairie Vale Public School, Mary Immaculate Primary School and Bossley Park Public School.

[edit] Places of Worship

Mary Immaculate Catholic Church

St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Assyrian Catholic Church

St Barnabas' Anglican Church - www.stbarnabasonline.com

Bossley Park residents are predominantly Catholic (Latin and Eastern), Assyrian Orthodox and Anglican.

[edit] Sport and recreation

Marconi Stadium, opened in 1956, is the home stadium of the Marconi Stallions, who won the national soccer competition, a record four times. Club Marconi is arguably the most famous landmark in Bossley Park.

[edit] Notable Citizens

Mark Schwarzer - Most capped Socceroo goalkeeper and World Cup player.

[edit] External links

Bossley Park, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°51′48″S 150°53′01″E / -33.86341, 150.88364 (Bossley Park, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°51′48″S 150°53′01″E / -33.86341, 150.88364 (Bossley Park, New South Wales)

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