Busby, New South Wales
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| Busby Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2168 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 37 km (23 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fowler | ||||||||||||
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Busby is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Busby is located 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Neighbouring suburbs include Miller, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Green Valley and Bonnyrigg.
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[edit] History
Busby was named after James Busby, a pioneer viticulturist who grew grapes in the area in the 1820s. He was the son of John Busby (1765-1857), the engineer who constructed Busby's Bore, Sydney's second water supply from Centennial Park to Hyde Park, Sydney.
Busby was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s.
[edit] Schools
Busby has two Primary Schools (Busby Public School and Busby West Public School) and a High School (James Busby High School). It also has Green Valley public school nearby.
[edit] Parks
Whitlam Park is named after former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
[edit] External links
- Busby, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
Contains a large amount of housing commission houses.
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