Catherine Field, New South Wales

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Catherine Field
SydneyNew South Wales
Postcode: 2557
Location: 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA: Camden Council
State District: Camden
Federal Division: Macarthur
Suburbs around Catherine Field:
Bringelly Rossmore Leppington
Oran Park Catherine Field Varroville
Harrington Park Currans Hill Eschol Park

Catherine Field is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Catherine Field is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Camden Council.

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[edit] History

The area now known as Catherine Field was originally home to the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep. [1]

Catherine Field was home to a theme park called El Caballo Blanco in the 1980s.

[edit] Politics

Catherine Field is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by David Funnell (currently deputy mayor of Camden), Cindy Cagney and Peter Johnson. Chris Patterson is currently the local mayor. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by former ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by former mayor Geoff Corrigan (Labor).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The History of Camden". Camden Council. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.

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