Portal:City of Bankstown/Did you know

...that Bankstown was named after botanist Sir Joseph Banks.
...that On 27 May 1980, during a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Bankstown was accorded city status.
...that Bankstown Airport was under the control of the US 35th Fighter squadron (United States Army Air Forces) and the 41st Pursuit Group & British Fleet Air Arm during WWII
...that in March of 1942 (WWII) a large amount of American servicemen were stationed in Bankstown earning the suburb the nickname ‘Yankstown’.
...that In 1826, bush rangers were hanged on the site where the water tower (on the Hume Hwy, near Stacey St) now stands.
...that the Malek Fahd Islamic School is the largest Islamic school in Australia,
...that Bankstown has 293 parks covering 730 hectares within its city limits. There are 41 sports grounds, 12 community parks and 18 natural parklands.
...that the area now known as Yagoona, Bass Hill, and north Bankstown was called Irish Town, due to the high concentration of Irish rebels transported here from Ireland in the late 1700s.
...that Black Charlie's Hill, located in Simmat Avenue Condell Park, New South Wales was named after a local identity who's nickname was 'Black Charlie'. His real name is said to have been Charles Luzon or Charlie Lopez, a man of Aboriginal ancestry.
...that Bass Hill, New South Wales is named after George Bass (1771-1803), a surgeon and explorer who was granted land in the suburb in 1798.