Prospect, New South Wales
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| Prospect Sydney, NSW |
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 The Prospect Reservoir at Sunset. |
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| Postcode: | 2148 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 32 km (20 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||
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Prospect is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Prospect is located 32 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
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[edit] History
Captain Arthur Phillip called the area 'Bellevue'. In 1789, Captain William Tench climbed to the top of the hill here and gave it the name Tench's Prospect Hill. This was later shortened to Prospect. [1]
Shortly after 1808, William Lawson was appointed aide-de-camp to George Johnston and was granted 500 acres (2.0 km²) at prospect, which he named Vereran Hall, and built a 40-room mansion there. He died on the property on 16 June 1850 and the property was eventually acquired by the Metropolitan Water Board. The house was demolished in 1926 and most of the property is submerged in what is now Prospect reservoir. [2].
Sir Joseph Banks is buried on in the cemetery on the hill.
[edit] Landmarks
- Prospect reservoir is a water storage reservoir located at the headwaters of Prospect Creek.
- St Bartholomew's Church of England is a brick church with a cemetery that contains the tomb of Lieutenant William Lawson and the graves of a number of pioneering families. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[3]
[edit] Transport
Prospect is adjacent to the Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway, providing road access to the western sections of the city and eastward to the Sydney CBD.
The Prospect Highway links Prospect to the Hills District.
Nearby Blacktown railway station provides access to the Cityrail and Countrylink networks, especially Cityrails' Western railway line. Several bus companies offer connecting services between Prospect and Blacktown, via Blacktown Road.
[edit] Notable Residents
Notable people who have resided in the suburb include:
- Natasha Crofts - Australian Mother of the Year in 2007
[edit] References
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- ^ E. W. Dunlop. Lawson, William (1774 - 1850). Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p. 2/12
[edit] External links
- Prospect, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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