Zetland, New South Wales
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| Zetland Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 578 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 4 km (2 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Heffron | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Zetland is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Zetland is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Zetland is a largely industrial suburb with medium to high density residential areas. Zetland is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing gentrification. This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and residential developments.
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[edit] Transport
Green Square railway station on the City Rail Airport and East Hills line is located on the northern edge of Zetland. Central railway station is the next station to the north and Mascot railway station is the next station to the south.
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[edit] History
Zetland was named for Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, who was a friend of Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. [1] Zetland is an archaic spelling of Shetland.
Zetland originally featured a lagoon and swamp which was drained in the early 1900s to create the Victoria Park racecourse. [2] It was bordered by O’Dea Avenue, South Dowling Street, Epsom Road and Joynton Avenue. The privately owned racecourse was closed after World War II and the land bought by the British Motor Corporation for a car plant. In 1974, Leyland Australia closed the car plant [3] and the site was acquired by the Commonwealth of Australia for a Naval Stores depot which operated until the mid 1990s. The site was redeveloped into high density housing.
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[edit] References
- ^ Extract - Geographical Names Board
- ^ Weirick, J.Watering Sydney. Architecture Australia, accessed 13 January, 2008.
- ^ History, Victoria Park, Landcom. Accessed 13 January, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Zetland, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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