Smeaton Grange, New South Wales

Smeaton Grange
Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode: 2567
Location: 60 km (37 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA: Camden Council
State District: Camden
Federal Division: Macarthur
Suburbs around Smeaton Grange:
Harrington Park Currans Hill Currans Hill
Harrington Park Smeaton Grange Currans Hill
Narellan Narellan Vale Mount Annan

Smeaton Grange is an industrial suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Camden Council local government area. The suburb mainly consists of industrial buildings and warehouses.

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History

The area now known as Smeaton Grange 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] [2]

Governance

Smeaton Grange 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).

References

  1. ^ ""The History of Camden"". Camden Historical Society. http://www.camdenhistory.org.au/chcamden.html. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  2. ^ ""Aboriginal People and Place"". City of Sydney. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/themes/theme1.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

External links

Suburbs and localities within Camden Council · Macarthur · South-western Sydney · Sydney