Lidcombe (SUBURB), NSW Details

History

Post office opened as Haslems Creek on 16.10.1868 changed to Rookwood 15.7.1876 to Lidcombe 15.12.1913. Railway station used the same names changing on 1.11.1858 1876 and 1.1.1914.

Description

A suburb about 5 km WNW of Strathfield and about 4 km SE of Granville. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB3576.

Origin

In the 1890s the area was known as Rookwood but residents did not like the association with the cemetery and suggested the combination of the names of two former mayors Lidbury and Larcombe to make Lidcombe.

Lidcombe (SUBURB), NSW
title Lidcombe (SUBURB)
additional
state NSW
reference 32910
placename Lidcombe
designation SUBURB
geographical name
previous names Haslems Creek; Rookwood
lga AUBURN
description A suburb about 5 km WNW of Strathfield and about 4 km SE of Granville. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB3576.
meaning
origin In the 1890s the area was known as Rookwood but residents did not like the association with the cemetery and suggested the combination of the names of two former mayors Lidbury and Larcombe to make Lidcombe.
history Post office opened as Haslems Creek on 16.10.1868 changed to Rookwood 15.7.1876 to Lidcombe 15.12.1913. Railway station used the same names changing on 1.11.1858 1876 and 1.1.1914.
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