Brooklyn (SUBURB), NSW Details

History

Peats Ferry Post Office changed its name to Brooklyn in 1888.

Description

A town about 2 km SSE of of Spectacle Island and about 2 km W by N of Croppy Point. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3707

Origin

Said to have been named after the Brooklyn Bridge Company who built the first railway bridge here. BROOKLYN- Named after the Union Bridge company of New York U.S.A. (Brooklyn) in 1888. Now known as The Hawkesbury River. (Information from Shire of Hornsby-Diamond Jubilee 1966)

Brooklyn (SUBURB), NSW
title Brooklyn (SUBURB)
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state NSW
reference 9530
placename Brooklyn
designation SUBURB
geographical name
previous names Village of Brooklyn; Bywater
lga HORNSBY
description A town about 2 km SSE of of Spectacle Island and about 2 km W by N of Croppy Point. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3707
meaning
origin Said to have been named after the Brooklyn Bridge Company who built the first railway bridge here. BROOKLYN- Named after the Union Bridge company of New York U.S.A. (Brooklyn) in 1888. Now known as The Hawkesbury River. (Information from Shire of Hornsby-Diamond Jubilee 1966)
history Peats Ferry Post Office changed its name to Brooklyn in 1888.
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