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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) |
| additional | |
| 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. |
