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Camperdown (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
It was an English naval vistory over the Dutch fleet in 1797. The battle was fought off the Dutch coast near the village of Camperdown. (Reed 1969).
Description
A suburb about 2 km WNW of Darlington and about 2 km SE of Lillyfield. Boundaries and names within South Sydney City Council see map GNB3717 Boundaries within Mun. of Marrickville shown on map marked GNB 3540
Origin
After Governor Blighs large estate. Bligh called his estate Camperdown in memory of the battle of Camperdown a naval victory in which he had taken part in the Napoleonic wars.
Camperdown (SUBURB), NSW
| title | Camperdown (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 10906 |
| placename | Camperdown |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Petersham Hill |
| lga | SYDNEY |
| description | A suburb about 2 km WNW of Darlington and about 2 km SE of Lillyfield. Boundaries and names within South Sydney City Council see map GNB3717 Boundaries within Mun. of Marrickville shown on map marked GNB 3540 |
| meaning | |
| origin | After Governor Blighs large estate. Bligh called his estate Camperdown in memory of the battle of Camperdown a naval victory in which he had taken part in the Napoleonic wars. |
| history | It was an English naval vistory over the Dutch fleet in 1797. The battle was fought off the Dutch coast near the village of Camperdown. (Reed 1969). |
