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Eveleigh (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
Eveleigh was a major railway site.
Description
A suburb within the City of South Sydney. It is bounded by Redfern on the east Alexandria and Erskineville on the south Newtown on the west and Darlington on the North. Boundaries and names within South Sydney City Council see map GNB3717
Origin
Eveleigh was the name Lieutenant William Holden gave to his estate located at the site in the early days of colonial settlement in honour of his birthplace in England. The name also maintains the link with the Eveleigh Railway yards that occupied the bulk of the site. (See letter of 20.5.97 on file GNB3717).
Eveleigh (SUBURB), NSW
| title | Eveleigh (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 78657 |
| placename | Eveleigh |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | SYDNEY |
| description | A suburb within the City of South Sydney. It is bounded by Redfern on the east Alexandria and Erskineville on the south Newtown on the west and Darlington on the North. Boundaries and names within South Sydney City Council see map GNB3717 |
| meaning | |
| origin | Eveleigh was the name Lieutenant William Holden gave to his estate located at the site in the early days of colonial settlement in honour of his birthplace in England. The name also maintains the link with the Eveleigh Railway yards that occupied the bulk of the site. (See letter of 20.5.97 on file GNB3717). |
| history | Eveleigh was a major railway site. |
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