Ashcroft, New South Wales
| Ashcroft Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Established: | 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2168 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fowler | ||||||||||||
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Ashcroft is a suburb in South-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ashcroft is located 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
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[edit] History
The suburb was formed as part of the Housing Commission's Green Valley development. It was named Ashcroft after the pioneering family in the district that gave the land for the site of this development. The Ashcroft family was active in establishing meat wholesaling and retailing activities at the Homebush abattoir. E.J. Ashcroft was a butcher at Liverpool in the 1890s. Although named earlier, Ashcroft was officially gazetted on 7 April 1972.
[edit] Notable residents
- Childhood home of Mark Latham, former leader of the Australian Labor Party[1].
- Joseph Gatehau, finalist on the 2006 series of Australian Idol.
- X-Factor finalists Mahogany (9th contestants eliminated) attended Ashcroft High School.
- Brad Fittler - a Rugby League great, a former Ashcroft resident and also attended Ashcroft High School.
- Jason Taylor - former Nrl player and former coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs,a former Ashcroft resident and also attended Ashcroft High School.
- Ben Te'o - Nrl player with Brisbane Broncos, and attended Ashcroft High School
[edit] Notable events
Ashcroft High School were the first co-educational school to win the Amco Shield (now called the Arrive Alive Cup). They won the Amco Shield in 1977 and again in 1985. In 1976, Ashcroft became the first City school to win the University Shield for 31 years and went on to win it again in 1977 and 1985.
[edit] References
- ^ Lagan, Bernard (2005). Loner: inside a Labor tragedy. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1741145155.
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
Coordinates: 33°55′18″S 150°53′43″E / 33.92165°S 150.89541°E
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