Busby, New South Wales

Busby Sydney, New South Wales
Busby Public School
Postcode:	2168
Location:	37 km (23 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Liverpool
State District:	Liverpool
Federal Division:	Fowler
Suburbs around Busby: Green Valley Bonnyrigg Heckenberg Green Valley Busby Sadleir Hinchinbrook Miller Cartwright

Busby is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Busby is located 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Neighbouring suburbs include Miller, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Green Valley and Bonnyrigg.

History

Busby was named after James Busby (1801-1871), a pioneer viticulturist, widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry. Busby, who arrived in Sydney from Scotland in 1824, was a teacher of Viticulture at the Male Orphans School at Bald Hills near Liverpool. The school closed in 1851.

He was the son of John Busby (1765-1857), the engineer who constructed Busby's Bore, Sydney's second water supply from Centennial Park to Hyde Park, Sydney.

Busby was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Schools

Busby has two Primary Schools (Busby Public School and Busby West Public School) and a High School (James Busby High School). It also has Green Valley public school nearby. Ricky Smith attended Busby Public School, and still holds the school discus throw record of 20 meters. This was set in 2006.

Parks

Whitlam Park is named after former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

• Busby, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°54′51″S 150°52′57″E