Dundas, New South Wales
| Dundas Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 9,676[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2117 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Parramatta, Bennelong | ||||||||||||
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Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.
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[edit] History
Dundas and surrounding areas were originally known as "The Ponds", a name still reflected in The Ponds Creek. The first private land grants in Sydney made in 1791 were in what is now North East Dundas and adjoining Dundas Valley and Ermington.
The name Dundas was first used in the area in 1799, named for the Dundas family of Scotland. There are over 100 places named in their honour, mostly in parts of the former British Empire.[2]
[edit] Transport
Dundas railway station is on the Carlingford line of the CityRail network. To the south, the next station is Rydalmere and to the north, Telopea. The station is located on Station Street, connects to Kissing Point Road by footpath. There are few Sydney Buses routes that go past Dundas.
545: Parramatta to Chastwood (Kissing Point Road) 720: Student bus route (Cumberland High School Dunmore Ave to Calder Road) 521 Parramatta to Eastwood
[edit] Schools
St Patrick's Marist College Dundas, located on Kirby Street, is a Catholic secondary school and plays host to the Shamrocks Dundas JRLFC Football Club.
- Dundas Public School is located on Kissing Point Road, opposite Calder Road.
[edit] Churches
- The local Anglican Church meets at Telopea on Saturday evenings and at Dundas on Sundays.[3]
- The Church of Scientology's Sydney Rehabilitation Project Force is located in Dundas.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract - Reference:16784". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPlpXtsyuj. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ "Dundas Telopea Anglican Church". http://dundasanglican.com.au/.
- ^ "Shane Kelsey", Brian Seymour, Today Tonight, February 13, 2012
Coordinates: 33°48′15″S 151°02′06″E / 33.80404°S 151.03510°E
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