Croom, New South Wales
| Croom Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 112 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2527 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Terragong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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Croom is a rural locality of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, part of the state suburb of Dunmore. The name has been variously spelled Croomb, Croom and Croome.[2][3] The locality shares its name with the village of Croom in County Limerick, Ireland – derived from the Irish cromadh, meaning river bend.[citation needed]
The 1,280-acre Croom estate was granted to Isabella Croker in 1839. The following year, Croker sold it to newly arrived settler Ebenezer Russell. Russell cleared the land and established a homestead, stables, dairy and mill that survive to this day. Russell became prominent within the district, and served as a foundation member of Shellharbour Municipal Council.[4]
Today, Croom is principally farmland. The north-west corner of the locality is occupied by the City of Shellharbour's Croom Sporting Complex and Shellharbour City Stadium. Croom will also play host to a section of the proposed Princes Highway Albion Park Rail bypass.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Croom (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Tongarra Museum. "Place names of Shellharbour" (PDF).
- ^ Geographical Names Board (1998). "Geographical names register extract – Croom".
- ^ Brown, Bill (30 March 2009). "Shellharbour History – Ebenezer Russell". ABC Illawarra.
- ^ Roads & Maritime Services. "Albion Park Rail bypass" (PDF).
