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'''Old Toongabbie''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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| name = Old Toongabbie |
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| city = Sydney |
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| state = New South Wales |
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| image = |
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| caption = |
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| lga = [[City of Parramatta]] |
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| postcode = 2146 |
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| est = 1792 |
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| pop = |
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| area = |
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| propval = |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Toongabbie|Toongabbie]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]] |
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| near-nw = [[Constitution Hill, New South Wales|Constitution Hill]] |
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| near-n = [[Model Farms, New South Wales|Model Farms]] |
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| near-ne = [[Winston Hills, New South Wales|Winston Hills]] |
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| near-w = [[Toongabbie, New South Wales|Toongabbie]] |
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| near-e = [[Northmead, New South Wales|Northmead]] |
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| near-sw = [[Toongabbie, New South Wales|Toongabbie]] |
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| near-s = [[Wentworthville, New South Wales|Wentworthville]] |
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| near-se = [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]] |
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| dist1 = 26 |
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| dir1 = west |
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| location1= [[Sydney CBD]] |
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}} |
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[[Image:ToongabbiePostOffice1901.jpg|thumb| Old Toongabbie Post Office 1901]] |
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'''Old Toongabbie''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Old Toongabbie is located 26 [[kilometres]] west of the [[Sydney central business district]] in the [[Local Government Areas in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Parramatta]] and is part of the [[Greater Western Sydney]] region. |
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== History== |
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Toongabbie is noted for being the third settlement set up after the British occupation of Australia in [[1788]], and Old Toongabbie includes the sites of the original colonial settlement. In the 1990s this area was reduced, with the part immediately north of Wentworthville, which is also known unofficially as the locality of Constitution Hill, being reclassified as Wentworthville. It is within the local government area of the Cty of Parramatta. |
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Toongabbie is derived from an [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] word, reported as meaning ''place by the water'' or ''meeting by the water''. It was named in June 1792 after [[Governor]] [[Arthur Phillip]] asked the local Aborigines what they called the place. |
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===European settlement=== |
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Old Toongabbie has boundaries with [[Toongabbie, New South Wales|Toongabbie]] to the west, [[Wentworthville, New South Wales|Wentworthville]] to the south, [[Northmead, New South Wales|Northmead]] to the east and [[Winston Hills, New South Wales|Winston Hills]] to the north. |
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Old Toongabbie is noted for being the third settlement set up after the [[united Kingdom|British]] occupation of Australia began in [[1788]]. It was founded as a Government Farm to grow food for the colony in April 1792. After eleven years, the government farm was closed and the land was given as grants to settlers and convicts who had done their time. |
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| ⚫ | The area is bounded on the north east by [[Toongabbie Creek]], a tributary of the [[Parramatta River]]. Although Toongabbie is relatively densely settled, in recent years programs of bushland regeneration, pollution control and remedial works to local waterways have seen a surprising return by several rare wildlife species, and in the 1990s [[platypus]] were reported to have returned to sections of Toongabbie Creek. |
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In 1860, the railway was extended to Blacktown but it took 20 years before any arrangements were made for trains to stop at Toongabbie. The first school in Toongabbie - [http://www.toongabbie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Toongabbie Public School], opened on the 3rd of May 1886. By April 1911, the school closed due to low enrolments. The school reopened February the next year and has stayed open ever since. |
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The first post office in the area was opened after many years of campaigning by local residents in 1887 in a private house on Old Windsor Road and this arrangement continued until the 1960s. The first post master was a Mr Birks wand he was paid 25 pounds a year to manage the office and bring the mail bag over from Seven Hills on horseback each day. By 1922 the number of residents and businesses had grown sufficiently to support a second office in a weatherboard cottage in Wentworth Avenue, known as Toongabbie West. A purpose built office was opened in the main shopping area in Portico Parade in 1960 becoming Toongabbie Post Office whilst the old Toongabbie Post Office was renamed Old Toongabbie. |
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From the 1990s part of this area was unofficially known as the locality of Constitution Hill. The suburb of [[Constitution Hill, New South Wales|Constitution Hill]] was officially recognised in 2007. |
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==Geography== |
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| ⚫ | The area is bounded on the north east by [[Toongabbie Creek]], a tributary of the [[Parramatta River]]. Although Toongabbie is relatively densely settled, in recent years programs of bushland regeneration, pollution control and remedial works to local waterways have seen a surprising return by several rare wildlife species, and in the 1990s [[platypus]] were reported to have returned to sections of Toongabbie Creek. |
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| Population | 3,276 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1792 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2146 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Toongabbie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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Old Toongabbie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Old Toongabbie is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Toongabbie is derived from an Aboriginal word, reported as meaning place by the water or meeting by the water. It was named in June 1792 after Governor Arthur Phillip asked the local Aborigines what they called the place.
European settlement
Old Toongabbie is noted for being the third settlement set up after the British occupation of Australia began in 1788. It was founded as a Government Farm to grow food for the colony in April 1792. After eleven years, the government farm was closed and the land was given as grants to settlers and convicts who had done their time.
In 1860, the railway was extended to Blacktown but it took 20 years before any arrangements were made for trains to stop at Toongabbie. The first school in Toongabbie - Toongabbie Public School, opened on the 3rd of May 1886. By April 1911, the school closed due to low enrolments. The school reopened February the next year and has stayed open ever since.
The first post office in the area was opened after many years of campaigning by local residents in 1887 in a private house on Old Windsor Road and this arrangement continued until the 1960s. The first post master was a Mr Birks wand he was paid 25 pounds a year to manage the office and bring the mail bag over from Seven Hills on horseback each day. By 1922 the number of residents and businesses had grown sufficiently to support a second office in a weatherboard cottage in Wentworth Avenue, known as Toongabbie West. A purpose built office was opened in the main shopping area in Portico Parade in 1960 becoming Toongabbie Post Office whilst the old Toongabbie Post Office was renamed Old Toongabbie.
From the 1990s part of this area was unofficially known as the locality of Constitution Hill. The suburb of Constitution Hill was officially recognised in 2007.
Geography
The area is bounded on the north east by Toongabbie Creek, a tributary of the Parramatta River. Although Toongabbie is relatively densely settled, in recent years programs of bushland regeneration, pollution control and remedial works to local waterways have seen a surprising return by several rare wildlife species, and in the 1990s platypus were reported to have returned to sections of Toongabbie Creek.
External links
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Old Toongabbie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
