Hillsdale, New South Wales
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Hillsdale is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 10km south east of the Sydney central business district in the City of Botany Bay. The post code is 2036.
Hillsdale is surrounded by the suburbs of Eastgardens, Maroubra, Matraville and Banksmeadow.
Hillsdale has a shopping centre called Southpoint, in Bunnerong Road. The Hensley Athletic Field is located on Wentworth Avenue, opposite the Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre.
[edit] History
Hillsdale was originally part of the suburb of Matraville until the 1960s. Matraville was originally reserved for the Church and Schools Corporation with income generated intended to support clergy and teachers. It reverted to the crown in 1917 and was allocated for a settlement for soldiers returning from World War I. The suburb was split between Randwick and Botany Councils. When problems arose from the division in 1961, Botany Council decided to rename its portion Gilmore, to honour Australian poet Dame Mary Gilmore (1864-1962). After the post masters general office pointed out that there already was a Gilmore, New South Wales, the council chose Hillsdale to honour Patrick Darcy Hills, who was the New South Wales minister for local government. It was a controversial choice since most residents believed that a name should have been chosen that reflected Australia's history.
Many homes were built in Hillsdale after World War II including some by the Housing Commission.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the City of Botany Bay | South-eastern Sydney | Sydney |
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Banksmeadow | Botany | Daceyville | East Botany | Eastgardens | Eastlakes | Hillsdale | Mascot | Pagewood |
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| Suburbs and localities within the City of Randwick | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Centennial Park | Chifley | Clovelly | Coogee | Hillsdale | Kensington | Kingsford | La Perouse | Little Bay | Malabar | Maroubra | Maroubra Junction | Matraville | Phillip Bay | Port Botany | Randwick | South Coogee |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
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