Misplaced Pages

#812187

70-567: The first issue of the Weekly Advance was published on February 5, 1892, with issues released weekly on Fridays. The paper was published by W. H. Windsor at the paper's office, located at the Colonnade, Granville and printed by Fuller's Lightning Printing Works Company, at Parramatta . The Lightning Printing Works were owned by C. E. Fuller and Co., proprietor of the Weekly Advance , who also owned The Cumberland Mercury and Parramatta Gazette , and

140-583: A Ryde -based newspaper the River Times . On 28 April 1894, Cyrus Fuller announced that his company's three newspaper titles would be unified, with the Weekly Advance and River Times absorbed into a retitled The Cumberland Mercury . The change took effect from The Cumberland Mercury issue Vol. XXIX, No. 2113, dated Saturday, May 5, 1894. In April 1895, the owners of the rival The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate (also known as The Cumberland Argus ) purchased The Cumberland Mercury , along with

210-582: A second lieutenant on 25 January 1776, aged 17. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 25 January 1778 at the age of 19 years and 3 months. He fought against the American forces in their War of Independence . He was captured when HMS  Mermaid was driven ashore on the Maryland coast at Assateague Island near the then extant Sinepuxent Inlet on the morning of 8 July 1778, by the French under Comte d'Estaing . Tench

280-558: A combined route at Rydalmere or Camellia and pass through Parramatta before terminating at Westmead. The line will open in 2024. The under construction Sydney Metro West will be a metro line run between the Sydney central business district and Westmead. Announced in 2016, the line is set to open in 2032 with a station in Parramatta , Parramatta Road has always been an important thoroughfare for Sydney from its earliest days. From Parramatta

350-471: A group of Bidjigal warriors, estimated to be at least 100, in an attack on the town of Parramatta. The local garrison withdrew to their barracks and Pemulwuy held the town until he was eventually shot and wounded. A year later, a government farm at Toongabbie was attacked by Pemulwuy, who challenged the New South Wales Corps to a fight. Governor Arthur Phillip built a small house for himself on

420-478: A location that he called The Crescent, a defensible hill curved round a river bend, now in Parramatta Park . As a settlement developed, Governor Phillip gave it the name "Rose Hill" after British politician George Rose . On 4 June 1791 Phillip changed the name of the township to Parramatta, approximating the term used by the local Aboriginal people. A neighbouring suburb acquired the name "Rose Hill", which today

490-525: A school for Aboriginal children at Parramatta as part of a policy of improving relations between Aboriginal and European communities. This school was later relocated to "Black Town" . Parramatta has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ) with mild to cool, somewhat short winters and warm to usually hot summers, alongside moderate rainfall spread throughout the year. Summer maximum temperatures are quite variable, often reaching above 35 °C (95 °F), on average 13.1 days in

560-577: A zoo until 1951 when the animals were transferred to Taronga Zoo . Parramatta is known as the 'River City' as the Parramatta River flows through the Parramatta CBD. Its foreshore features a playground, seating, picnic tables and pathways that are increasingly popular with residents, visitors and CBD workers. Prince Alfred Square is a Victorian era park located within the CBD on the northern side of

630-629: Is a Christian liberal arts college with a campus in Parramatta located at 30 Cowper Street. The University of Sydney has also announced that it intends to establish a new campus in Parramatta. The Parramatta Advertiser is the local newspaper serving Parramatta and surrounding suburbs. On 16 March 2020, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation opened a new Western Sydney newsroom in Horwood Place at Parramatta incorporating space for 12 staff and news production equipment with

700-564: Is a central suburb of the City of Parramatta and a major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney . Parramatta is located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of the Sydney CBD , on the banks of the Parramatta River . It is commonly regarded as the secondary central business district of metropolitan Sydney . Parramatta is the municipal seat of the local government area of

770-533: Is at the Charles Street Weir, which divides the tidal saltwater from the freshwater of the upper river, on the eastern boundary of the Central Business District. The wharf is the westernmost destination of Sydney Ferries ' Parramatta River ferry services . The Parramatta Light Rail project was announced in 2015. Lines originating from Carlingford and Olympic Park via Wentworth Point will form

SECTION 10

#1733094196813

840-537: Is home to many shops and restaurants. The northern end of Church Street, close to Lennox Bridge, features al fresco dining with a diverse range of cuisines. Immediately south of the CBD Church Street is known across Sydney as 'Auto Alley' for the many car dealerships lining both sides of the street as far as the M4 Motorway. Since 2000, Parramatta has seen the consolidation of its role as a government centre, with

910-534: Is located in Cowper Street, Parramatta. Parramatta's Mosque is in an apartment building on Marsden Street, Parramatta. The district is served by BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu temple located on Eleanor St, Rosehill, and a Murugan Hindu temple in Mays Hill , off Great Western Highway. Parramatta Park is a large park adjacent to Western Sydney Stadium that is a popular venue for walking, jogging and bike riding. It

980-645: Is one of the oldest active Salvation Army Corps in Australia. Parramatta is also home to the Parramatta and Districts Synagogue, which services the Jewish community of western Sydney. The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of St Ioannis (St John The Frontrunner) Greek Orthodox Church was established in Parramatta in May 1960 under the ecumenical jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia to serve

1050-512: Is served by Sydney Trains Cumberland Line , Leppington & Inner West Line and North Shore & Western Line services. NSW TrainLink operate intercity services on the Blue Mountains Line as well as services to rural New South Wales. The station was originally opened in 1855, located in what is now Granville , and known as Parramatta Junction. The station was moved to its current location and opened on 4 July 1860, five years after

1120-582: Is served by buses utilising the North West T-Way to Rouse Hill and the Liverpool-Parramatta T-way to Liverpool. Parramatta is also serviced by one high frequency Metrobus service: A free bus Route 900 is operated by Transit Systems in conjunction with the state government. Route 900 circles Parramatta CBD. A free bus also links Western Sydney Stadium to Parramatta railway station during major sporting events. The Parramatta ferry wharf

1190-482: Is spelt " Rosehill ". In an attempt to deal with the food crisis, Phillip in 1789 granted a convict named James Ruse the land of Experiment Farm at Parramatta on the condition that he develop a viable agriculture. There, Ruse became the first European to successfully grow grain in Australia. The Parramatta area was also the site of the pioneering of the Australian wool industry by John Macarthur 's Elizabeth Farm in

1260-550: Is successor to an earlier school 'Parramatta Commercial and Household Arts School'. Others schools include Parramatta Public School, Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta West Public School, and St Patrick's Primary Parramatta. Several tertiary education facilities are also located within Parramatta. A University of New England study centre and two Western Sydney University campuses are situated in Parramatta. The Western Sydney University Parramatta Campus consists of two sites: Parramatta South (the primary site) which occupies

1330-652: Is the Parramatta Courthouse and the Drug Court of New South Wales . The Garfield Barwick Commonwealth Law Courts Building (named in honour of Sir Garfield Barwick ), houses courts of the Federal Magistrates Court and the Family Court of Australia . The NSW Government has also announced plans to secure up to 45,000 m of new A-grade leased office space in Parramatta to relocate a further 4,000 workers from

1400-536: Is the natural amphitheatre located on one of the bends of the river, named by Governor Philip as "the Crescent", which is used to stage concerts. It is home to the Dairy Cottage , built from 1798 to 1805, originally a single-room cottage and is one of the earliest surviving cottages in Australia. The remains of Governor Brisbane's private astronomical observatory, constructed in 1822, are visible. Astronomers who worked at

1470-584: Is the second oldest city in Australia, being only 10 months younger than Sydney. The British Colonists, who had arrived in January 1788 on the First Fleet at Sydney Cove , had only enough food to support themselves for a short time and the soil around Sydney Cove proved too poor to grow the amount of food that 1,000 convicts , soldiers and administrators needed to survive. During 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip had reconnoitred several places before choosing Parramatta as

SECTION 20

#1733094196813

1540-564: The Admiralty called for volunteers for a three-year tour with the newly forming New South Wales Marine Corps for service at Botany Bay . in December 1786, Tench's offer to re-enter the corps was accepted. In May 1787, he sailed on the transport ship Charlotte . Before sailing with the fleet, Tench arranged with the London publishing firm of Debrett's to write a book, describing his experience of

1610-498: The City of Parramatta and is often regarded as one of the primary centres of the Greater Sydney metropolitan region, along with the Sydney CBD , Penrith , and Liverpool . Parramatta also has a long history as a second administrative centre in the Sydney metropolitan region, playing host to a number of government departments, as well as state and federal courts. It is often colloquially referred to as "Parra". Parramatta, which

1680-652: The Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League and Western Sydney Wanderers of the A-League . Both teams formerly played matches at Parramatta Stadium that has since been demolished, and replaced with the 30,000-seat Western Sydney Stadium . Parramatta Stadium was also home to the now dissolved Sydney Wave of the former Australian Baseball League and Parramatta Power of the former National Soccer League . The newly built Bankwest Stadium opened its gates for

1750-564: The Parramatta River . It is one of the oldest public parks in New South Wales with trees dating from c.  1869 . Prior to being a public park, it was the site of Parramatta's second gaol from 1804 until 1841 and the first female factory in Australia between 1804 and 1821. In contrast to the high level of car dependency throughout Sydney, a greater proportion of Parramatta's workers travelled to work on public transport (45.2%) than by car (36.2%) in 2016. Parramatta railway station

1820-538: The Weekly Advance and River Times titles and the Fuller's Lightning Printing Works from Cyrus E. Fuller. All three titles were incorporated into The Cumberland Argus from issue Vol. VIII, no. 397, dated 4 May 1895. Hardcopy of the Weekly Advance is available from 5 February 1892 to 27 January 1893. These issues are held by the State Library of New South Wales in offsite storage. Gosford Micrographics Pty Ltd filmed

1890-536: The 1790s. Philip Gidley King 's account of his visit to Parramatta on 9 April 1790 is one of the earliest descriptions of the area. Walking four miles with Governor Phillip to Prospect, he saw undulating grassland interspersed with magnificent trees and a great number of kangaroos and emus . The Battle of Parramatta , a major battle of the Australian frontier wars , occurred in March 1797 where Eora leader Pemulwuy led

1960-469: The 1820s. In 1803, another famous incident occurred in Parramatta, involving a convicted criminal named Joseph Samuel , originally from England. Samuel was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by hanging, but the rope broke. In the second attempt, the noose slipped off his neck. In the third attempt, the new rope broke. Governor King was summoned and pardoned Samuel, as the incident appeared to him to be divine intervention . In 1814, Macquarie opened

2030-681: The Aborigines of Sydney, the Gadigal and Cammeraygal , whom he referred to as "Indians". He was friendly with Bennelong , Barangaroo and several others. He stayed in Sydney until December 1791 when he sailed home on HMS  Gorgon , arriving in Plymouth in July 1792. In 1791 he studied the progress of the colony as research for his second book, visiting, among others, the farm of the convict Thomas William Parr, whom he found to have made improvements as required by

2100-532: The Channel fleet's blockade of Brest . In November 1794, Bligh surrendered HMS Alexander after the action of 6 November 1794 , a hard-fought battle with three French ships. The crew were initially imprisoned on ships in Brest harbour. Later Tench and Bligh were moved to Quimper and imprisoned on parole. Bligh kept Tench close by because Tench was fluent in French. During this time, Tench wrote, but probably did not send,

2170-453: The Darug language, and are incorrect. To this day many eels and other sea creatures are attracted to nutrients that are concentrated where the saltwater of Port Jackson meets the freshwater of the Parramatta River . The Parramatta Eels rugby league club chose their symbol as a result of this phenomenon. Parramatta was occupied by Europeans in 1788, the same year as Sydney. As such, Parramatta

Weekly Advance - Misplaced Pages Continue

2240-470: The Parramatta Hospital in 1949. Parramatta is a major business and commercial centre, and home to Westfield Parramatta , the tenth largest shopping centre in Australia . Parramatta is also the major transport hub for Western Sydney, servicing trains and buses, as well as having a ferry wharf and future light rail and metro services. Major upgrades have occurred around Parramatta railway station with

2310-660: The Sydney CBD. Parramatta Square (previously known as Civic Place) is a civic precinct located in the heart of the city, adjacent to Parramatta Town Hall. The Parramatta Square construction works included a redevelopment of the Parramatta Civic Centre, construction of a new culture and arts centre, and the construction of a new plaza. The designs of the first two projects, a 65-storey residential skyscraper and an office building were announced on 20 July 2012. Concerns from CASA about infringements into controlled airspace from

2380-457: The area before European settlement regarded the area as rich in food from the river and forests. They named the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means Eel ("Burra") Place ("matta"). Similar Darug words include Cabramatta (Grub place) and Wianamatta (Mother place). Other references are derived from the words of Captain Watkin Tench , a white British man with a poor understanding of

2450-758: The available issues of the Weekly Advance into a single reel of microfilm in August 1993. This microfilm can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales, the National Library of Australia and the library services at Cumberland and Parramatta Councils. All available issues of the Weekly Advance are available on the National Library of Australia's Trove digital newspapers and more website. Parramatta, New South Wales Parramatta ( / ˌ p ær ə ˈ m æ t ə / ; Dharuk : Burramatta )

2520-483: The capacity to broadcast live radio programs . According to the ABC, the opening formed part of its strategic goal to improve its presence in outer metropolitan areas. Additionally, the ABC announced on 16 June 2021 its intention to relocate approximately 300 employees to Parramatta, which is part of a five-year plan which aims to have 75% of its content makers based away from the network's Ultimo headquarters by 2025. As

2590-487: The centre of the City of Parramatta , as well as the centre and second largest business district of Sydney, Parramatta hosts many festivals and events. Riverside Theatres is a performing arts centre located on the northern bank of Parramatta River. The city hosts the following events: Parramatta Park contains Old Government House and thus Parramatta was once the capital of the colony of New South Wales until Governors returned to residing in Sydney in 1846. Another feature

2660-423: The church at Reculver , England, at the suggestion of his wife, Elizabeth . The historic St John's Cemetery is located nearby on O'Connell Street. St Patrick's Cathedral ( Roman Catholic ) is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Australia. Construction commenced in 1836, but it wasn't officially complete until 1837. In 1854 a new church was commissioned, although the tower was not completed until 1880, with

2730-592: The city. The second half of the year tends to be drier (late winter/spring) since the subtropical high is to the north of the city, thus permitting dry westerlies from the interior to dominate. Drier winters are also owed to its position on the leeward side of the Great Dividing Range , which block westerly cold fronts (that are more common in late winter) and thus would become foehn winds , whereby allowing decent amount of sunny days and relatively low precipitation in that period. Thunderstorms are common in

2800-458: The city. The main north-south route through Parramatta is Church Street. To the north it becomes Windsor Road, and to the south it becomes Woodville Road. According to the 2016 census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics , the suburb of Parramatta had a population of 30,211. Of these: Parramatta is home to several primary and secondary schools. Arthur Phillip High School

2870-687: The community on 14 April 2019 with free entry for all fans. Located on O’Connell Street, the stadium is in proximity of the Parramatta CBD. The opening sporting event was the 2019 Round 6 NRL clash between Western Sydney rivals the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers on Easter Monday 22 April. The Eels won the match by a score of 51–6. It is being predicted that the new stadium will boost Western Sydney economy by contributing millions of dollars to it. Watkin Tench Lieutenant General Watkin Tench (6 October 1758 – 7 May 1833)

Weekly Advance - Misplaced Pages Continue

2940-805: The corporate headquarters of the Department of Communities and Justice . Other legal offices include the Children's Court of New South Wales and the Sydney West Trial Courts, Legal Aid Commission of NSW , Office of Trustee and Guardian (formerly the Office of the Protective Commissioner), NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions . Nearby on Marsden Street

3010-573: The county of Cheshire , England, a son of Fisher Tench, a dancing master who ran a boarding school in the town and Margaritta Tarleton of the Liverpool Tarletons. Watkin was a cousin to the politician Banastre Tarleton . His father appears to have named Watkin after a wealthy local landowner, Watkin Williams Wynn, whose family probably assisted in starting Tench's military career. Tench joined His Majesty's Marine Forces , Plymouth division, as

3080-468: The creation of a new transport interchange, and the ongoing development of the Parramatta Square local government precinct. Church Street takes its name from St John's Cathedral ( Anglican ), which was built in 1802 and is the oldest church in Parramatta. While the present building is not the first on the site, the towers were built during the time of Governor Macquarie , and were based on those of

3150-432: The first railway line in Sydney was opened, running from Sydney to Parramatta Junction. The current station was upgraded, with work beginning in late 2003 and the new interchange opening on 19 February 2006. The original station still exists within the over-all structure as part of Platform 4. Parramatta is also serviced by a major bus interchange located on the south eastern side of the railway station. The interchange

3220-497: The height of the residential tower resulted in 8 Parramatta Square being turned into a 55-story commercial building, rather than the originally proposed 65-storey residential tower. Parramatta Square became home to 3,000 National Australia Bank employees, relocated from the Sydney CBD. Other notable commercial tenants who have established a presence at Parramatta Square include Westpac , Endeavour Energy , KPMG and Deloitte . Centenary Square , formerly known as Centenary Plaza,

3290-404: The hill of The Crescent. In 1799 this was replaced by a larger residence which, substantially improved by Governor Lachlan Macquarie from 1815 to 1818, has survived to the present day, making it the oldest surviving Government House anywhere in Australia. It was used as a retreat by Governors until the 1850s, with one Governor ( Governor Brisbane ) making it his principal home for a short period in

3360-541: The journey and the first few months of the colony. In July 1788, his manuscript was taken back by John Shortland and published as the Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay by Debrett's in 1789. It ran to three editions and was quickly translated into French , German , Dutch and Swedish . In October 1788, Robert Ross made a list of marines who wanted to stay in Australia, either as soldiers or settlers. Tench headed

3430-660: The letters that formed the basis of his third book, Letters written in France to a Friend in London . He was exchanged in May 1795 after being held prisoner for six months. After returning to service, Tench served four years on HMS  Polyphemus , escorting convoy ships in the Atlantic and the Channel. In 1801, he rejoined the Channel blockade fleet on HMS  Princess Royal and remained there until his career at sea ended in 1802. After this, he appears to have taken shore posts at Chatham , Plymouth and Woolwich until he retired with

3500-518: The list as "a soldier for one tour more of three years." Among his achievements in the fledgling colony of New South Wales Tench was being the first European to encounter the Nepean River . Tench's accounts were influenced by the liberalism of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the idea of the noble savage . He ridicules Rousseau's notion of the noble savage and details the colonists' treatment of Aboriginal people. His writings include much information about

3570-588: The major western road for the state is the Great Western Highway . The M4 Western Motorway , running parallel to the Great Western Highway has taken much of the traffic away from these roads, with entrance and exit ramps close to Parramatta. James Ruse Drive serves as a partial ring-road circling around the eastern part of Parramatta to join with the Cumberland Highway to the north west of

SECTION 50

#1733094196813

3640-468: The months from early spring to early autumn, occasionally quite severe thunderstorms can occur. Snow is virtually unknown, having been recorded only in 1836 and 1896 Parrammatta gets 106.6 days of clear skies annually. Depending on the wind direction , summer weather may be humid or dry , though the humidity is mostly in the comfortable range, with the late summer/autumn period having a higher average humidity than late winter/early spring. Church Street

3710-463: The most likely place for a successful large farm. Parramatta was the furthest navigable point inland on the Parramatta River (i.e. furthest from the thin, sandy coastal soil) and also the point at which the river became freshwater and therefore useful for farming. On Sunday 2 November 1788, Governor Phillip took a detachment of marines along with a surveyor and, in boats, made his way upriver to

3780-469: The observatory, discovering thousands of new stars and deep sky objects, include James Dunlop and Carl Rümker . In 1822, the architect S. L. Harris designed the Bath House for Governor Brisbane and built it in 1823. Water was pumped to the building through lead pipes from the river. In 1886, it was converted into a pavilion. Parramatta is the home of several professional sports teams. These teams include

3850-590: The predominantly emigrating Greek population of Greater Western Sydney. Originally, the liturgies were held in the hall of St John's Ambulance Brigade in Harris Park until the completion of the church in December 1966 located in Hassall Street Parramatta. The parish sold this property in 2014 and is now located at the corner of George and Purchase Streets. The Parish Community of St Ioannis continues to serve over 5,000 Greek parishioners. A Buddhist temple

3920-515: The rank of major general at the end of 1815. In October 1819, Tench was reactivated as commandant in the Plymouth division at the age of 61. Although he and his wife had no children of their own, in 1821 they took responsibility for three nephews and a niece when the four children were orphaned. At the time, Watkin Tench was 63 and his wife was 56. Watkin Tench resided in Chapel Street, Penzance , in

3990-624: The relocation of agencies such as the New South Wales Police Force Headquarters and the Sydney Water Corporation from Sydney CBD . At the same time, major construction work occurred around the railway station with the expansion of Westfield Shoppingtown and the creation of a new transport interchange. The western part of the Parramatta CBD is known as the Parramatta Justice Precinct and houses

4060-637: The site of the historic Female Orphan School and Parramatta North (the secondary site) which includes the adjacent Western Sydney University Village Parramatta (formerly UWS Village Parramatta) an on campus student village accommodation. Whereby, the flagship Parramatta City Campus Precinct consists of two buildings: the Engineering Innovation Hub located at 6 Hassall Street and the Peter Shergold Building located at 1 Parramatta Square (169 Macquarie Street). Alphacrucis University College

4130-399: The spire following in 1883. It was built on the site to meet the needs of a growing congregation. It was destroyed by fire in 1996, with only the stone walls remaining. On 29 November 2003, the new St Patrick's Cathedral was dedicated. The historic St Patrick's Cemetery is located in North Parramatta. The Uniting Church is represented by Leigh Memorial Church. Parramatta Salvation Army

4200-425: The summer season, and sometimes remaining in the low 20s, especially after a cold front or a sea breeze , such as the southerly buster . Northwesterlies can occasionally bring hot winds from the desert that can raise temperatures higher than 40 °C (104 °F) mostly from November to February, and sometimes above 44 °C (111 °F) in January severe heatwaves. The record highest temperature (since 1967)

4270-428: The summer, Parramatta, among other places in western Sydney, can often be the hottest place in the world because of the Blue Mountains trapping hot air in the region, in addition to the UHI effect. Rainfall is slightly higher during the first three months of the year because the anticlockwise-rotating subtropical high is to the south of the country, thereby allowing moist easterlies from the Tasman Sea to penetrate

SECTION 60

#1733094196813

4340-422: The terms of the grant, and was a hard worker, but not satisfied with farming work. In October 1792, Tench married Anna Maria Sargent, who was the daughter of Robert Sargent, a Devonport surgeon. In 1793, he published his Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson , which was as well-received as his first book. He joined HMS  Alexander as a brevet major , serving under Admiral Richard Rodney Bligh in

4410-512: Was 47.3 °C (117.1 °F) on 7 January 2018. Parramatta is warmer than Sydney CBD in the summer due to the urban heat island effect and its inland location. In extreme cases though, it can be 5–10 °C (9–18 °F) warmer than Sydney, especially when sea breezes do not penetrate inland on hot summer and spring days. For example, on 28 November 2009, the city reached 29.3 °C (84.7 °F), while Parramatta reached 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), almost 10 °C (18 °F) higher. In

4480-435: Was a British military officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet , which established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson provide an account of the arrival and first four years of the colony. Tench was born on 6 October 1758 at Chester in

4550-417: Was built in the 1940s. With the construction of the nearby Westmead Hospital complex public hospital services in Parramatta were reduced but after refurbishment Jeffery House again provides clinical health services. Nearby, Brislington House has had a long history with health services. It is the oldest colonial building in Parramatta, dating to 1821. It became a doctors residence before being incorporated into

4620-400: Was created in 1975 when the then Parramatta City Council closed a section of the main street to traffic to create a pedestrian plaza. It features an 1888 Centennial Memorial Fountain and adjoins the 1883 Parramatta Town Hall and St John's Cathedral . A hospital known as The Colonial Hospital was established in Parramatta in 1818. This then became Parramatta District Hospital. Jeffery House

4690-398: Was established in 1960 in its own right, in buildings which had been used continuously as a school since 1875 is the oldest continuously operating public school in Parramatta. Parramatta High School was the first coeducational school in the Sydney metropolitan area established in 1913. Our Lady of Mercy College is one of the oldest Catholic schools in Australia. Macarthur Girls High School

4760-405: Was formerly the Governor's Domain, being land set aside for the Governor to supply his farming needs, until it was gazetted as a public park in 1858. As the Governor's Domain, the grounds were considerably larger than the current 85 hectare Parramatta Park, extending from Parramatta Road in the south as evident by a small gatehouse adjacent to Parramatta High School. For a time Parramatta Park housed

4830-529: Was founded as a British settlement in 1788, the same year as Sydney, is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia and serves as the economic centre of Greater Western Sydney. Since 2000, state government agencies such as the New South Wales Police Force and Sydney Water have relocated to Parramatta from Central Sydney. The 151st meridian east runs directly through the suburb. Radiocarbon dating suggests human activity occurred in Parramatta from around 30,000 years ago. The Darug people who lived in

4900-521: Was in command of the Marine unit on board HMS Mermaid . He and the other officers were transported to Philadelphia, imprisoned and exchanged in October 1778. Little more is known of him until he sailed as part of the First Fleet in 1787, although he records in Chapter 13 of the Account that he had spent time in the West Indies , and his service record shows that he was promoted to captain lieutenant in September 1782 and went on half-pay in May 1786. The retirement did not last long, as in October 1786

#812187