Smeaton Grange, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Smeaton Grange
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Lga:Camden Council
Postcode:2567
Coordinates:-34.035°N 150.7569°W
Pop:15
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Elevation:80
Stategov:Camden
Fedgov:Macarthur
Near-Nw:Harrington Park
Near-N:Currans Hill
Near-Ne:Currans Hill
Near-W:Harrington Park
Near-E:Currans Hill
Near-Sw:Narellan
Near-S:Narellan Vale
Near-Se:Mount Annan
Dist1:60
Location1:Sydney CBD

Smeaton Grange is an industrial suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Camden Council local government area. The suburb mainly consists of industrial buildings and warehouses.

History

The area now known as Smeaton Grange was originally home to the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people. In 1805 John Macarthur established his property at Camden where he raised merino sheep.[1] [2]

During World War II, there was a temporary army encampment at Smeaton Grange.[3] [4]

In July 2017, the global retailer Amazon purchased a 2.11ha site in Smeaton Grange for $7 million which is used as a data centre for Amazon Web Services.[5]

Education

There is one local school, Magdalene Catholic High School (MCHS), which was built in 2000 and is located on Smeaton Grange Road.[6]

Governance

Smeaton Grange is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by Lara Symkowiak (currently mayor), David Bligh and Peter Sidgreaves. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Russell Matheson (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by Chris Patterson (Liberal).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Camden . Camden Historical Society . 20 March 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070831054700/http://www.camdenhistory.org.au/chcamden.html . 31 August 2007 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Aboriginal People and Place . City of Sydney . 20 March 2008.
  3. Web site: Military Camps/Locations in Australia during WW2 . 2024-02-12 . www.ozatwar.com.
  4. Web site: Camden Remembers . 2024-02-12 . www.camdenremembers.com.au.
  5. News: Amazon acquires land in Smeaton Grange .
  6. Web site: Home . mchsdow.catholic.edu.au.