History of Homebush/Newington, the site of the Sydney 2000 Olympics
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:56:39
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 2 pages (562 words)
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 2 pages (562 words)
Homebush/Newington
Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. It was established in the 1800s by the colony's then assistant surgeon D'Arcy Wentworth.
A scouting party had recorded "The Flats", the extensive tidal wetlands at Homebush Bay, within 10 days of the arrival of the first fleet in Australia.
Within 10 days of the first fleet arriving in Australia a scouting party had found it out and recorded …
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…Games were a great success and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were declared as "the best Games ever" by IOC President Samaranch.
The local schools of today include Homebush Public School, Strathfield Girls High School and Homebush Boys High school. The schools in the area generally achieve high academic standards well above the average results for public schools. The population of the local government area including Homebush is 28,206 according the 2001 census. There are 13,862 men and 14,344 women.
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