Holsworthy, New South Wales
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Holsworthy is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 31km south-west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Liverpool and partly in the Sutherland Shire.
It is most notable for a large Australian Army reserve, Holsworthy Barracks, where training missions often are carried out. The reserve, is adjacent to Heathcote Road, which connects to Bankstown, Liverpool, Lucas Heights, Engadine and Heathcote. Signs on the perimeter warn potential trespassers of the use of laser guided and conventional gunfire.
The residential area is located, north of the railway station and Anzac Village is a locality in the northeast of the suburb. Holsworthy is surrounded by the suburbs of Hammondville, Wattle Grove and Moorebank. East Hills is located on the opposite bank of the Georges River.
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[edit] History
The area was originally named after Holsworthy, Devon, United Kingdom, where Governor Lachlan Macquarie married Elizabeth Campbell (1778-1835), on 3rd November 1807. It was originally spelt as Holdsworthy until after WW2, when the 'd' was dropped.
The land was acquired by the army in 1913. The village evolved after World War II to the north, with the barracks to the south. The streets are named with a military theme, such as Tarakan, Bardia, Wewak, Lae, Brunei, Finschhafen, Madang, Gona, Anzac, Light Horse, Infantry, Cavalry, Sabre, Gunners Row and Trooper Row. In Anzac Village, Australian Generals are remembered with Birdwood, Monash, Bridges and Blamey.
[edit] Movie
A film currently in production is being created in Holsworthy called The Black Balloon starring Toni Collette, Gemma Ward, Erik Thomson and Luke Ford
[edit] Transport
- Holsworthy railway station is on the City Rail East Hills line. The railway station was opened in 1987 when the East Hills line was extended to Glenfield and Campbelltown.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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