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24.01.2022 Marrickville gets its name from a village called Marrick in North Yorkshire. One of several interesting observations from this 19th century map is how Sydneyham train station was previously Marrickville train station, and the line where the current Marrickville station sits didn’t exist yet. . . . #marrickville #sydenham #tempe #enmore #dulwichhill #marrickvillemarkets #hensonpark #mcneillypark #steelpark #cooksriver
23.01.2022 St Peters was not particularly developed in the late 19th century, as much of the area was still devoted to brick making based around the mud flats surrounding Cooks River and Sheas Creek, which was developed into Alexandra Canal around this time with the intention of supporting local industry. . . . #stpeters #cooksriver #sheascreek #alexandracanal #sydneypark
23.01.2022 Leichhardt has long been considered Sydney’s Little Italy, although this late 19th century map pre-dates even that era. As with the rest of Sydney, Leichhardt (here including Lilyfield, Annandale and parts of Rozelle) was under substantial development and a number of the areas historic buildings can already be spotted. . . . #leichhardt #lilyfield #annandale #rozelle #rozellemarkets #callanpark #callanparkhospitalfortheinsane #nortonstreet #orangegrove #orangegrovemarkets
14.01.2022 What was known as ‘North Botany’ in 1890 is effectively Mascot today. Before airplanes were a thing, there was a racecourse here named Ascot. The council wanted to change the suburb name to Ascot but was overruled by the postal service (??) and it was named Mascot instead. . . . #mascot #kingsfordsmith #sydneyairport #sydneyinternationalairport #botany #botanybay #eastlakes #rosebery #mascotmemorialpark
01.01.2022 Five Dock derives its name from the shape of the bay along Parramatta River. This map also includes various other modern day suburbs such as Abbotsford and Chiswick. Parts of it appear relatively empty as large estates owned by wealthy families were yet to be subdivided. . . . #fivedock #fivedock_sydney #canadabay #wareemba #abbotsfordsydney #chiswicksydney #russelllea #roddpoint #parramattariver
