| Ashcroft Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Established: | 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2168 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Liverpool | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fowler | ||||||||||||
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Ashcroft is a suburb in South-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government involving The City of Liverpool is a Local Government Area to the southwest of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Liverpool is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Fowler is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order Heckenberg is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Pritchard is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sadleir is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cartwright is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lurnea is a Suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Moorebank is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. South-western Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ashcroft is located 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The City of Liverpool is a Local Government Area to the southwest of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
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History
The suburb was formed as part of the Housing Commission's Green Valley development. It was named Ashcroft after the pioneering family in the district that gave the land for the site of this development. The Ashcroft family was active in establishing meat wholesaling and retailing activities at the Homebush abattoir. E. J. Ashcroft was a butcher at Liverpool in the 1890s. Liverpool is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Although named earlier, Ashcroft was officially gazetted on 7 April 1972. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Notable residents
- Birthplace of Mark Latham, former leader of the Australian Labor Party. Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961) a former Australian politician was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party
- Joseph Gatehau, finalist on the 2006 series of Australian Idol. Changes to the format Changes for the fourth season of Australian Idol included the cancellation of "Inside Idol" a "streamlined" semi-finals (replaced Rules Auditions Auditions are held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants
References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
External links
- Ashcroft, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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