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Ermington
Sydney, New South Wales
Population10,318[1]
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Postcode(s)2115[2]
Area4.5[1]
Location19 km (12 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Parramatta[3]
State electorate(s)Parramatta
Federal division(s)Bennelong, Reid
Suburbs around Ermington:
Dundas Dundas Valley Eastwood
Rydalmere Ermington West Ryde Melrose Park
Silverwater Newington Homebush Bay

Ermington is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ermington is located 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

Ermington [4] lies on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.

History

Aboriginal Culture

The area now known as Ermington was associated with the Wallumettagal/Wallumedegal people[5][6]. (Note: One reference lists the area as being controlled by the Wongal/Wangal people.)

European Settlement

Ermington was originally in the Field of Mars region. Governor Arthur Phillip granted land on the northern bank of the Parramatta River to eight Royal Marines on 3 January 1792 and named it after the Roman Field of Mars probably because of the military link. One of these Marines, Alexander McDonald, built his house within present day Ermington. The house is still standing near the Parramatta River, at 15-17 Honor Street.

Ermington played an early role in Australia's wine industry. In 1806 Gregory Blaxland established a vineyard in what is now Ermington and produced award winning wines. During March 1822 Australia's first wine export was shipped to England from Blaxland's 'Brush Farm' vineyard in Ermington.[7] Today the neighbouring suburb of Dundas still has a creek called Vineyard Creek[8].

Ermington took its name from 'Ermington House', a mansion belonging to the Police Magistrate to Parramatta, Major Edmund Lockyer[3][9][10]. The house was completed in 1828 and stood near the current Ryde-Parramatta Golf Course. Locker increased his land holdings and by 1830 was grazing 1280 sheep and over 300 head of cattle on more than 1900 hectares. Lockyer died in 1860. Lockyer's second wife, Sarah Morris, was born in Ermington, Devon, England. His third child by this marriage, born in England, was named Sarah Ermington Lockyer.

The first known Catholic mass in the area was celebrated in 1855, in a converted barn near Ermington House.

Ermington was one of the earliest suburbs to be used for low cost Housing Commission homes, first built in the 1950s[11]. Today there are still substantial Housing Commission holdings near the intersection of Spurway and Bartlett Streets[12].

Landmarks

Army Barracks

Timor Barracks is just inside the northern boundary of Ermington, on the corner of Kissing Point Road and Stewart Street[13][14]. It is currently home to the 8th Command Support Regiment[15]. Previously it was home to the Eastern Region Command Signals Regiment[15]. The barracks used to be overlooked by a very tall antenna tower, providing communications for the army. The tower was pulled down some years ago. Today there is a mobile phone tower not too far from the site of the original army tower.

The barracks opened on 17 February 1968, on the former site of the 2CH radio station transmitter. Today the 2CH transmitter is located across the Parramatta river from Ermington, at Homebush Bay. The area surrounding the transmitter was a market garden owned by Yates. A nearby street in Dundas, is called Yates Avenue. Today the old market garden is residential housing, built in the 1960s.

  • The old 2CH Radio Station Transmitter, where Timor Barracks now stands
    The old 2CH Radio Station Transmitter, where Timor Barracks now stands
  • The old 2CH Radio Station Transmitter
    The old 2CH Radio Station Transmitter

The Australian Navy used to have a storage depot on the northern bank of the Parramatta River, between Silverwater Road and Spurway Street. This area was covered with arch hangars made of corrugated iron. Presumably it was associated with the Navy munitions storage depot on the opposite bank of the river. The last of these Navy stores was burnt down in a fire that was deliberately started. Today the old Ermington Navy depot has been demolished and as of 2006 is a building site for waterfront apartments. [1]

Below are pictures of the current site under construction

The Tip

In the 1970s Ermington contained a large rubbish tip. It was accessed from Spurway Street and was on the banks of the Parramatta River. Today the old tip is underneath the George Kendall Riverside Park.

The Lottie Stewart Hospital

Next to the Timor Barracks is the Lottie Stewart Hospital[16]. The hospital has a history of palliative care and is operated by the Wesley Mission[17]. It was opened in 1948[17]. The Lottie Stewart Fete is an annual fixture in Ermington's calendar.

Subiaco Creek

Ermington is the watershed of the Subiaco Creek. The Creeks starts as runoff from the area containing Timor Barracks and Lottie Stewart Hospital. It enters a culvert and runs underneath Fremont Avenue at the bottom of the valley near house number 23. It then flows under an easement into Cowells Lane Reserve. "The Creek" (as it is called by locals) used to be mostly above ground, but as at 2006 has been mostly buried in a pipe. It surfaces again near the intersection of Stevens Street and Spurway Street.

Parks

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"George Kendell Riverside Park", Photo Taken: 31st October 2003
  • George Kendall Riverside Park..
  • Eccles Park
  • Cowells Lane Reserve
  • Thomas Wemyss Park
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"Sheltered cooking area"

Sport and Recreation

Ermington United Sports & Recreation Club

The Ermington United Sports & Recreation Club was founded in Ermington 1957 and is predominantly based at George Kendell Riverside Park. The club has since been involved in a variety of sports and recreational activities. These include: Cricket, AFL, archery and boomerang throwing. Currently the club is only involved in Soccer, Netball and Tennis. [18].

1st Ermington Scouts was founded in 1953[19][20]

George Kendell Riverside park also contains a number of locations fit for community or family based activities. These include: Playgrounds, Sheltered seating areas and cooking areas.

Transport

There are five Sydney bus routes that service Ermington. The 520/L20 travels to and from Parramatta Station to City and Circular Quay. The 523 travels via Spurway and Bartlett Streets in Ermington and on to West Ryde. The 524 services Melrose park stopping along Boronia St then at Ermington Shops. This route then travels along the industrial section of Rydalmere along South Street and via the ferry wharf towards Parramatta

Futher information on Sydney Buses is avaliable via the Sydney Bus website.[[2]]

Education

The following schools are located within Ermington.

  • Ermington West Public School[3]
  • Rydalmere East Public School[4]
  • Melrose Park Public School[5]

Ermington Public School is located in West Ryde, just outside the boundaries of Ermington.[6]

Population

Notable Residents

The following notable people were born or lived in Ermington:

  • Betty Cuthbert, an Australian Olympic Athlete, grew up in Ermington and attended Ermington Public School[21]. The main street of the Ermington shopping centre is called Betty Cuthbert Avenue, in her honour[22].
  • Greg Matthews, a test cricketer, attended Ermington Public School[21]

Politics

Prior to the 2007 federal election Ermington was the eastern most suburb in the federal electoral division of Parramatta[23][24]. Since 2007 most of Ermington is contained within the federal electoral division of Bennelong, being on its western boundary. A small portion of the suburb, lying west of Silverwater Road, is in the division of Reid.[25][26]

At the state level Ermington is contained within the State Electoral District Of Parramatta.[27]

At the local government level Ermington is within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area. The portion of Ermington east of Spurway Street is in the Lachlan Macquarie Ward while the portion west of Spurway Street is in the Elizabeth Macarthur Ward.[28]

Environment

Bush Care

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"Native Kangaroo Grass"
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"Native Kangaroo Grass information board"

Bush Care is a group of residents and council members who are set on restoring George Kendell to the beauty that it once was. Every third sunday of the month Bush Care set to the park weeding and planting new native flora to the area. A more specific area that Bush Care look after is the native Kangaroo grass that grows within the park. New Members welcome.


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References

  1. ^ a b 2001 Census Data: Ermington (Suburb): Basic Community Profile, Australian Bureau of Statistics (accessed 19th June 2006)
  2. ^ Postcode search, Results for Ermington, Australia Post (accessed 19th June 2006)
  3. ^ a b Geographical Name Register Extract for Ermington, Geographic Names Board of New South Wales (accessed 19th June 2006)
  4. ^ Place Name Search, Results for Ermington, Geoscience Australia (accessed 19th June 2006)
  5. ^ Living Harbour: Aboriginal Clan Names Map, Living Harbour website, Australian Musuem (accessed 20th June 2006)
  6. ^ Living Harbour: Aboriginal Clan Names Chart, Living Harbour website, Australian Musuem (accessed 20th June 2006)
  7. ^ Wine and Grape History in the Sydney Region, Nepean Hawkesbury Wine & Grape Growers Association Inc (accessed 20th June 2006). This source draws its information from: Norrie, Dr Philip., 1990, Vineyards of Sydney - Cradle of the Australian Wine Industry from First Settlement to Today, Horwitz Grahame Pty Ltd, Sydney, p222.
  8. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 279 E12
  9. ^ Royal Australian Historical Society Journal, Vol 3 Part 1) P.325 Vol 5 Part 5
  10. ^ NSW Legislative Council, Upper House Traditions: The Usher of the Black Rod, Parliament of New South Wales (accessed 19th June 2006)
  11. ^ About Us: The 1950’s, NSW Department of Housing website (accessed 19th June 2006)
  12. ^ Properties constructed as at February, 1969, NSW Department of Housing
  13. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 280 C12
  14. ^ Parramatta City Council, Advertising of Proposal to Re-determine Address Locality Boundaries, Attachment 3 - Dundas - Ermington, Accessed 2007-09-20
  15. ^ a b History of the 155 Signals Squadron (8 CSR), Department of Defence website(accessed 19th June 2006)
  16. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 280 D11
  17. ^ a b Lottie Stewart Hospital: History, Sydney West Area Health Service (accessed 19th June 2006)
  18. ^ About Us. Ermington United Sports & Recreation Club (accessed 19th June 2006)
  19. ^ Plaque on Scout Hall, corner of Bartlett Street and Kissing Point Road
  20. ^ 1st Ermington Scout Group website
  21. ^ a b Anna (class 4S), Ermington Public School History, Ermington Public School Website (accessed 19th June 2006)
  22. ^ Gregory's Street Directory, 59th Edition 1995, Map 310 B2
  23. ^ Parramatta Federal Electoral Profile, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (accessed 19th June 2006)
  24. ^ Parramatta Federal Electoral Profile, Australian Electoral Commission (accessed 19th June 2006)
  25. ^ Bennelong Federal Electoral Profile, Australian Electoral Commission (accessed 24th April 2007)
  26. ^ Tremors of change, Northern District Times, 5th July 2006 (accessed 17th July 2006)
  27. ^ State Electoral District Of Parramatta, State Electoral Office (accessed 19th June 2006)
  28. ^ Council: Ward Information, Parramatta City Council (accessed 19th June 2006)

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