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Strathfield, New South Wales
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Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area, '''Strathfield''' is a suburb of
Sydney, in the state of
New South Wales,
Australia, a significant centre in
Sydney's
Inner West (Sydney) Inner West. It is the centre of the
Strathfield Municipality. It is significant commercially, boasting a large shopping district, and the Strathfield Plaza,
shopping mall, and as a transport hub - see
Strathfield railway station, Sydney. Strathfield is bounded by the suburbs of
Burwood to the east,
Concord,
North Strathfield and
Homebush to the north,
Enfield to the south and
Rookwood Cemetery to the west.
The suburb is also home to a significant number of schools such as
St Patrick's College, Strathfield St Patrick's College run by the
Congregation_of_Christian_Brothers Christian Brothers,
Santa Sabina College,
Meriden,
McDonald College,
Strathfield Girls High and
Homebush Boys High and churches such as
St Martha's Catholic Church and
St Anne's Anglican Church. The suburb is also home to two tertiary institutions, a campus of
Australian Catholic University, the former home of the
Congregation_of_Christian_Brothers Christian Brothers novitiate and Catholic Teachers' College. The
Catholic Institute of Sydney, where priests for the
Arch-diocese of Sydney are trained, is located on the site of the old
Australia Post training centre.
The suburb and its schools have produced some very prominent Australians such as old boys of
St Patrick's College, Strathfield St Patrick's College:
Tom Keneally author of books such as "
Schindler's Ark", "
The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" and "
The Great Shame", former opposition leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party
John Brogden and dual international
John Ballesty.
Whilst perhaps not boasting the significant cultural contributions of neighbouring
Burwood, New South Wales Burwood (the suburb in which The
Easybeats and
AC/DC were formed and cricketing legend
Don Bradman married) Strathfield has made a significant contribution to Australia's cultural landscape. Strathfield has been home to Prime Ministers (
Billy McMahon), Test cricketers (
Bob Simpson (cricketer) Bob Simpson) and singer/songwriters who were later to become international popstars (The
BeeGees) (who lived in Redmyre Rd early in their career). The suburb has also made a impact on the
indie rock and
indie pop scene, producing bands such as
Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers,
The Upbeat,
Lunatic Fringe,
The Mexican Spitfires and
Women of Troy. It has also inspired pop songs such as
The Mexican Spitfires's song "Rookwood" about
Rookwood Cemetery and the legendary Blitzkrieg
punk rock of
Radio Birdman's classic mid-
70's "Murder City Nights" in which the quietly domestic Woodward Ave, Strathfield features prominently in the lines:
''"Cruising down Woodward gotta find me some action/Looking for a lover with a power reaction."''
Whilst
Radio Birdman were never Strathfield residents the inspiration for the Woodward Ave., Strathfield reference in this track was the postal address of one of the first members of their fan club.
Indie pop legend
Grant McLennan of
The Go-Betweens also called
Carrington Ave,
Strathfield home for a few years in the
90's. Teen pop star
Nikki Webster who shot to international fame through her role in the opening ceremony at the
Sydney Olympic Games studied at
McDonald College in
North Strathfield.
See also
*
Strathfield Massacre
*
Strathfield Council corruption scandal
External links
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