Colebee, New South Wales

This article is about the suburb of Sydney. For the department store, see Schofields (department store).

Colebee Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode:	2761
Location:	47 km (29 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Blacktown
State District:	Riverstone
Federal Division:	Chifley
Suburbs around Colebee: Marsden Park Schofields Schofields Marsden Park Colebee Quakers Hill Hassall Grove Oakhurst Dean Park

Colebee is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Colebee is located 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region.^[1]

History

Colebee was named after C. Colobee who is believed to have been the first indigenous Australian to have been granted land in the Blacktown area.^[2] He was the son of Yarramundi.

References

1. ^ WESTIR Ltd (2003). "The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan" (PDF). City of Blacktown. http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/statistics/suburb-profiles.cfm. Retrieved 2006-08-26. 
2. ^ Colebee, Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Accessed 14 May 2007.

External links

• Colebee, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°43′16″S 150°51′18″E / 33.721°S 150.855°E / -33.721; 150.855Coordinates: 33°43′16″S 150°51′18″E / 33.721°S 150.855°E / -33.721; 150.855