Whalan, New South Wales

Whalan, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Whalan
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Blacktown
postcode = 2770
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Mount Druitt
fedgov = Chifley
near-nw = Tregear
near-n = Lethbridge Park
near-ne = Emerton
near-w = St Marys
near-e = Dharruk
near-sw = Oxley Park
near-s = Mount Druitt
near-se = Mount Druitt
dist1 = 44
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

Whalan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Whalan is located 44 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Whalan takes its name from James Whalan, who was granted 300 acres (1.2 km²) at Mount Druitt by Governor Ralph Darling in 1831. [ cite web | url = http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=SXckwptLJP | title = Whalan | publisher = Geographical Names Board of New South Wales | accessdate = 2007-01-03 ] His father was Sergeant Charles Whalan who was Governor Lachlan Macquarie's orderly sergeant and in charge of the Light Horse Guard. John Whalan explored the areas aound Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains. He discovered the rock formation known as Grand Arch.

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