- 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 ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Whalan is located 44 kilometres west of theSydney central business district , in the local government area of theCity of Blacktown and is part of theGreater Western Sydney region.History
Whalan takes its name from James Whalan, who was granted 300
acre s (1.2 km²) at Mount Druitt by GovernorRalph 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 GovernorLachlan Macquarie 's orderly sergeant and in charge of the Light Horse Guard. John Whalan explored the areas aoundJenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains. He discovered the rock formation known as Grand Arch.References
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