Kyeemagh, New South Wales

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


caption = Muddy Creek, Kyeemagh
lga = City of Rockdale
postcode = 2216
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Rockdale
fedgov = Division of Barton
near-nw = Arncliffe
near-n = Sydney Airport
near-ne =
near-w = Banksia
near-e = "Botany Bay"
near-sw = Rockdale
near-s = Brighton-Le-Sands
near-se =
dist1 = 12
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Kyeemagh is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kyeemagh is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, on the western shore of Botany Bay. Kyeemagh is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale and is part of the St George area.

History

Kyeemagh is an Aboriginal name meaning 'beautiful dawn'. Prior to European settlement it was part of the lands of the Cadigal people.

The area between the Cooks River and Georges River was originally known as Seven Mile Beach. It was changed to Lady Robinson’s Beach in 1874 to honour Governor Sir Hercules Robinson’s wife. Cook Park is named after Samuel Cook who advocated it as a public pleasure area. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 145 ]

John Webb was given a three hundred acre land grant in 1837 but did not settle on the land because it was too scrubby and arid for farming. In 1882, convert|309|acre|km2 were resumed for a sewage farm and another convert|311|acre|km2 were added later. The sewage farm was discontinued in 1916 when an ocean outfall was built and subdivision took place.

John Goode had property in West Botany Street, from which he built a private road to Seven Mile Beach, as Lady Robinsons Beach was known then. Goode Street was named in his honour, but this later became Bestic Street. Maps (Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, 1925, 1928) show a second street named in honour of John Goode, off Bestic Street. Alderman E.G. Barton, worked to develop the district, including the reclamation convert|120|acre|km2 of swampland where Barton Park and Kogarah Golf Links now stand. James Beehag also owned land in the area and later became one of Rockdale's early mayors.

Landmarks

Kyeemagh is located on the southern bank of the Cooks River and the eastern bank of Muddy Creek. Lady Robinson Beach and Cook Park run along the eastern border. A small group of shops is located in Bestic Street near General Holmes Drive. Other parks include Kyeemagh Reserve and Lance Stoddert Reserve.

The Brighton-Le Sands Amateur Fisherman's Association is located in Bestic Street, beside Muddy Creek. C-side restaurant, part of the Cyprus-Hellene Club (formerly the site of Hashams take-away shop), is located in Cooks Park, on General Holmes Drive, close to the beach.

The Endeavour Bridge links Kyeemagh to Sydney Airport, Botany and Mascot. The entrance to the M5 Motorway is also located here which links to Arncliffe, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills and west to Liverpool and Campbelltown. Kyeemagh Infants School is located on Beehag and Jacobson Avenues.

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