Busby, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Liverpool
postcode = 2168
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Liverpool
fedgov = Fowler
near-nw = Green Valley
near-n = Bonnyrigg
near-ne = Heckenberg
near-w = Green Valley
near-e = Sadleir
near-sw = Hinchinbrook
near-s = Miller
near-se = Cartwright
dist1 = 37
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Busby is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Busby is located 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Neighbouring suburbs include Miller, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Green Valley and Bonnyrigg.

History

Busby was named after James Busby, a pioneer viticulturist who grew grapes in the area in the 1820s. He was the son of John Busby (1765-1857), the engineer who constructed Busby's Bore, Sydney's second water supply from Centennial Park to Hyde Park, Sydney.

Busby was part of the Green Valley housing estate, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s.

chools

Busby has two Primary Schools (Busby Public School and Busby West Public School) and a High School (James Busby High School). It also has Green Valley public school nearby.

Parks

Whitlam Park is named after former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

References

*"The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Contains a large amount of housing commission houses.