Camellia, New South Wales
- Camellia, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Camellia
city = Sydney
state = NSW
caption = Camellia Railway Station entrance
lga = City of Parramatta
postcode = 2142
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov =
fedgov =
near-nw = Parramatta
near-n = Rydalmere
near-ne = Rydalmere
near-w = Parramatta
near-e = Silverwater
near-sw = Harris Park
near-s = Rosehill
near-se = Silverwater
dist1 = 23
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD
Camellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camellia is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.
History
The railway station that opened here in 1885 was originally called Subiaco, but it caused confusion because it was also the name of an estate and mansion on the opposite side of Parramatta River at Rydalmere, built by Hannibal Macarthur, the nephew of John Macarthur. In 1901, the station name was changed to Camellia, after the Camellia Grove Nursery nearby that specialised in growing Camellias. This land was leased by Silas Sheather since 1852 on what was originally part of the convert|850|acre|km2 of Elizabeth Farm. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8]
Commercial Area
Camellia is predominantly an industrial and commercial area. An office block close to the railway station contains an Aldi supermarket.
Transport
Camellia railway station is on the Carlingford railway line of the CityRail network. Grand Avenue is the main road in Camellia.
References
External links
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