- Dean Park, New South Wales
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Dean Park
Sydney, New South WalesPostcode: 2761 Location: 43 km (27 mi) west of Sydney CBD LGA: City of Blacktown State District: Riverstone Federal Division: Chifley Suburbs around Dean Park: Marsden Park Colebee Schofields Hassall Grove Dean Park Quakers Hill Oakhurst Glendenning Doonside Dean Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dean Park is located 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region.
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History
Dean Park takes its name from the Dean family. William Dean (1776 or 1778/79-1847) was granted 200 acres (81 ha) beside Eastern Creek. His family owned the Bush Inn on the Western Highway.[1] Dean Park is home to William Dean Public School named in honour of the former European settler originally granted the land.
The suburb was originally planned and developed in the early 1980s. Some of the street names are aboriginal in origin such as Yarramundi Drive.[2] It is said that other street names take on the names of the original site developers, the Hoyle brothers (Nathan, Kenneth and Wayne).
Notable residents
Notable former residents of Dean Park include:
- Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Mamdouh Habib.
- Frank Flores, who died in 2004 during a bus hi-jacking in the Philippines where he tried to protect more vulnerable people on the bus and was shot by gun wielding high jackers.[3] Following his death, Frank Flores Park was named in his honour.[4] A memorial prize is awarded annually by the Dean Park Neighbourhood Centre to young residents of Dean Park who, over the course of the year, excel in a particular field and reflect a general level of excellence. Frank was a keen member of the Dean Park Neighbourhood council.
- National Rugby League Grand Final champion Luke Swain.
References
- ^ "Dean Park". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPlpwpZTJP. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Yarramundi". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=SXjtvqsyMn. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Philip Cornford (2004-08-20). "Bandits kill man on last trip home". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/19/1092889283990.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Frank Flores Park". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnqwoerXMn. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
External links
- Dean Park, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°44′00″S 150°51′00″E / 33.7333°S 150.8500°ECoordinates: 33°44′00″S 150°51′00″E / 33.7333°S 150.8500°E
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