Canley Valey
Canley Vale was once a woodland area and was originally part of the Male Orphan School Estate. In the 1800s, Sir Henry Parkes (1815–96) settled in the district in a mansion which he built near the railway line between Fairfield and Cabramatta. He named his home Canley Grange after his birthplace in Warwickshire, England. He named the railway station Canley Moat House and had his own private landing beside the line.
In the 1880s, land previously owned by Nathaniel Bull was subdivided for the first time, creating St John's Park. Lots of land were 5-10 acres.
Cabramatta was named 'Moonshine Run' in 1795 by an early settler named Hatfield. The name came from the fact that the area was so heavily timbered that moonshine could not penetrate.
The name 'Cabramatta' first came into use in the area in the early 19th century, when the Bull family named a property that they had purchased Cabramatta Park. When a small village formed nearby in 1814, it took its name from that property. A township grew from this village and a railway was built through Cabramatta in the 1850s. It was initially used for loading and unloading freight and livestock; the railway station wasn't open for public transport until 1856. A school was established in 1882 and a post office in 1886. During these years, Cabramatta remained a predominantly agricultural township, developing close ties with nearby Canley Vale.
The Municipality of Cabramatta & Canley Vale was established in 1892 and the two suburbs were regarded as a single community.
Canley Vale is now a suburb of Sydney but in the 1920s it was made up of bushland and small farms.
In the 1880s, land previously owned by Nathaniel Bull was subdivided for the first time, creating St John's Park. Lots of land were 5-10 acres.
Cabramatta was named 'Moonshine Run' in 1795 by an early settler named Hatfield. The name came from the fact that the area was so heavily timbered that moonshine could not penetrate.
The name 'Cabramatta' first came into use in the area in the early 19th century, when the Bull family named a property that they had purchased Cabramatta Park. When a small village formed nearby in 1814, it took its name from that property. A township grew from this village and a railway was built through Cabramatta in the 1850s. It was initially used for loading and unloading freight and livestock; the railway station wasn't open for public transport until 1856. A school was established in 1882 and a post office in 1886. During these years, Cabramatta remained a predominantly agricultural township, developing close ties with nearby Canley Vale.
The Municipality of Cabramatta & Canley Vale was established in 1892 and the two suburbs were regarded as a single community.
Canley Vale is now a suburb of Sydney but in the 1920s it was made up of bushland and small farms.