Melrose Park – Origin of Street Names

Name

Origin & Meaning

Source

Appleroth Street

In the early 1900s, Mr. Adolphus Appleroth became a jelly manufacturer. He experimented with gelatine crystals in the bath at his parents' home and went on to become the founder of the renowned desert, Aeroplane Jelly. Inspired by feats of aviation in the 1920s, Mr. Appleroth named his product 'Aeroplane Jelly'. From 1973 until 2017, Aeroplane Jelly was manufactured in Melrose Park. Appleroth Street recognises the entrepenural spirit of Mr. Appleroth who worked hard to make jelly a national icon, on one of the places where it was made.

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). Melrose Park precinct naming project: stage one

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history

Archer Park

Park area located at 2 Waratah Street and Wharf Street, Melrose Park along the foreshore of Parramatta River.

Bartlett Park

Former park along Victoria Road, Melrose Park now being redeveloped as part of the Melrose Park precinct.

Bundil Boulevard

Sally Bundil was an Aboriginal person of Kissing Point who lived during the early 1800s.

Vincent Smith, K. (2020). Sally Bundil

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history

Hope Street

Continuation of street name from the suburb of Ermington.

Hughes Avenue

Continuation of street name from the suburb of Ermington. Named after George Hughes, former alderman and Mayor of the Municipality of Ermington and Rydalmere. George was the son of Richard, a nurseryman at "Hillcrest" and Letita Hughes, natives of Westmeath Ireland who settled in Ermington around 1864.

Ermington West Public School. (c. 1988). The growth of Ermington, p. 28

Ermington & Rydalmere. Death of Mrs. Hughes. (1919, November 8). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, p. 8

Lemon Tree Avenue

The soils and environment of the Wallumatta area, across current day Melrose Park, meant that the fruit growing industry was very successful here from 1850s-1940s. There were many farms and orchards growing fruits, citrus, vegies and plants spanning lands from the river to Victoria Road. The 1918 Sands Directory & the Post Office Directory lists many fruit growers, orchardists, dairies, market gardeners, and some poultry farmers who made produce on these lands to nourish the local community.

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). Melrose Park precinct naming project: stage one

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history

Mary Street

State Library of NSW. (2021). Ermington subdivision plans

Putt Putt Park

For decades, the local Putt Putt Golf was a favourite, fun and challenging game for friends, families, and people young and old. The Putt Putt courses were located nearby.

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). Melrose Park precinct naming project: stage one

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history

Rose Bush Street

From the 1850s to 1940s several plant nurseries were based in this area. One of the plant nurseries located here was Swanes Nursery (already named in a nearby street). The Swanes family are highly regarded growers of roses, shrubs, fruit and ornamental trees as well as native plants. The site and surrounding areas were also home to Southeron's Nursery, Edwards' Rose Nursery, Cahill's Nursery, Palmer's Nursery, and Chinese market gardeners.

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). Melrose Park precinct naming project: stage one

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history

Victoria Road

Previously Kissing Point Road. Later renamed for Queen Victoria.

Ryde District Historical Society. (2016). Origins of the street names of the City of Ryde

Waratah Street

This is a continuation of a street from the suburb of Ermington. In 1931, Ermington and Rydalmere Council decided to alter the name of Wharf Street to Waratah Street, most likely named after the Waratah flower which is also the New South Wales state emblem.

New Street Names. (1931, January 12). The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 14

Wharf Road

Previously named Pennant Hill Street. It was renamed as it led to a wharf (formerly known as One tree Wharf, Pennant Hills Wharf) which lay at the southern end of Wharf Road on Parramatta River since the 1820s. The wharf was an important site from which goods and materials from the north-west were transported to Sydney Town.

City of Parramatta. (2019). Melrose Park Southern Precinct Structure Plan

Wykoff Street

In 1969, Mr Tom Wykoff brought the entertaining game of Putt Putt Golf all the way from South Africa to Ermington. For decades our local community shared in the fun of playing Putt Putt near the corner of Victoria Road and Wharf Road. Wykoff Street recognises Tom who built the putt putt course in 1969 and the Wykoff family, in memory of this local icon.

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). Melrose Park precinct naming project: stage one

City of Parramatta Council. (2021). New street names celebrate Melrose Park’s rich history