Newington is a suburb of Sydney, It is 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of City of Parramatta. Newington is 2 km west of Wentworth Point, on the Parramatta River, and 1 km north-west of Sydney Olympic Park. The suburb is named after the Newington Estate, a property originally owned by the Blaxland family.
Newington is part of the traditional lands of the Wann clan, known as the Wann-gal. These lands stretched along the southern shore of the Parramatta River between Cockle Bay (Cadi-gal land) and Rose Hill (Burramatta-gal land).
The Wann-gal have lived in the Newington/ Homebush Bay area for thousands of years. The estuary of Homebush Bay provided the Wann-gal with food and resources that they needed as well as a way to travel by water. The Wann-gal clan is said to be part of the Darug language group.
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Abebe Bikila Street |
This street commemorates Ethiopian marathon runner and Olympian Abebe Bikila (1932-1973). Bikila gained fame and attention for winning a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games whilst running barefoot. |
Wikipedia (2021). Abebe Bikila |
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Avenue of Africa |
Created as part of the creation of Sydney Olympic Park, to acknowledge the different continents of the globe. |
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Avenue of Asia |
Created as part of the creation of Sydney Olympic Park, to acknowledge the different continents of the globe. |
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Avenue of Europe |
Created as part of the creation of Sydney Olympic Park, to acknowledge the different continents of the globe. |
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Avenue of Oceania |
Created as part of the creation of Sydney Olympic Park, to acknowledge the different continents of the globe. |
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Avenue of The Americas |
Created as part of the creation of Sydney Olympic Park, to acknowledge the different continents of the globe. |
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Baker Avenue |
Most likely names after an Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor Reginald Lesly "Snowy" Baker (1884 - 1953). He represented Australian at the 1908 London Olympics in swimming, diving and boxing. |
Wikipedia (2021). Snowy Baker |
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Banksia Place |
Most likely named after the native Australian plant, the Banksia, commonly found along the east coast of Australia. |
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Beaconsfield Street |
Created by licensed surveyor Octave Fariola de Rozzoli as part of the grid layout subdivision of the Newington Estate owned by John Wetherill in 1877. An alphabetical street naming theme was used in naming the streets running parallel to Parramatta River starting with Adderley Street, Beaconsfield Street, Carnavon Street, Derby Street, Egerton Street, Fariola Street, Griffard Street, Holker Street, (I replaced with Blaxland Street), (J replaced by Newington Street), King Street, Lennox Street. |
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Beaurepaire Avenue |
Most likely named after Australian Swimmer Frank Beaurepaire (1891-1956) who set 15 world records for swimming freestyle and competed in the Olympic games from 1908 to 1924. |
Wikipedia (2021). Frank Beaurepaire |
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Blaxland Avenue |
Named after Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853), one of the first settlers to cross the Blue Mountains. |
Conway, Jill (1966). 'Blaxland, Gregory (1778–1853)', Australian Dictionary of Biography |
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Blue Gum Place |
Most likely named after the native Australian plant, the Blue Gum Tree that can be found along the east coast of Australia. |
Wikipedia (2021) |
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Bobby Pearce Avenue |
Acknowledges Australian athlete Bobby Pearce (1905-1976) who won two gold medals for Australia in the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games |
Wikipedia (2021). |
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Cedar Place |
Most likely named after the native Australian red cedar which was first discovered in rainforest soon after European settlement about 10 km from Parramatta |
Wikipedia (2021) Red Cedar |
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Clarke Street |
This street most likely commemorates Ronald Clarke (1937-2015) who was an Olympian, representing Australia and setting seventeen world records for running. He later retired from sports and served as mayor of the Gold Coast. |
Wikipedia (2021). Ron Clarke |
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Comaneci Avenue |
Named after the Olympian and gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1961-), who is credited with popularising Gymnastics. |
Wikipedia (2021) Nadia Comaneci |
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Cosmala Close |
This street was most likely named after the Australian paralympian Elizabeth "Libby" Kosmala OAM (1942-) who represented Australia from 1972-2016. Throughout her career, Kosmala has won Australia 9 gold Paralympic medals. |
Wikipedia (2021) Libby Kosmala |
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Cumberland Square |
Cumberland Square surrounds Cumberland Park. This is named after the County of Cumberland, of which Newington is part of. |
Wikipedia (2021) Cumberland County |
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Curlew Avenue |
Most likely named after the Eastern Curlew. A bird that is a native species to the Sydney Olympic Park and surrounding areas. |
Sydney Olympic Park (2021) Species List |
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Davies Street |
Named for William Davis, a founder of Newington College which was first situated Newington House in Silverwater. HIs son was one of the first students. |
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Derby Street |
Created by licensed surveyor Octave Fariola de Rozzoli as part of the grid layout subdivision of the Newington Estate owned by John Wetherill in 1877. An alphabetical street naming theme was used in naming the streets running parallel to Parramatta River starting with Adderley Street, Beaconsfield Street, Carnavon Street, Derby Street, Egerton Street, Fariola Street, Griffard Street, Holker Street, (I replaced with Blaxland Street), (J replaced by Newington Street), King Street, Lennox Street. |
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Devitt Avenue |
This street honours Australian Olympian John Devitt (1937-) who represented Australia in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympic Games, winning 2 gold medals in the process. For his achievements in swimming, Devitt received the Order of Australia and Australian Sports Medal in 1989 and 2000 respectively. |
Wikipedia (2021) |
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Egerszegi Avenue |
Named after Hungarian swimmer and Olympian Krisztina Egerszegi (1974-), in keeping with the tradition of naming streets to honour Onlympians. |
Wikipedia (2021) Krisztina Egerszegi |
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Elvstrom Avenue |
Named after Danish yachtsman and Olympian Paul Elvstrøm(1928-2016), in keeping with the tradition of naming streets to honour Onlympians. |
Wikipedia (2021) Paul Elvstrom |
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Evans Street |
Most likely named after, the Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980, Pete Evan, (1961 - ) who won four Olympic medals, at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet. He also won consecutive bronze medals in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1980 Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. |
Wikipedia (2021) Pete Evan |
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Falcon Street |
Named after the collective of Australian Falcons. |
Australia's Wonderful Birds. (2024) |
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Frank Beaurepaire Avenue |
Most likely named after Australian Swimmer Frank Beaurepaire (1891-1956) who set 15 world records for swimming freestyle and competed in the Olympic games from 1908 to 1924. |
Wikipedia (2021) Frank Beaurepaire |
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Healy Avenue |
Most likely names after Australian swimmer, Cecil Patrick Healy (1881 – 1918) He was the second swimmer to represent Australia He won silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He was killed in the First World War at the Somme during an attack on a German trench. Healy has been allocated the number "2" by Swimming Australia on a list of all Australians who have represented Australia at an Open International Level. |
Wikipedia (2021) Cecil Patrick Healy |
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Heidelberg Avenue |
Possibley named after the suburb of Heidelberg in Victoria. This was where the Olympic villiage was during the 1956 Olympics. |
Pocket Oz (2021) Heidelberg |
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Henricks Avenue |
Named after Australian swimmer and olympian Jon Henricks (1935-). Henricks set two world records and won the same number of gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, earning him international recognition. |
Wikipedia (2021) Jon Henricks |
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Ironwood Place |
This street derives its name from a type of tree, several species of which are native to Australia. In particular, the Australian Buloke, a species of ironwood, is widely regarded as the hardest wood available due to its density. |
Wikipedia (2021) Ironwood |
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Jacqueline Pereira Street |
Named after Australian hockey player and Olympian Jacquieline Pereira (1964-) who represented Australia in the Olympics from 1988-1996. She won two gold medals and was inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame. |
Wikipedia (2021) Jacquieline Pereira |
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Janet Avenue |
This street most likely honours American Olympic Swimmer Janet Evans (1971-) who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, winning four gold medals and setting three world records during these years. |
Wikipedia (2021) Janet Evans |
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John Ian Wing Parade |
Named after the Australian who penned a letter to the International Olympic Committee, suggesting the athletes mingle during the closing ceremony, easing international tensions which had been an issue threatening the 1956 Olympics. |
Olympic Museum. (2021) |
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Jordan Avenue |
Possibly named after champion basketballer, Michael Jordan. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.He was integral in helping to popularize the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s,becoming a global cultural icon in the process |
Wikipedia (2021) Michael Jordan |
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Joyner Avenue |
This street commemorates the life and achievements of Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), an American who competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. In these games, she set the world records for the 100m and 200m sprint which remains undefeated to this day. |
Wikipedia (2021) Florence Griffith Joyner |
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Kato Avenue |
This street most likely honours Japanese gymnast and Olympian Sawao Kato (1946-) who competed in the Olympic Games from 1968-1976. During these years, Kato won eight gold medals which is the most held by any individual male Olympic gymnast. |
Olympics Site (2021) |
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Keino Avenue |
This avenue is named after Kenyan Olympic runner Kipchoge Keino (1940-) who competed from 1964 to 1972 at the Olympic Games. Keino is notable for breaking both the 3000 and 1500m world records, as well as setting the largest Olympic winning margin of 20m against American Jim Ryun. |
Wikipedia (2021) Kipchoge Keino |
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Kieren Perkins Avenue |
This avenue, in keeping with the tradition of honouring notable olympians and athletes, is named after Australian swimmer Kieren Perkins (1973-) who represented Australia in the Olympics and won four medals. Perkins also set world records in three events. |
Wikipedia (2021) Kieren Perkins |
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Konrads Avenue |
This street does not recognise an individual Olympian, rather a brother-sister swimming duo known as the Konrad-Kids. The pair consisted of Ilsa Konrads (1944-) and John Konrads (1942-) who set 12 and 26 world records respectively. |
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Kuts Avenue |
This street commemorates Russian Olympian Vladimir Kuts (1927-1975) who competed in the 1956 Olympic games, setting the world records for the 5000m and 10000m. |
Wikipedia (2021) Vladimir Kuts |
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Lane Avenue |
Named after Australian Swimmer and Olympian Frederick Lane. (1880- 1969). He was the first swimmer to represent Australia at an Olympic Level. This was when he competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, and won two gold medals. He first won the 200 metres freestyle. |
Wikipedia (2021) Frederick Lane |
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Larisa Latynina Walk |
With 18 Olympic medals, half of them being gold, Soviet Gymnast Larisa Latynina (1934-) hold the record for the most gold medals by a gymnast. Latynina competed in the Summer Olympic Games from 1956-1964 |
Wikipedia (2021) Larisa Latynina |
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Latham Terrace |
Named after Latham's Snipe a migratory bird that frequents the region. |
Wikipedia (2024) Latham's Snipe. |
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Lewis Way |
This street most likely honours American Olympian Carl Lewis (1961-). Throughout his career, Lewis won nine gold medals and broke several world records for sprint, relay and most notably, long jump. |
Wikipedia (2021) Carl Lewis |
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Louis Avenue |
Possibly named after the Greek Olympian Spyridon Louis. (1873 - 1940). He was a water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero. |
Wikipedia (2021) Spyridon Louis |
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Manton Avenue |
Possibly named after Autralian Olympic rower Garth Manton (1929 -). He competed at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956 and won Bronze. |
Olympics Site (2021) |
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Marathon Avenue |
Named after the birthplace of the first Olympics and the event first held in 1896 in Athens, Greek. |
Wikipedia (2021) Marathon |
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Marshall Avenue |
Named after the Olympian and multiple world record holder, Australian swimmer, John Marshall. (1937 -1957). He a won a silver medal in the 1500-metre and a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics. By the age of 21, he had set 28 world and 38 American records. |
Wikipedia (2021) John Marshall |
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Michael Wenden Avenue |
This avenue honours Michael Wenden (1949-), a swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic games, winning four gold medals in the process. |
Wikipedia (2021) Michael Wenden |
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Mildred Didriksen Avenue |
This avenue honours Mildred "Babe" Didrikson (1911-1956), an American athlete who won two gold medals for running in the 1932 Olympic games. Later in life, she took up professional golf and won 10 LGA Championships. |
Wikipedia (2021) Mildred Didrikson |
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Mockridge Avenue |
This avenue commeorates Australian Olympic cyclist Russell Mockridge (1928-1958) who competed and wond two gold medals in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. |
Wikipedia (2021) Russell Mockridge |
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Monterey Street |
Possibley names after the Monterey Cypress that used to be part of John Blaxlands home "Newington" |
Wikipedia (2021) Monterey Cypress |
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Moulton Avenue |
Named after James Egan Moulton ( 1841 – 1909) who was an English-born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president of Newington College. |
Wikipedia (2021) James Moulton |
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Muhammed Ali Parade |
This parade honours famous American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) who was widely regarded as the greatest boxer of his time. In addition to his achievements in boxing-oriented events, Ali competed and won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics. |
Wikipedia (2021) Muhammad Ali |
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Newington Boulevard |
This boulevard shares a name with its suburb, Newington, which originally derived its name from the estate which was originally built by John Blaxland in this area. |
Wikipedia (2021) Newington |
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Northam Avenue |
This avenue commemorates Australian Olympic sailer Bill Northam (1908-1988) who represented Australia in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and won a gold medal for sailing (5.5 metre class) |
Wikipedia (2021) Bill Northam |
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Nurmi Avenue |
Finnish Olmpian Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973) is commemorated in this avenue. During 1920-1928, Nurmi twelve olympic medals, nine of which were gold, and set twenty two world records in the process. |
Wikipedia (2021) Paavo Nurmi |
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O'Neill Avenue |
Named after Australian and Olympic champion swimmer Susie O'Neil. By the end of her swimming carerr O'Neil had achieved 35 Australian titles as well as eight Olympic medals |
Wikipedia (2021) Susie O’Neil |
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Oerter Avenue |
This avenue celebrates Arthur Oerter jr. (1936-2007), an American Olympian who won four consecutive gold medals from 1956-1968 for discus. |
Wikipedia (2021) Arthur Oerter Jr |
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Ottey Avenue |
This avenue honours Olympic sprinter Marlene Ottey (1960-) who, in her five olympic games, won nine medals. Ottey holds the world record for the 200m indoor sprint. |
Wikipedia (2021) Marlene Ottey |
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Owens Avenue |
This avenue honours American sprnter Jesse Owens (1913-1980) who famously won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, beating his caucasian competitors much to Adolf Hitler's discontent. Throughout his career, Owens set three world records whilst matching another. |
Wikipedia (2021) Jesse Owens |
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Pearce Avenue |
This avenue honours Australian Olympic rower Bobby Pearce (1905-1976), a two time Olympic gold medalist, who famously stopped mid-race to allow a family of ducks to pass. |
Australian Olympics (2021) Bobby Pearce |
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Perkins Avenue |
This avenue honours Australian Olympic swimmer Kieran Perkins (1973-) who represented Australia from 1992-2000, picking up two gold medals in the process. Perkins also held the world records for the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle. |
Australian Olympics (2021) Kieran Perkins |
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Plover Street |
This street derives its name from the native Australian bird which can commonly be found in the Sydney area. |
Wikipedia (2021) Plover Bird |
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Popov Avenue |
Alexander Popov (1971-) who is commemorated by this avenue, is a Russian swimmer who competed in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games during which time he won four gold medals and set the world record. |
Wikipedia (2021) Alexander Popov |
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Priya Cooper Avenue |
This avenue honours Australian paralympic swimmer Priya Cooper (1974-) who suffers from cerebral palsy. Despite this, Cooper went on to represent Australia in the Paralympic games from 1992-2000, winning 9 gold medals in the process. |
Wikipedia (2021) Priya Cooper |
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Rechelle Hawkes Avenue |
Former captain of the Hockeyroos Rechelle Hawkes (1967-) is honoured in this avenue. Hakwes represented Australia in the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Olympic games, winning a gold medal in each game. |
Wikipedia (2021) Rechelle Hawkes |
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Rolton Avenue |
This avenue commeorates Olympic equestrian Gillian Rolton (1956-2017) who represented Australia in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games, winning gold for both. In the latter however, she was thrown off her horse and broke her collarbone and ribs but managed to complete the race. |
Wikipedia (2021) Gillian Rolton |
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Roycroft Avenue |
This avenue honours Bill Roycroft (1915-2011) who is remembered for completing and winning an equestrian event in the 1960 Olympics despite having been severely injured and hospitalised the day before. |
Australian Olympics (2021) Bill Roycroft |
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Russell Mockridge Avenue |
This avenue commeorates Australian Olympic cyclist Russell Mockridge (1928-1958) who competed and wond two gold medals in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. |
Wikipedia (2021) Russell Mockridge |
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Sandpiper Crescent |
This crescent derives its name from a bird which can be found in the coast areas of Australia. |
Birdlife Australia (2021) |
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Sauvage Place |
Louise Sauvage (1973-) is an Australian paraolympian, winning nine gold medals for wheelchair racing in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 paraolympic games. |
Athletics Australia (2021) Louise Sauvage |
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Spitz Avenue |
This avenue honours American Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz (1950-) who in the 1972 Olympics won seven gold medals whilst breaking the previous world records for those events. |
Wikipedia (2021) Mark Spitz |
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Teofilo Stevenson Avenue |
Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson (1952-2012) is commemorated in this avenue for his achievements in the Olympic games as he won three gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1980. |
Wikipedia (2021) Teofilo Stevenson |
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Theile Avenue |
This avenue honours Australian Olympic swimmer David Theile (1938-) who, in 1956 and 1960, won consecutive gold medals. He later became a renowned surgeon after retiring from swimming. |
Wikipedia (2021) David Theile |
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Thompson Avenue |
Possibly named after American swimmer Jenny Thompson. Thompson is one of the most decorated athletes and Olmpicans in the history of the Games and has won twelve medals, including eight gold medals, at the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. |
Wikipedia (2021) Jenny Thompson |
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Tooth Avenue |
Liane Tooth (1962-) is the name-sake of this avenue thanks to her achievements in hockey. During the 1988 and 1996 Olympic games, Tooth represented Australia as part of the Hockeyroos and won two gold medals. |
Wikipedia (2021) Liane Tooth |
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Watt Avenue |
Possibley named after the Olympian cylcist, Kathy Watts. An Australian racing cyclist Watts has won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, one gold and one silver. She has won 24 national championships in road racing, track racing, and mountain bike, four Commonwealth Games gold medals, and came third in the world time trial championship. She was made a life member of Blackburn Cycling Club in 1990. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. |
Wikipedia (2021) Kathy Watts |
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Zatopek Avenue |
Emil Zatopek (1922-2000) stands as the only winner of the Olympic 5000m, 10000m and marathon during the same game. This feat was achieved in the 1952 Olympic games where Zatopek represented Czechoslovakia. He also won a gold medal in the 1948 London Olympic games. |
Wikipedia (2021) Emil Zatopek |
Emma Stockburn, Research Facilitator and and Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, Parramatta Heritage Centre, City of Parramatta, 2021
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