The traditional custodians of the land were the Wangal clan of the Eora/Tharawal culture. They lived close to the Barramattigal clan of the Dharug culture, and the two often exchanged goods.
Much of its early colonial history is the same as Newington. European settlement of this area dates from 1 May 1797 when the first land grants were made to Captain Henry Waterhouse (1770-1812) and Lieutenant John Shortland (1769-1810) of the Sirius who each received 25 acres in the district of Liberty Plains, north of Parramatta Road. In April 1807, free settler John Blaxland (1769-1845) and his brother Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853) arrived in New South Wales and received a land grant of 1290 acres in the district of Parramatta which he called ‘Newington Estate’ after his family estate in Kent, England. This grant covered all the land between Parramatta River and Parramatta Road, and Duck River and Haslam’s Creek, except for land held by Waterhouse, Shortland, First Fleet marine Ian Archer’s 80 acres and Samuel Haslam’s estate. There Blaxland started his agricultural enterprise setting up a salt making factory in 1808 with an experienced salt maker (William Rutter, 1766-1812, former superintendent of Lymington Salt Works) who applied the Lymington method to produce the first usable salt in the colony from the marshes on the Parramatta River. They also breed cattle and later in 1816-17 set up a factory for the ‘manufacture of blankets and tweed’. In 1870s, the Newington estate began to be subdivided.
For more information here is our brief history of Silverwater.
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Asquith Street |
Created as part of a subdivision during the early 20th century by Mr H.N.Collins, a solicitor. Asquith Street appears to have been first used in 1917. |
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Barker Avenue |
Possibly named after Thomas Barker an early miller and prominent landholder and philanthropist in the Colony. |
Dictionary of Sydney: Thomas Barker |
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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. The name is possibly after Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, a British prime minister during the reign of Queen Victoria. |
Wikipedia: Earl of Beaconsfield |
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Blaxland Street |
Most likely named for the original land grantee of this land, John Blaxland (1799-1884) who established this area as Newington Estate. |
Perrin, Edmund, Kass, Terry, Silverwater, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/silverwater |
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Bligh Street |
Likely Named for Governor William Bligh. |
Wikipedia: William Bligh |
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Carnarvon Street |
Named after the Earl of Carnavon Estate that was a subdivision of Roseville from 1911-1920 over various sales. The Carnarvon Golf Club also took its name from the estate. |
Earl of Carnarvon Estate - Roseville - Carnarvon Rd, Luxor Pde, Amarna Pde, Roseville Ave, Earl St. Carnarvon Golf Club (2017). About. https://carnarvongolf.com.au/about Wikipedia: Earl of Carnarvon |
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Carolyn Street |
The land this street is on was not developed for a long while. Not on the 1894 subdivision. Nor in 1906. |
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Churchill Street |
Possibly named for Winston Churchill, former prominent and influential Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
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Clyde Street |
Possible named after the River Clyde in Scotland, in connection to the way the Duck River connects to many places in the local area. The suburb of Clyde is given its name for this reason. As well as its connection to the railway and Glasgow. |
Parramatta History and Heritage: Clyde |
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Coal Street |
Named in acknowledgement of the coal mining and trade history of the area. |
Australia for Everyone (2019). Lost Sydney: coal mines. http://www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au/lost-coalmines.html |
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Day Street |
On the 1909 Riverside Heights Estate, Newington, Parramatta River, subdivision map. |
State Library of NSW: Riverside Heights Estate. |
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Deakin Street |
Created as part of a subdivision during the early 20th century by Mr H.N.Collins, a solicitor. Street name appears to have been first used in 1917. |
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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. The name Derby is from 1883 and acknowledges Earl Derby, British Colonial Secretary of the period, part of a street naming theme used in the subdivision. |
Wikipedia: Earl of Derby. |
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Egerton Street |
Created by licensed The surveyor Octave Fariola de Rozzoli as part of the grid layout subdivision of the Newington Estate owned by John Wetherill in 1877. Source of the name is unknown but Egerton is a British aristocratic surname and connected to many military and politican families. |
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Fariola Street |
Named after Octavius Louis François Stephen Fariola di Rozzoli de Libert, commonly called Octave Fariola (1839-1914) the licensed surveyor who surveyed and subdivided the Plan of the Newington Estate, Parramatta River, Parish of Liberty Plain, County of Cumberland, N.S.W., the property of John Wetherill Esq. in June 1877. |
Cork County Library. (2019). Octave Louis Fariola,Local Studies Digital Library. https://www.corklocalstudies.ie/items/show/5187 |
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Fisher Street |
Possibly named after the occupation of fisher given the closeness to the river or the early settler family the Fisher’s which included Sydney universities Fisher Library’s benefactor Thomas Fisher. They have a history in Castle Hill and Parramatta. Fisher Street mentioned in 1913 Silverwater Estate subdivision. |
Auburn Council. (1913, June 18). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW 1888 - 1950), p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85974559 |
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Giffard 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. Source of the name is unknown but Giffard is a old family surname used landed gentry and aristocracy. |
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Grey Street |
Origin unknown but is shown in the Silver Water, 3rd Subdivision, Junction of Parramatta & Clyde Rivers 1885. |
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Hezlett Street |
First used in 1877, Hezlett Street is no longer used after the Municipality of Lidcombe leased the unused portion of Hezlett Street to the Sydney Meat Preserving Company Limited in May 1928. |
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Holker 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. Origin of name unknown. |
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Jamieson Street |
Possibly named after John Jamieson (1766-1850), superintendent of stock, who was a farmer who came to New South Wales with his wife and child in the Royal Admiral as one of the first free settlers. Played a prominent role in the events surrounding William Bligh and passed in Parrramatta. The street is seen in the 1894 Plan of the Newington Estate, Parramatta River, Parish of Liberty Plain, subdivision. |
Wikipedia: John Jamieson |
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Junction Street |
Possibly a descriptive name as a junction is defined as a point where two or more things are joined. Junction Street is where Duck River and Duck Creek meet. |
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Melton Street |
Melton means middle and settlement and is possibly named after Melton Mowbray in England. It appears on the Silverwater Estate subdivion of 1914 |
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Millennium Court |
Possibly named for the proximity to the previously named Millennium Parklands, now Sydney Olympic Park. |
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Newington Road |
This road takes its name from the original name of the Silverwater area, Newington Estate. |
Perrin, Edmund, Kass, Terry, Silverwater, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/silverwater, viewed 06 Sep 2019 |
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Newton Street |
First seen on 1877 Newington Estate subdivision map. |
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Picken Street |
Formerly Water Street before it was renamed |
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Rachael Close |
No known origin |
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River Street |
Named for its proximity to Clyde (now Duck) River. |
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Salisbury Street |
Possibly named for the Salisbury family who were prominent in the Silverwater area in the 1900’s. |
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Shaft Street |
Named in acknowledgement of the coal mining and trade history of the area. |
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Silver Street |
This street runs parallel to, what was originally known as Water St (now Picken St), and was named to form Silver and Water streets in recognition of the suburb. |
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Silverwater Road |
The suburb of Silverwater, from which this name is taken, was home to the Wangal Clan prior to colonisation. It was later granted to John Blaxland in 1807 and was known as Newington Estate before being named Silverwater. There are no records regarding the origin of the name itself. |
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Skarratt Street |
Shown in 1894 Newington Estate subdivision. Originally part of the Newington Estate. Street names appear to be named based on a theme with words starting with 'S'. This includes neighbouring streets: Short Street, Skarratt Street, Suttor Street, Sutherland Street (now Silverwater Road). The name also means housekeeper or butler. |
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Slough Avenue |
The word slough means swamp. This Avenue is close to the Parramatta River and the natural wetlands the suburb is on. Possibly named Clifford Street previously. |
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Stanley Street |
Seen in the 1885 3rd Silverwater subdivision plan. The origin is unknown. |
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Stubbs Street |
Originally part of the Newington Estate. Street names appear to be named based on a theme with words starting with 'S'. This includes neighbouring streets: Short Street, Skarratt Street, Suttor Street, Sutherland Street (now Silverwater Road), Seen in the 1877 Newington subdivision plans. |
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Sutherland Street |
Street name no longer in use. It has been replaced by Silverwater Road. |
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Suttor Street |
Named after Suttor's Estate (owned by Sam Haslam), a plot of land that stretched between Carnarvon St and Parramatta Rd. The estate was named for George Suttor. He an orchardist who in 1802 who grew oranges commercially, citrus trees were planted in great numbers in the area. |
Hardie and Corman Auctioneers, (1880), "Suttors Estate Auburn" Parramatta History and Heritage: Baulkham Hills a Brief History. |
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Vore Street |
Previous name: Fletcher Street |
State Library NSW (1885). Silver water, 3rd subdivision, junction of Parramatta & Clyde rivers. In Auburn subdivision plan, Z/SP/A10/16. http://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10440327&change_lng= |
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Water Street |
Named after John Wetherill who owned land in the area, stretching from Holker to Carnarvon St from 1877, and eventually most of the Silverwater/Newington area. The following year, he subdivided the 512 hectare estate. |
Sydney Olympic Park (n.d.), "Colonial History", https://www.sopa.nsw.gov.au/About-Us/History-and-Heritage/Colonial-History |
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Wetherill Street |
Named after John Wetherill, who acquired Blaxland's Newington and submitted the grid layout for the subdivision of his property. The street name was first used in 1877 and included what is now Wiblin Street. |
History and Heritage: Newington – a brief history |
Emma Stockburn, Research Facilitator Family History, Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, City of Parramatta, 2021
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