Our Neighbourhoods

History The area now known as Balmain was part of a 550 acre (2.2 km²) grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain...

History The area now known as Balmain East was part of a 550 acre (2.2 km2) grant to colonial surgeon Dr.

History William Wright, a merchant, whaler and sealer bought land in the northern part of the area in 1853.

 History Aboriginal culture The history of Aboriginal people in the Leichhardt area is, without doubt, a hidden (in the shadows...

History Popular belief has it that the area was once farmland and was named for the lilies that reportedly grew in the fields.

History The area now known as Rozelle was part of a 550 acre (2.2 km²) grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain...

History Stanmore was named by a prosperous saddler, John Jones, who purchased land in 1835 where Newington College now stands and called...