Coordinates: 33°54′28″S 151°01′55″E / 33.907848°S 151.032035°E / -33.907848; 151.032035
Bankstown Public School Well
McLeod Reserve is a park situated along the Hume Highway in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.
Bankstown's First Public School
In 1862 the Church of England School was first opened and was commissioned as a public school in 1867. Bankstown's first public school was built where McLeod Reserve is currently situated in 1880. In 1882 49 boys and 36 girls were enrolled, and upkeep expenses totalled 219 pounds, eight shillings and 11 pence. The school's first headmaster was Dugald McLeod who taught at the school since its opening until 1912. The site of the well used by Bankstown Public is today commemorated by a plaque.
The school was demolished in 1924 due to the development of North Bankstown School in the same year.
Bankstown's First Sister City
Bankstown signed its first international Sister City agreement with Suita, Osaka, Japan, in March 1989. In 1995 Suita donated two traditional Japanese stone lanterns to commemorate the founding of Bankstown.
In August 1999 a friendship garden was established within McLeod Reserve to symbolise Bankstown's sister city relationship with Suita.
City of Canterbury-Bankstown suburbs, localities and other topics
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Suburbs and localities
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History |
- 118th General Hospital (United States Army)
- Bankstown Bunker
- HMS Nabberley
- Milperra massacre
- No. 1 Fighter Sector RAAF
- Sydney gang rapes
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Education |
- Al Amanah College
- Bankstown Girls High School
- Bankstown Senior College
- Birrong Girls High School
- Bass High School
- Canterbury Boys' High School
- Georges River Grammar School
- LaSalle Catholic College
- Malek Fahd Islamic School
- St Euphemia College
- Sefton High School
- Western Sydney University
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Public transport by rail |
- Airport line
- Bankstown Line
- Bankstown station
- Belmore station
- Birrong station
- Campsie station
- Canterbury station
- Chester Hill station
- East Hills station
- Hurlstone Park station
- Lakemba station
- Leightonfield station
- Padstow station
- Panania station
- Punchbowl station
- Revesby station
- Sefton station
- Villawood station
- Wiley Park station
- Yagoona station
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Other utilities |
- Bankstown Airport
- Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital
- Canterbury Hospital
- Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
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Sports teams |
- Bankstown Berries
- Bankstown Bruins
- Bankstown City Bulls
- Bankstown City Lions
- Bankstown District Cricket Club
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Chester Hill Rhinos
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Notable residents
past and present |
- Josh Addo-Carr
- Bryan Brown
- John Burgess
- Paulini Curuenavuli
- Tyler De Nawi
- Alex Dimitriades
- Anh Do
- Casey Donovan
- Taj El-Din Hilaly
- Brett Emerton
- Blake Ferguson
- Mamdouh Habib
- John Howard
- Hard-Ons
- Brett Holman
- Paul Keating
- Terry Lamb
- Ken Moroney
- Kevin Moss
- Anthony Mundine
- Rebecca Rippon
- Geoff Robinson
- Akmal Saleh
- Bilal Skaf
- Vince Sorrenti
- Ian Thorpe
- Mark Waugh
- Steve Waugh
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Parks and gardens in Sydney, Australia
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Parks and gardens in New South Wales
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