Ashfield (pop.40,100) is a suburb in the Municipality of Ashfield, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies approximately 10 kilometres west of the central business district. Its postcode is 2131. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... The Municipality of Ashfield is a Local Government Area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... King Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area which encompasses the inner-city suburbs of Sydney located immediately adjacent to, and west of the central business district. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Demographically, Ashfield features considerable ethnic diversity, with approximately 51% of residents born outside of Australia. This is evidenced by the preponderance of Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese shops and businesses located along the main artery of Liverpool Road. Colloquially among Chinese Australians, Ashfield is often called "Little Shanghai" (小上海) for the preponderance of Shanghainese shopkeepers along the suburb's main business street. Sydneys Chinatown A Chinese Australian is an Australian of Chinese heritage. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...

Housing is characterised equally by a mixture of 'grand Victorian' and Federation-era freestanding homes, and post-war medium-density unit dwellings ('flats' in Australian parlance).

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Characteristics

Ashfield is a middle-class suburb, with a mixture of transient residents (who tend to live in rental units), and longer-term residents (who tend to like the architecture, closeness to the city, and the quality of the public transport).

History of Ashfield

The current suburb of Ashfield has the same boundaries now as when it was incorporated in 1872. Ashfield became a fashionable suburb in the late 19th century, when many people moved from the Eastern Suburbs, to the supposedly drier climate of Ashfield. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1890s to 1948 a tram service operated to Ashfield. The trams were originally powered by steam, but were electrified in 1910. Subdivision for gardens and housing occurred mostly in the 1920s and 30s. In the middle decades of the twentieth century, when Ashfield was in the Sydney bible belt, the Exclusive Brethren had their Sydney headquarters in Orchard Crescent, Ashfield. After World War II there was an increasing construction of rental units. A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland Map showing the tramway system in Oslo, Norway Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Until about 1960, the people now referred to as the Exclusive Brethren, EB, or sometimes the Closed Brethren, comprised a quiet, conservative, fundamentalist, Christian group who desired to remain spiritually separate from the world surrounding them, and also from the divisions and confusion they perceived in Christendom. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...

Notable citizens

The following notable people were born or lived in Ashfield:

• Frederick Clissold : businessman and wealthiest citizen of the municipality in the late 19th century. Co-founder of the Canterbury Park Racecourse. Owned Glentworth mansion.
• George Watson: Proprietor of "The Advertiser" local newspaper from 1888-1908. Alderman and later mayor.
• Richard Baker (1854-1941): Curator/Director of the Technological Museum in Ultimo (now known as the Powerhouse Museum). Live in Ashfield for 30 years in a house named "eudesmia", which still stands. Proponent of the decorative use of the Waratah in the logos and symbols.
• Daphne Cozens (1903-1933): Educated at Normanhurst Schools. Diploma from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Music Teacher. Winner of NSW lawn tennis association championships. Went on first overseas tennis tour of Australian women in 1925.
• Evelyn Tildersley (1882-1976): School teacher, principal of Normanhurst School from 1913 to 1925, when she was appointed acting principal of The Women's College at the University of Sydney. Awarded MBE in 1950.
• Major General Gustave Ramaciotti (1862-1927): Owned the Theatre Royal property by the corners of King and Castlereagh Streets. Was a base commander during World War 1, from 1915-1917. Retired in 1917 and was appointed C.M.G.
• Doctor John Koch (1835-1914): Timber miller, brick-maker, philanthropist. Supporter of the Presbyterian church, colonel in the militia.
• Frederick Whinchcombe: Wool broker and MP, alderman on Ashfield Council.
• Herbert Pratten (1865-1928): Jam maker, alderman, mayor. Elected to senate in 1917, House of Representatives in 1921, Federal Minister for Trade and Customs from 1923-1928.
• Rose Payton (1879-1951): Student at Normanhurst School, NSW lawn tennis lady champion 1900-1907.
• Louise Taplin (1859-1901): Matron of The Infants Home Ashfield until her death in 1901. Lead the home through the 1890s depression.
• Geraldine Brooks: Journalist and author who wrote about her childhood in the suburb in a book "Foreign Correspondence".

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Transportation

The railway station was opened in 1855, as part of the original New South Wales Railways Sydney to Parramatta rail line. Ashfield railway station is one of the larger and more modern stations on the Inner West Line of the CityRail Network. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... After much discussion in the young colony of New South Wales, the Sydney Railway Company was incorporated on 10 October 1849 with the aim of building a railway from Sydney to Parramatta. ...

Ashfield and the Eastern Suburbs together are said to have the best public transport in Sydney, as Ashfield is serviced by both bus (with many feeder bus routes to the railway station), and by rail.

Ashfield is located close to Liverpool Road and Parramatta Road, and so is well served by road. Unfortunately Liverpool Road is often congested as it passes through Ashfield.

Local landmarks

• Ashfield Park is one of the finest urban landscapes in Sydney; Features big phoenix palms and a war memorial.
• Clock tower on the Peak Freen biscuit factory (now Bunnings Warehouse).
• Tower on Norman Self's Amesbury in Alt Street.
• The Water tank adjacent to Peace Park in South Ashfield.

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Politics

Local political issues include:

• A local heritage movement exists which opposes further development of multi-unit dwellings.

Education

High schools in Ashfield include:

• Ashfield Boys High School.
• Bethlehem College. Oldest school in the area, established for Catholic girls in 1881 by the Sisters Of Charity.
• De La Salle College. Established for Catholic boys in 1916 by the De La Salle Brothers.

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Religion

Places of worship in Ashfield include:

• St John the Baptist's Anglican Church. A church on large grounds given by Elizabeth Underwood in 1840.
• St Vincent's Catholic Church. A substantial and highly dramatic church, built over the period 1895-1907. Designed by Catholic Architects Sheenin and Hennessy.

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References

• Sheena and Robert Coupe - Speed the Plough
• Australian Bureau of Statistics, POA2131 2131 (Postal Area).

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street maps from Street Directory or Whereis or MSN Maps.
  • Satellite photos from Google Maps and Terraserver.

• Ashfield & District Historical Society.
• Ashfield Municipal Council
• Places to eat in Ashfield.
• Another list of places to eat in Ashfield.
• 2001 Census Information