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Encyclopedia > Asquith, New South Wales

Asquith is a northern suburb of Sydney, Australia located near Hornsby, New South Wales, in the Hornsby Shire. Geographically, the suburb encompasses a section of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on its eastern side. Its postcode is 2077. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Hornsby is the seat of Hornsby Shire, in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... Hornsby Shire is a vast Local Government Area in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. ...

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The suburb was named in 1915, after the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Herbert Henry Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Asquith railway station opened on 1st November, 1915, in conjunction with land released by R. Halloran & Company. Asquith post office opened on 1st April, 1924 and Asquith school opened during March 1930.[1] Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. ... Earl of Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Asquith is a railway station on the CityRail network in Sydney. ... (Redirected from 1st November) November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  1. ^ State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales,


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See also

Dangar Island is a small forested island in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, Australia. ... The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge spans the Hawkesbury River just north of the town of Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. ... Scotland Island is a suburb to the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Post office branch, store & cafe at Church Point. ... Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

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Coordinates: 33°41′21″S 151°06′18″E / -33.68921, 151.10492 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Asquith, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (129 words)
Asquith is a northern suburb of Sydney, Australia located near Hornsby, New South Wales, in the Hornsby Shire.
It was named after Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time the railway station was created in 1915.
A local school in the area is Asquith Boys High School, which was founded in the year (?).
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