Chullora is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 15km south west of the Sydney central business district in the south-eastern skirts of Auburn Council. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... South-western Sydney is a region of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Auburn Council is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. ...

Chullora is essentially an industrial area with several warehouses are located in the Chullora suburb, within Chullora Business Park, including the Sydney Tip Top Bakeries and the OfficeMax Sydney warehouse. The suburb is also the site of printing for the newspapers The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Herald, The Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph.

The Liverpool Road and Waterloo Road are the two main roads that runs through the suburb. Waterloo Road is also the main road for the neighbouring suburb of Greenacre. Both suburbs share common amenities. The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Greenacre is a residential suburb in the south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Chullora Railway Workshops service and repair City Rail suburban and inter-urban trains. Official logo of the CityRail network The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network Old-style manual train indicator boards at Concord West. ...

Chullora is located close to Strathfield, Greenacre, Lidcombe and Bankstown. Frequent bus services by Transit First service this region along with Punchbowl Coach buses. Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area,Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Greenacre is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lidcombe is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bankstown CBD skyline as seen from the elevated end of Jacobs Street Bankstown is a suburb in the City of Bankstown in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. ...

History

The suburb of Chullora was originally part of the area known as Liberty Plains, which was land given to the first free settlers who arrived in Sydney Cove on the 6th January 1793. Chullora was the name used for one of the estates in this area. Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 1950s, many emigrants from Europe were housed in the area, until these people gained enough money to buy property and move elsewhere.

Chullora is also an Aboriginal word meaning 'flour'. The recent construction of the Sydney Tip Top bakeries in the Chullora Business Park, has perhaps brought the suburbs back to its roots. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Tip Top is a slang phrase which means of the highest order or excellent. ...

Shopping Venues

Chullora is serviced by a variety of stores, ranging from independent small businesses to large retail outlets such as the newly constructed Chullora Market Place, that contain shops such as:

• Eletronic Boutique
• Just Jeans
• Big W
• Woolworths
• Sanity Music

Just Jeans is an Australian apparel chain store, owned and operated by the Just group. ... Big W is the second largest discount department store in Australia, with over 120 stores located nationwide. ... F.W. Woolworth Company the original USA based chain of high street shops. ...

Sports

The local sports team for Chullora are the Chullora Wolves, with the homeground in the local park.

External links

Coordinates: 33°53′27″ S 151°2′51″ E / -33.89081, 151.04751 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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