A typical back lane in Darlington

Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. The western half of the suburb is a campus of the University of Sydney, the eastern half an area largely populated by students from the university, where housing is relatively cheap due to proximity to The Block in Redfern. Download high resolution version (480x640, 82 KB)Darlington, NSW Meela Davis, 30 October 2004 Typical back-lane scene in Darlington, NSW. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 82 KB)Darlington, NSW Meela Davis, 30 October 2004 Typical back-lane scene in Darlington, NSW. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... The University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to an block of housing (now largely demolished) in Sydney, Australia, given to the Aboriginal Housing Corporation as an experiment in Aboriginal-managed housing. ... Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Darlington is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, Australia. Darlington is formally part of the City of Sydney and within the informal region of the Inner West. It is located between the suburbs of Redfern, Chippendale and Camperdown and Newtown. Darlington includes a number of sub-suburban divisions including Golden Grove. It is a minuscule suburb that has been largely taken over by the University of Sydney. Darlington is bordered by City Road to the west, Cleveland Street to the north, Abercrombie Street to the east, the railway yards to the south, and an indistinct boundary with Newtown to the south-west. Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... The City of Sydney comprises the central business district and surrounding Inner West suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... External links Sydney/Inner West at Wikitravel Categories: Stub ... Redfern railway station Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Chippendale is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Camperdown is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... South end of King Street, Newtown with the iconic brickworks chimneys of Sydney Park Newtown is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... South end of King Street, Newtown with the iconic brickworks chimneys of Sydney Park Newtown is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Most of Darlington is built on the terrace house model, with provision for dunny lanes. This means that undetached two storey terraces face one another across a small street, often crowded with parked cars. Behind these houses is usually a one-car width lane, or a pedestrian access lane. These lanes were originally used to give sani-men or human waste collectors access to the bucket style toilets located in sheds at the fence-line of the backyard. With the introduction of sewerage to Darlington, the backyard dunnies generally became sheds, and the lanes became defunct. Backlanes are now generally used for storing garbage bins, dumping general refuse onto the street, and occasionally access to properties from the rear. The street-lane system affords raked varigated views on both sides, with both sides heavily cultivated by Darlington's keen and individualistic gardeners. See the pictures for examples of a typical street view and a typical backlane view. The word sewerage means the provision of pipes etc to collect and dispose of sewage. ...

A typical street in Darlington

Darlington was historically a suburb of the industrial working class. It has often been used as a student dormitory suburb due to its proximity to the University of Sydney's Camperdown campus. Controversially, the University of Sydney acquired a large number of houses in Darlington in the 1980s and destroyed a significant portion of the suburb to make way for a new Darlington campus. This destroyed much of the historical character of the suburb, and the remains are dominated by the University and University related housing. The only part of the civic centre that remains is the Old Darlington School, which is on the grounds of the University and is used these days by the Music Department, especially the gamelan group. All the records held by the old council were lost at some point, which makes it difficult to do research on what houses in the area used to look like. Download high resolution version (480x640, 85 KB)Darlington, NSW Meela Davis, 30 October 2004 A typical street in Darlington, NSW File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 85 KB)Darlington, NSW Meela Davis, 30 October 2004 A typical street in Darlington, NSW File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... The University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophone(s), drums, and gongs. ...

Darlington features two significant landmarks. The Eveleigh Railway Yards off Wilson St. are now defunct. The Block is a major housing area owned by the aboriginal community. The Block is an enclave of the Sydney suburb of Redfern, on the Darlington side of the railway line. Darlington is serviced by buses on the City Road route, and by the Railway stations of Redfern and Macdonaldtown. Eveleigh is a suburb of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to an block of housing (now largely demolished) in Sydney, Australia, given to the Aboriginal Housing Corporation as an experiment in Aboriginal-managed housing. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Redfern railway station Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Redfern railway station is a major railway station in Redfern which is to the south of the Sydney city centre. ... Macdonaldtown railway station is a minor CityRail station in the city of Sydney, Australia. ...