Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Granville is located 22 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. A small part in the north-west is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Holroyd. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 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. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... km redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Granville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Reid is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Harris Park is a neighbourhood in the City of Parramatta local government area, in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Silverwater Bridge Silverwater is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Chambers of the City of Holroyd Council in Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb located in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. ... South Granville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Guildford; the home of culture, street gangs and variety Local gangs: Bolton St Crips - BSC, East Guildford (Guild-4) Crips - EGC, West Guildford (Guild-4) Crips - WGC, Guildford (Guil-4) Gangsta Crips - GGC, Guildford (Guil-4) Park Crips - GPC, Bloods Never Surrender - BNS, Guildford Road Lebos / Boyz - GRL or GRB... Regents Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Greater Western Sydney is a very general term which is used to describe the region west of the 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 approximately 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 kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... 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. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Holroyd is a Local Government Area and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the Western Sydney region. ...

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Location

Lisgar, Redfern, Heath and Mona Streets form the approximate border between Granville and Granville South. The suburbs are bordered by Parramatta in the north-west, Harris Park and Rosehill in the north, and Clyde in the east. The Duck River provides a boundary with Auburn. The southern limits are defined by Chester Hill, Guildford and Merrylands. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Harris Park is a neighbourhood in the City of Parramatta local government area, in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Clyde is a neighbourhood in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. ... Chester Hill is a residential suburb in the south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is part of the City of Bankstown and Northern Chester Hill is part of Parramatta. ... Guildford; the home of culture, street gangs and variety Local gangs: Bolton St Crips - BSC, East Guildford (Guild-4) Crips - EGC, West Guildford (Guild-4) Crips - WGC, Guildford (Guil-4) Gangsta Crips - GGC, Guildford (Guil-4) Park Crips - GPC, Bloods Never Surrender - BNS, Guildford Road Lebos / Boyz - GRL or GRB... The Chambers of the City of Holroyd Council in Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb located in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Developments

Granville has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The commercial and residential developments are mostly around Granville railway station, Sydney and Parramatta Road. Granville is primarily dominated by freestanding weatherboard, fibro and unrendered brick buildings. The area is no longer exactly "typical" quarter acre block territory, but 500-600 m² blocks are reasonably common. Terraced houses are rare, but increasing in number. Apartment blocks, generally three to four storeys in height, are also becoming more common in the vicinity of the railway station. Granville is a major station in CityRails network. ... Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the City of Sydney with Parramatta. ... In British usage, weatherboarding is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin boards that overlap one another horizontally on the outside of the wall. ... Fibromyalgia is a debilitating chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse pain, fatigue, and a wide range of other symptoms. ...

Landmarks

Buildings that deserve some attention are:

St. Aphanasius Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox church

• Granville Town Hall was built in 1888.
• St Marks Anglican church dates back to 1882. The building to its immediate left is also attractive.
• The Royal Hotel corresponds with the architecture of the Town Hall about 200m away.
• St. Aphanasius Church, which caters for the Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox denomination, adds some interest to William Street. It dates back to 1956.
• The Bingo Crest building on Blaxcell Street, which is influenced by the dynamic 1920s Art Deco architecture, not often seen in this part of Sydney.
• The Brianna's function centre building just north of the railway line is on Good Street.
• The White Palace in South Street has an exterior with Art Deco features. The building has been gutted and completely redeveloped in 2007.
• The Granville RSL Sub-Branch Building serves as an interesting example of modern architecture. The round, science fiction appearance has some appeal.

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Transport

Granville railway station is a major station on the South line and Western line of the CityRail network. It is also an inter-city stop on the Blue Mountains Line. Granville is a major station in CityRails network. ... The South line has several alterate route to reach its main destination at Campbelltown railway station, Sydney, via Granville, via Regents Park, via Bankstown and via East Hills. ... The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. ... The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network CityRail is an operating division of RailCorp, a publicly owned corporation of the government of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Blue Mountains Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services, serving the Blue Mountains region to the far west of Sydney, including its primary centre of Katoomba, and to as far west as Lithgow. ...

History

Granville was named in 1880, after the British Colonial Secretary, the [[Granville Leveson-

European Settlement

The area evolved primarily after 1855, when it became the final stop of the first railway line of New South Wales. The Sydney-Parramatta Line line ran from Sydney terminus, just south from today's Central railway station to the Granville area which was originally known as 'Parramatta Junction'. This led to the development of this area, which attracted speculators and some local industries. An XPT train, used on CountryLink services, at Central railway station, Sydney. ... Central Railway Station (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the early days of European settlement, wood was harvested to fuel the steam engines in Sydney and Parramatta. By the 1860s the supply of wood was exhausted. The remainder was used by scavengers who made a living by collecting firewood. Wattle bark found use with tanners and stringy bark was used for roofing of huts. In 1862 a major estate, Drainville, became subject to a mortgagee sale and subdivided for villa homes, and small agricultures. At the end of the decade a Tweed Mill was established, which was steam powered using water from the Duck River. Wattle has several meanings: In engineering terms, originally wattle referred collectively to the flexible rods, branches or twigs from various plants woven together to make fences, walls and roofs (see wattle-and-daub). ...

1878 the locality received its own post office, which was then part of the stationmasters house. In 1880 Parramatta Junction was renamed to Granville, after the British Colonial Secretary, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. The place then had a population of 372, of which 176 were male and 196 female. In this era some German settlers, Joseph Klein and P W Merkell, tried to establish vineyards in the area, but eventually found the land was not suited for this type of agriculture. More men were to find out about the limitations the local soils provided and fruit growers complained about the menace of flying foxes. Thus, the only use for the grasslands, which replaced the timberland, was dairy cattle. A flying fox can be: One of several species of megabat. ...

The Granville Municipality was formed in 1885 and the council carried on the local government of the area until 1948, when it became part of an enlarged City of Parramatta. The suburb is infamously known as the location of the Granville railway disaster, Australia's worst railway accident, where 83 people died in 1977. The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... On January 18, 1977, Australia experienced its worst ever railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Education

Granville has a major college of Technical and Further Education, which is part of the South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, and a number of schools, such as Granville Boys High School which was founded in 1926. The suburb is also home to a branch of the Parramatta City Library. For the Texas educational association, see Texas Association of Future Educators. ... TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute Each year, more than 79,000 students enrol at colleges in South Western Sydney Institute, with approximately 2000 students each semester studying with the Institute in overseas locations. ...

Culture

Entertainment

The Granville RSL Club at sunset

The suburb boasts four pubs. The Royal Hotel and the Granville Hotel are located south and north of the railway line respectively. The Rosehill Hotel is located on the northern side of Parramatta Road and the Vauxhall Inn is on the same street on the western edge of Granville on the corner of Woodville Road. In recent times, the Vauxhall Inn has been converted into an exotic dancers bar, with attached bottle shop. ^{[citation needed]} Granville is also home to a sub-branch club of the RSL. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the City of Sydney with Parramatta. ... RSL National HQ, on Constitution Ave, Canberra, nearest the Australian Defence Force Russell Offices HQ The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force. ...

Sport

Granville has an Olympic size pool and a football (soccer) facility. Granville is the base of the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Parramatta City Raceway caters for enthuisiasts of speedcars with races every Saturday evening in the summer-half year.

Population

Demographics

Granville is home to a quite sizeable Christian community. ^{[citation needed]}

Notable Residents

• John Devitt (1937-): Olympic gold medallist in the 100m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics and manager of the Australian Commonwealth Games team grew up in Granville
• Jack Ferguson (1924-2002): Former deputy premier of New South Wales
• Col. Sydney Herring (1881-1951): World War I commander at Gallipoli.
• Paul Hogan, actor of Crocodile Dundee fame, is known to have grown up in Granville ^{[citation needed]}
• Bernie McGann (1937-): Saxophonist who was born in Granville.

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References

• Granville: From Forest to Factory, John Watson (ed.), 1992, Granville Historical Society.
• Parramatta - a Past Revealed, Terry Kass, Carol Liston, John McClymot, 1996, Parramatta City Council.

See also

• Granville railway disaster

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External links

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