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Rooty Hill is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the Australian state of New South Wales. Rooty Hill covers an area of 6.3 square kilometres. The last available census of 2001 states Rooty Hill's population as 11,173. The postcode for Rooty Hill is 2766. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 487 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 623 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Natalie Hayter, Original Photograph I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 487 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 623 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Natalie Hayter, Original Photograph I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Blacktown. ... Western Sydney is a very general, informal, term which is used to describe the western parts of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... â€œNSWâ€ redirects here. ...

History

The purpose of Kings Rooty Hill settlement was to provide a reserve for government-owned cattle. The south-western part of this vast area (which closely follows Blacktown City's current boundary) came to be known as the Rooty Hill Run. For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... The City of Blacktown is situated approximately 35km from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the Cumberland Plain in the heart of Western Sydney. ...

Origin of name

Two doubtful explanations regarding the origin of the name persist to this day. The first concerns tree roots and the trouble they presented when ploughing for cultivation - the hill was not thickly timbered and better land for cultivation was available nearby. The second explanation concerns the Hindu term 'ruti', meaning "food" in a colloquial sense, (it may also refer to 'roti', a type of wheat). Wheat was urgently needed for the expanding colony's population and was grown in the area. A number of soldiers and marines in the colony had served in India, including Governor Lachlan Macquarie. This can be debunked quite easily because the NSW Rooty Hill was known by that name from 1802 whereas any Indian influence arrived about 1810. Furthermore, in 1803 the still-starving colony was in no position to export grain. Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 â€“ 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... --69. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (576 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Natalie Hayter, Original Photograph I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (576 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Natalie Hayter, Original Photograph I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A false etymology is an assumed or postulated etymology which is incorrect from the perspective of modern scholarly work in historical linguistics. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... A colloquialism is an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ... Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762[1] â€“ 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Schools

Primary Schools

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) is a department of the Government of New South Wales. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Division of Chifley is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Leo Roger Spurway Price (born 26 November 1945), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since December 1984, representing the Division of Chifley, New South Wales. ...

Secondary Schools

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Trivia

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Notes and references

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