Minchinbury, New South Wales
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| Minchinbury Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2770 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 39 km (24 mi) west of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mount Druitt | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Prospect | ||||||||||||
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Minchinbury is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Minchinbury is located 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Minchinbury is predominantly a residential area with a small commercial/retail area in the centre and industrial/commercial zones in the westernmost part.
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[edit] History
Minchinbury takes its name from the property named by Capt. William Minchin who was granted 1000 acres (4 km²) here in 1819. William Minchin was the Principal Superintendent of Police and Treasurer of the Police Fund in the colony. After the death of William in 1821, the property passed to his only daughter Maria Matilda. In 1838, Maria Matilda and her family were lost at sea, leaving no descendants of William Minchin alive.
Dr. Charles McKay purchased the property in 1859 and developed it into vineyards and cellars. Over the next 2 decades, Dr. McKay bought many neighbouring properties and in 1881, he put all of his land up for auction. At this time, the land did not sell and it wasn't until 1895 that James Angus bought all of McKay's properties.
Penfolds Pty. Ltd. purchased the winery and vineyards in 1912. Most of the existing buildings at the winery were probably added while under the ownership of Penfolds. In 1898, during Angus' winemaking years, the vineyards suffered a viral disease that destroyed the vines. New vines were planted and grew until 1962 when soil erosion made them useless. New vineyards were established on other properties around the area to supply the fruit for the winery.
Minchinbury Winery became famous for its champagne. Penfolds stopped operations at the winery in 1978.
[edit] Landmarks
Along the southern side of the Great Western Highway there are two notable landmarks:
- The previous entrance to Penfolds Winery remains in the form of the masonry work on either side of the gate, at the top of the hill between Willis Street and Beaconsfield Road
- A training jet aircraft mounted about 10m off the ground, in a nearly vertical manner, at the intersection of the Great Western Highway and Minchin Drive (adjacent to Minchinbury Reserve).
[edit] Commercial Area
Minchinbury Shopping Centre is located on Minchin Drive.
[edit] Transport
The Great Western Highway runs along the northern border, while the M4 Western Motorway runs along the southern border. The Westlink M7 Motorway runs along the eastern border. There is a regular bus service (Busways 739) to Mt Druitt railway station and another bus service (739V) runs through Mt Druitt Village.
[edit] References
- The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan
- Minchinbury History Article on Blacktown City Council web site
- Airview Online view and record of industrial areas
[edit] Sporting Clubs
Soccer, Cricket, Athletics and Rugby League are all catered for in Minchinbury.
[edit] External links
- Minchinbury, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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