Newtown is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of NSW, Australia. It is located approximately 4km south-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council.
Aboriginal history: The Newtown area was part of the land of the Cadigal band of the Eora people, who ranged across the entire area from the southern shores of Sydney Harbour to Botany Bay in the south-east and Petersham in the west. It was through the land management methods of the aboriginal people that the extensive grasslands of predominantly Kangaroo Grass, commented upon by Watkin Tench were maintain as ideal breeding grounds for kangaroos.
The main street of Newtown: King Street which becomes the Princes Highway at its southern end, follows the spine of a long ridge that rises up near Sydney University and extends to the south. The street reputedly follows an ancient Aboriginal track that branched out from the main western track, now beneath Broadway and Parramatta Road, and which continued all the way to the coastal pains arround Botany Bay. According to the colonial diarist Watkin Tench, when Europeans arrived in Sydney it was possible to walk easily all the way from Sydney Cover to Botany Bay in a few hours, through a grassy and lightly-wooded area that Tench described as being like English parkland. The predominant grass of the area was Kangaroo Grass, of which a substantial remnant continues to exist with several other species of native flora within Camperdown Cemetery.
King Street is the main street of Newtown and centre of commercial and entertainment activity. Enmore Road branches King Street towards the suburb of Enmore at Newtown Bridge, where the road passes over the railway line at Newtown Station. Enmore Road and King Street together comprise a 9.1km round-trip of some 600 shop-fronts. The main shopping strip of Newtown is the longest and most complete commercial precinct of the late Victorian and Federation period in Australia. King Street is often refferred to as "eat street" in the media due to the large number of cafes, pubs and restaurants. Newtown is a centre of Thai cuisine, but its diverse culture has attracted an astounding array of cuisines, including Balinese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Spanish, African, Franch, Turkish, Sri Lankan, Lebanese and both traditional and modern Australian cafes, restaurants and galleries can also be found in the streets surrounding King Street, in particular Enmore Road, Wilson Street and Australia Street.
Aboriginal history: The Newtown area was part of the land of the Cadigal band of the Eora people, who ranged across the entire area from the southern shores of Sydney Harbour to Botany Bay in the south-east and Petersham in the west. It was through the land management methods of the aboriginal people that the extensive grasslands of predominantly Kangaroo Grass, commented upon by Watkin Tench were maintain as ideal breeding grounds for kangaroos.
The main street of Newtown: King Street which becomes the Princes Highway at its southern end, follows the spine of a long ridge that rises up near Sydney University and extends to the south. The street reputedly follows an ancient Aboriginal track that branched out from the main western track, now beneath Broadway and Parramatta Road, and which continued all the way to the coastal pains arround Botany Bay. According to the colonial diarist Watkin Tench, when Europeans arrived in Sydney it was possible to walk easily all the way from Sydney Cover to Botany Bay in a few hours, through a grassy and lightly-wooded area that Tench described as being like English parkland. The predominant grass of the area was Kangaroo Grass, of which a substantial remnant continues to exist with several other species of native flora within Camperdown Cemetery.
King Street is the main street of Newtown and centre of commercial and entertainment activity. Enmore Road branches King Street towards the suburb of Enmore at Newtown Bridge, where the road passes over the railway line at Newtown Station. Enmore Road and King Street together comprise a 9.1km round-trip of some 600 shop-fronts. The main shopping strip of Newtown is the longest and most complete commercial precinct of the late Victorian and Federation period in Australia. King Street is often refferred to as "eat street" in the media due to the large number of cafes, pubs and restaurants. Newtown is a centre of Thai cuisine, but its diverse culture has attracted an astounding array of cuisines, including Balinese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Spanish, African, Franch, Turkish, Sri Lankan, Lebanese and both traditional and modern Australian cafes, restaurants and galleries can also be found in the streets surrounding King Street, in particular Enmore Road, Wilson Street and Australia Street.
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