Eveleigh, New South Wales
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Eveleigh is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kms south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2015.
Australian Technology Park <ref>Australian Technology Park</ref> occupies the site of the former Eveleigh railway yards. It is the home of a growing community of researchers, entrepreneurs, incubator businesses, start-ups, mature technology companies and education organisations.
The suburb is also the subject of development proposals to create new high density housing (see Redfern-Eveleigh-Darlington) and commercial developments.
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| Macdonaldtown | Darlington | Chippendale |
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| Erskineville | Alexandria | Waterloo |
[edit] History
Eveleigh was named after the estate of Lieutenant J. R. Holden, so called after his birthplace in England. Much of the suburb of Redfern was known as Eveleigh in the early days. In fact, Redfern railway station was originally known as Eveleigh railway sation. The Eveleigh railway yards were located immediately south-west of the station.
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