Richards, New South Wales
Richards is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Richards is located north-west of Sydney City in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
Richards is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country. Richards was approved as a suburb on 7 September 2020 and gazetted on 6 November 2020. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Riverstone and Vineyard.
The origin of the suburb name is from Benjamin Richards who established an abattoir in the area, in 1878.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richards (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "S64: Dharug / Darug". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
- ^ "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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