Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 20th June 2013 | |
| Reference: | 3364 |
| Placename: | Beaconsfield |
| Designation: | Suburb |
| Status: | Assigned 19th July 1996 |
| GNB File: | GNB3717 |
| LGA: | Sydney |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -33 54 47 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 151 11 57 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -33 54 41 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 151 12 01 |
| Topographic Map: | Botany Bay |
| 1:100000 Map: | Sydney 9130 |
| Parish: | Alexandria |
| County: | Cumberland |
| Description: | A neighbourhood about 4km W by S of Randwick and about 3km E of Tempe. Boundaries and names within South Sydney City Council, see map GNB3717 |
| Origin: | Probably named after Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-81) the brilliant writer and statesman who was responsible for Britain's acquisition of half-rights in the Suez Canal. (Place Names of NSW, Reed, 1969). |
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