Wedderburn, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Wedderburn
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2560
pop =
est = 1896
area =
propval =
stategov = Campbelltown
fedgov = Macarthur
near-nw = St Helens Park
near-n = Holsworthy
near-ne = Holsworthy
near-w = Gilead
near-e = "Woronora Dam"
near-sw = Appin
near-s = Appin
near-se = "Woronora Dam"
dist1 = 57
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney

Wedderburn is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wedderburn is located 57 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown. Wedderburn is the only Campbelltown suburb on the right bank of the Georges River. The steep gorge and heavy bush separating it from the rest of the Council area gives it the feel of a small country town rather than a suburb. The causeway on Wedderburn Road, which provides the main link to Campbelltown, is known to flood during heavy rain, increasing Wedderburn's isolation. [cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2105&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1392 | title=History of Wedderburn | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=2008-04-13 ]

History

Wedderburn was originally home to the Tharawal people and settlers from European backgrounds didn't come to the area until the 1880s. In clearing the land, they established orchards which are still used today. The first Wedderburn Bridge was built in 1892 and a school and post office were established in 1896. Electricity didn't reach Wedderburn until 1952. Increasing environmental awareness has seen Campbelltown Council keen to protect the gorges around Wedderburn and O'Hare's Creek Gorge to the east is set to become a national park. [cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2105&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1392 | title=History of Wedderburn | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=2008-04-13 ] [Liston, C: "Campbelltown: The Bicentennial History", Allen & Unwin, 1988: p.1-2.]

Notable residents

Gracius Joseph Broinowski (1837-1913), was a Polish-born artist and ornithologist who published a six-volume book on the birds of Australia.

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