Pagewood, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Botany Bay
postcode = 2035
pop = 3350 (2001 census)
area = 3.5
est =
propval =
stategov = Heffron, Maroubra
fedgov = Kingsford Smith
dist1 = 8
dir1 = south-east
location1= Sydney CBD
near-nw = Eastlakes
near-n = Kensington
near-ne = Daceyville
near-w = Botany
near-e = Kingsford
near-sw = Banksmeadow
near-s = Eastgardens
near-se = Maroubra

Pagewood is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pagewood is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay.

Pagewood has a mixture of residential and industrial areas.

History

Pagewood was originally planned as a garden suburb, similar to neighbouring Daceyville. However, it was developed to provide housing after World War I when there was a shortage of land. The new suburb began developing in 1919 as an estate called Monash Gardens. The suburb was named Pagewood in 1929 to honour Alderman F.J. Page of Botany Council.

In 1960, the council considered changing the suburb name to East Botany. Residents battled to retain the name, particularly since Botany was becoming an industrial area, while Pagewood retained its identity as a mainly residential area.

Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Wentworth Avenue was built in the southern part of the suburb on the former site of the General Motors Holden car manufacturing plant and opened in 1987. Eastgardens, which covers the area around the shopping centre was officially declared a separate suburb in 1999.

Education

* Pagewood Public School [ [http://www.pagewood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Pagewood Public School] ]

References

*"The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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