Melrose Park, New South Wales

Melrose Park Sydney, New South Wales
The Parramatta River at Melrose Park
Coordinates
Population	1,471 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2114
Location	17 km (11 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Ryde
State electorate(s)	Parramatta Ryde
Federal Division(s)	Bennelong
Suburbs around Melrose Park: Denistone West Denistone West Ryde Ermington Melrose Park Meadowbank Newington Homebush Bay Rhodes

Melrose Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde. It is part of the Northern Suburbs area. Melrose Park sits on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.

History

Aboriginal culture

The Wallumedegal Aboriginal tribe lived in the area between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River, which was known as Walumetta.

European settlement

Melrose Park was the name of the large housing estate here established in 1937. Melrose Park is named in honour of aviator Charles James Melrose (1913-1936). He held a number of flying records, was the only solo flyer to finish the Melbourne Centenary Air Race in 1934 and helped in the unsuccessful search for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. He died when his plane broke up in turbulence on a charter flight from Darwin to Melbourne. Streets in the suburb also recall other aviators such as Sir Alan Cobham, Jean Batten and Amy Johnson.

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