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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Normanhurst

Suburb

Northern residential suburb, named for prominent civil engineer Norman Selfe (1839-1911), who had a property there. 'Hurst' is the Old English word for a wooded hill.

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Name
Alternate
Hornsby
Alternate
Old Hornsby
Property
Administered by
Hornsby Shire Council
Part of
Hornsby Shire
Type
Suburb

Normanhurst

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Joan Rowland
,
2008

Wallumedegal country until the Europeans came, the area that became Normanhurst was known as Hornsby until 1895 when the railway came through. Another station was named Hornsby Junction and the station at Hornsby was called Normanhurst.

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