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that raise temperatures up to +40 °C (104 °F). However, Prospect is usually a few degrees cooler on most nights of the year, because of its distance from the coast. The highest temperature recorded at Prospect was 45.1 °C (113.2 °F) on 7 January 2018. The lowest temperature
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culture. As European settlement expanded, the aboriginal people's ability to pursue their traditional lifestyle, which was already severely limited, disappeared. Prospect Hill had been the frontier, which was the first, and perhaps only, area where large scale organised
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although Veteran Hall itself was well above the water level. In 1912 it was used by the army and many of the larger rooms subdivided, giving rise to a myth that it had been a "forty-roomed mansion" in Lawson's time. The house was demolished in 1926.
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most likely named Prospect Hill in April 1790. In July 1791, thirteen grants of land at Prospect were made to emancipated convicts. In January 1794 David Collins reported that the Prospect Hill farmers were the most productive in the colony.
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tribe, was the main leader of raids by aboriginal people against the colony of New South Wales in the 1790s. In 1797 the war escalated; his guerrillas started regular raids on settlements in the Parramatta and Prospect Hill
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occur between late winter and early spring, although rainfall can be erratic. The suburb gets 104.2 clear days annually, with the most sunniest days being in August (13.2) and least in February (5.0 days).
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containing the new housing estates of Lakeside and Nelson's Ridge and the industrial area within the oval-shaped ridge of Prospect Hill. So most of Prospect Hill is no longer within the suburb of Prospect.
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According to the 2016 census, 56.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.6%, Philippines 3.1%, Fiji 3.0%, Malta 2.1% and Sri Lanka 2.0%.
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mentions that the landscape of Prospect is "a very pleasant tract of country, which, from the distance the trees grew from each other, and the gentle hills and
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against the colony in the 1790s. In 1797 the war escalated; his guerrillas started regular raids on settlements in the Parramatta and Prospect Hill areas.
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on most spring and summer days. In a few cases there has been a +10-degree differential (this is mostly when northwesterlies bring hot winds from the
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According to the 2016 census, the most common ancestries in Prospect were English 15.8%, Australian 15.7%, Indian 6.4%, Maltese 5.3% and Irish 4.8%.
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Britton (ed), Governor Phillip to Lord Sydney 15 May 1788 in Historical Records of New South Wales Vol 1 Part 2: Phillip 1783-1792, Sydney, 1892.
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Darwin, C., Notes on the Geology of places visited during the Voyage, p 814 quoted in Mindat: Prospect, New South Wales by Keith Compton,
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Willey, K., When the sky fell down : the destruction of the tribes of the Sydney region, 1788-1850s, Collins, Sydney, 1979
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recorded was −0.8 °C (30.6 °F) on 30 June 2010. Annually, there are 3.2 days where temperatures go below 2 °C.
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until it was almost all gone and much of the hill with it. The Prospect quarry, which is now part of Pemulwuy, is formed by an
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Tench, W., A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson in New South Wales, London, G. Nicol and J. Sewell, 1793.
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Crittenden, V., On the track of Watkin Tench in MARGIN: Life & Letters in Early Australia, July–August 2003 issue.
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1.9%. 35.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 53.1% of people had both parents born overseas.
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On 30 January 2004 the eastern part of Prospect, which includes the quarry gap, became a new suburb called
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region. One of the oldest suburbs in Sydney, Prospect takes its name from the prominent nearby landmark of
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Collins, D., An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1, Cadell and Davies, London, 1798.
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is one of the few remaining roadside inns that were on The Great Western Highway between Sydney and
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Caley, G., (Currey, C., ed.) Reflections on the Colony of NSW, Landsdowne Press, Melbourne, 1966.
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St Bartholomew's Church of England is a brick church with a cemetery that contains the tomb of
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Flynn, M., Holroyd History and the Silent Boundary Project, Holroyd City Council, August 1997.
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Jones, R., Firestick farming in Australian Natural History, 16, (September 1969), pp 224-228
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According to the 2011 census, the most common ancestries in Prospect were Australian 20.0%,
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Historic Prospect Quarry to become warehouse distribution centre and employ 1000 people
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Jones, R., Mindjongork: Legacy of the firestick, Australian National University, 1995.
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62.0% of people were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were
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Quarrying companies gradually took over more and more of Prospect Hill, mining the
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Ryan, R.J., Land Grants 1788-1809, Australian Documents Library, Sydney, 1981
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Prospect became the boundary between colonists and indigenous Australians.
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and the graves of a number of pioneering families. It is listed on the
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period (although most of the dolerite has been quarried away).
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tribe who occupied the land. Pemulwuy was the main leader of
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The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p. 2/12
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Prospect has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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in 1788, Prospect was inhabited by different groups of the
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Context statement for the Sydney Basin bioregion - Climate
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visited Prospect in January 1836, to observe the geology.
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The most common responses for religion in Prospect were
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Notable people who have resided in the suburb include:
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between indigenous people and the settler communities
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Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 1665: 1583: 666:1991–2020 averages, 1887–present extremes 584:to Prospect-Hill is nearly alike, being a 354:, shops and a large reservoir. Naturalist 41: 2251:"Australia's new seasonal rainfall zones" 1990:"Prospect Reservoir and surrounding area" 1892: 2418:"2016 Census QuickStats: Prospect (NSW)" 2393:"2016 Census QuickStats: Prospect (NSW)" 2180:Department of Planning & Environment 2135:Department of Planning & Environment 2090:Department of Planning & Environment 2045:Department of Planning & Environment 2000:Department of Planning & Environment 1955:Department of Planning & Environment 1910:Department of Planning & Environment 1865:Department of Planning & Environment 1820:Department of Planning & Environment 1694: 1558: 1556: 1554: 1552: 1550: 1180: 638:in late summer to early autumn and more 2367:"Keneally touts $ 80m water theme park" 2175:New South Wales State Heritage Register 2130:New South Wales State Heritage Register 2085:New South Wales State Heritage Register 2040:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1995:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1950:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1905:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1860:New South Wales State Heritage Register 1815:New South Wales State Heritage Register 2817: 2288: 2286: 2168: 2123: 2078: 2033: 1988: 1943: 1898: 1853: 1808: 338:cleared larger areas of land to raise 2459: 1945:"Former Great Western Road, Prospect" 1547: 404:grew until by 1797, where a state of 315:- from the top of which people could 2835:Populated places established in 1791 2236:by Bioregional Assessments from the 1503: 1357:networks, especially Sydney Trains' 491: 2447:- local historical society web site 2283: 13: 1775:Sydney's Forgotten Quarry Railways 1702:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 2851: 2438: 1764:Mindat: Prospect, New South Wales 592:." The tree cover was mainly the 576:, appeared like a vast park. The 572:, and rising slopes covered with 387:by aboriginal people took place. 2192: 2147: 2102: 2057: 2035:"Prospect Reservoir Valve House" 2012: 1967: 1922: 1877: 1832: 1311:building set on a random rubble 293:Sydney central business district 98:32 km (20 mi) west of 47:The Prospect Reservoir at sunset 2445:The Prospect Heritage Trust Inc 2410: 2385: 2350: 2336: 2322: 2300: 2269: 2243: 2227: 2218: 2125:"Prospect Post Office (former)" 1787: 1768: 1757: 1746: 1697:"Lawson, William (1774 - 1850)" 1686: 1677: 1564:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1528:route across the Blue Mountains 1368: 1307:, being a two-storey brick and 1248:Register of the National Estate 1197:, which was composed mainly of 634:. Like most of western Sydney, 1855:"Veteran Hall - House Remains" 1707:Australian National University 1656: 1647: 1638: 1629: 1617: 1608: 1599: 1590: 1359:North Shore & Western Line 531:Prospect Reservoir Valve House 446:was appointed aide-de-camp to 1: 1541: 1535:Australian Mother of the Year 1324:Prospect is adjacent to the 1319: 1176: 560: 366:Prior to the arrival of the 7: 2080:"Royal Cricketers Arms Inn" 1448:61.4% of people only spoke 1195:Prospect dolerite intrusion 1069:Average precipitation days 855:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 785:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 488:now winds through the gap. 374:including the Warmuli. The 10: 2856: 2240:. 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Since colonisation, 309:Greater Western Sydney 2238:Australian Government 1777:- Oakes, John pp9-27 1326:Great Western Highway 1291:- Built in 1877, the 1289:Royal Cricketers Arms 1219:, located within the 1184: 547:Clunies Ross Street: 541:23 Tarlington Place: 297:local government area 2806:-33.79917; 150.92556 1254:Raging Waters Sydney 715:Record high °C (°F) 543:Prospect Post Office 535:385 Reservoir Road: 507:Veteran Hall Remains 442:Shortly after 1808, 330:, it later became a 303:and a small part of 2797: /  2371:The Daily Telegraph 1798:The Daily Telegraph 925:Record low °C (°F) 529:East of Reservoir: 134:Federal division(s) 122:State electorate(s) 2344:"The Sydney Basin" 2257:. 25 February 2016 1515:- a member of the 1213:Prospect Reservoir 1187: 1116:Average afternoon 664:Prospect Reservoir 566:Philip Gidley King 525:Prospect Reservoir 501:Upper Canal System 452:Prospect reservoir 427:, a member of the 378:there were of the 283:, in the state of 2840:City of Blacktown 2825:Suburbs of Sydney 2780: 2779: 1716:978-0-522-84459-7 1533:Natasha Crofts - 1504:Notable residents 1205:rocks during the 1173: 1172: 1118:relative humidity 662:Climate data for 607:Corymbia maculata 492:Heritage listings 423:by their leader, 317:get a prospect of 307:, is part of the 301:City of Blacktown 270: 269: 266: 265: 195: 194: 112:City of Blacktown 2847: 2812: 2811: 2809: 2808: 2807: 2802: 2798: 2795: 2794: 2793: 2790: 2723:Stanhope Gardens 2598:Kellyville Ridge 2480: 2473: 2466: 2457: 2456: 2433: 2432: 2430: 2428: 2414: 2408: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2389: 2383: 2382: 2380: 2378: 2363: 2357: 2354: 2348: 2347: 2340: 2334: 2333: 2326: 2320: 2319: 2317: 2315: 2304: 2298: 2297: 2290: 2281: 2280: 2273: 2267: 2266: 2264: 2262: 2247: 2241: 2231: 2225: 2222: 2216: 2211: 2205: 2196: 2191: 2189: 2187: 2166: 2160: 2151: 2146: 2144: 2142: 2121: 2115: 2106: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2076: 2070: 2061: 2056: 2054: 2052: 2031: 2025: 2016: 2011: 2009: 2007: 1986: 1980: 1971: 1966: 1964: 1962: 1941: 1935: 1926: 1921: 1919: 1917: 1896: 1890: 1881: 1876: 1874: 1872: 1851: 1845: 1836: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1806: 1800: 1791: 1785: 1772: 1766: 1761: 1755: 1750: 1744: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1690: 1684: 1681: 1675: 1672: 1663: 1660: 1654: 1651: 1645: 1642: 1636: 1633: 1627: 1621: 1615: 1612: 1606: 1603: 1597: 1594: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1580: 1578: 1566:(27 June 2017). 1560: 1494:Eastern Orthodox 1406:Country of birth 1337:Prospect Highway 1313:foundation stone 1279:The Prospect Inn 1185:St Bartholomew's 1072: 659: 658: 553:Reservoir Road: 523:Reservoir Road: 517:Reservoir Road: 486:Prospect Highway 437:British military 415:at Prospect and 326:for emancipated 208:around Prospect: 201: 155: 45: 36: 26: 21: 20: 2855: 2854: 2850: 2849: 2848: 2846: 2845: 2844: 2815: 2814: 2805: 2803: 2799: 2796: 2791: 2788: 2786: 2784: 2783: 2781: 2776: 2767: 2618:Lethbridge Park 2494: 2486:Suburbs within 2484: 2441: 2436: 2426: 2424: 2416: 2415: 2411: 2401: 2399: 2391: 2390: 2386: 2376: 2374: 2365: 2364: 2360: 2355: 2351: 2342: 2341: 2337: 2328: 2327: 2323: 2313: 2311: 2306: 2305: 2301: 2292: 2291: 2284: 2275: 2274: 2270: 2260: 2258: 2249: 2248: 2244: 2232: 2228: 2223: 2219: 2212: 2208: 2185: 2183: 2170:"Prospect Hill" 2167: 2163: 2140: 2138: 2122: 2118: 2095: 2093: 2077: 2073: 2050: 2048: 2032: 2028: 2005: 2003: 1987: 1983: 1960: 1958: 1942: 1938: 1915: 1913: 1897: 1893: 1870: 1868: 1852: 1848: 1825: 1823: 1807: 1803: 1792: 1788: 1773: 1769: 1762: 1758: 1751: 1747: 1737: 1735: 1717: 1691: 1687: 1682: 1678: 1673: 1666: 1661: 1657: 1652: 1648: 1643: 1639: 1634: 1630: 1622: 1618: 1613: 1609: 1604: 1600: 1595: 1591: 1576: 1574: 1561: 1548: 1544: 1506: 1371: 1322: 1305:Georgian design 1283:Buckett’s Hotel 1179: 1174: 1070: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 618:Prospect has a 616: 604:. 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Index

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New South Wales

2016 census
Postcode(s)
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City of Blacktown
Cumberland City Council
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McMahon
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Seven Hills
Toongabbie
Girraween
Blacktown
Pemulwuy
Eastern Creek
Wetherill Park
Smithfield
suburb
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New South Wales
Australia
Sydney central business district
local government area
City of Blacktown

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