Marrickville, an affluent suburb of Sydney's Inner West is located 7 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia and is the largest suburb in the Marrickville Council local government area. It is also the birthplace of professional swimmer and actress, Annette Kellerman.
Marrickville sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River, opposite the suburbs of Earlwood and Undercliffe and share...
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Marrickville, an affluent suburb of Sydney's Inner West is located 7 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia and is the largest suburb in the Marrickville Council local government area. It is also the birthplace of professional swimmer and actress, Annette Kellerman.
Marrickville sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River, opposite the suburbs of Earlwood and Undercliffe and shares borders with Stanmore, Enmore, Newtown, St Peters, Sydenham, Tempe, Dulwich Hill and Petersham. The southern part of the suburb, near the river, is known as Marrickville South and includes the historical locality called The Warren.
Marrickville is a diverse suburb consisting of both low and high density residential, commercial and light industrial areas.
The indigenous inhabitants of the Cooks River area were the Cadigal people. Artefacts show they roamed the area for at least 7000 years.
The name Marrickville comes from the 24.3 ha (60...
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