Hornsby (New South Wales)

Hornsby
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State :  Australia State : New South Wales City : Sydney
Coordinates : 33 ° 42 ′  S , 151 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 42 ′  S , 151 ° 6 ′  E Area : 8.4  km²
Residents : 22,168 (2016) Population density : 2639 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC +10) Postal code : 2077 LGA : Hornsby Shire
Hornsby

Hornsby is a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales , Australia . Hornsby is 25 kilometers northwest of the city center and is the administrative seat of the Hornsby Shire Administrative Region (LGA) .

The name Hornsby is derived from Constable Samuel Henry Horne. He was involved in the arrest of the two escaped convicts Dalton and MacNamara on June 22, 1830 and received a piece of land, which he called Hornsby Place .

Attractions

See also : Hornsby Water Clock

sons and daughters of the town

• Ashton Irwin (* 1994), drummer 5SOS
• Liz Burch (born 1954), actress
• Dan Parks (born 1978), Scottish rugby union player
• Anthony Deane (* 1984), handball player and skeleton pilot
• Peter Fowler (* 1959), golfer
• Simon Whitlock (* 1969), darts player

Web links

Commons : Hornsby, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official homepage of the Hornsby Shire (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Hornsby ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020.