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Kembla Grange, New South Wales

FieldValue
typesuburb
nameKembla Grange
cityWollongong
statensw
lgaCity of Wollongong
postcode2526
coordinates
pop1452
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation9
stategovShellharbour
fedgovCunningham
fedgov2Whitlam
near-nFarmborough Heights
near-neUnanderra
near-eBerkeley
near-swBrownsville
near-sKanahooka
near-seLake Illawarra
dist192
dir1SSW
location1Sydney
dist29
dir2SW
location2Wollongong
dist332
dir3N
location3Kiama

| near-nw = | near-n = Farmborough Heights | near-ne = Unanderra | near-w = | near-e = Berkeley | near-sw = Brownsville | near-s = Kanahooka | near-se = Lake Illawarra

Kembla Grange is a suburb west of Berkeley, in the City of Wollongong. At the , it had a population of 1,452.

The Kembla Grange Racecourse and its railway station are located there.

History

Kembla Grange takes its name from Mount Kembla, which was believed to be an Aboriginal term "wild game hunting".

The area around what is known as Kembla Grange was originally known as Dunlop Vale after John Dunlop Vale. In 1829, Governor Ralph Darling instructed Surveyor Knapp to survey 10 lots of 100 acres for war veterans.

In 1840, Gerard Gerard named the parcel "Kembla Grange". In the same decade, it became a leading area for dairy farming.

In the late 19th century, the railway line linked through Kembla Grange and with the opening of the railway station in 1890, its railway platform was mentioned in timetables.

On 26 August 1962, the Kembla Grange Speedway opened. It was located at () and held racing for many classes, including sprint cars, sedans and stock cars. The venue hosted motorcycle speedway and held the New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship twice in 1962 to 1963.

On 18 December 1976, the Kembla Grange Racecourse opened (adjacent to the Kembla Grange Speedway track) when the Illawarra Turf Club was formed and conducted its first racemeeting.

On 3 June 1983, the Speedway track closed.

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. "Kembla Grange". [[New South Wales Government]].
  3. "Illawarra Turf Club - Kembla Grange Racecourse". kemblagrangeracing.com.au.
  4. "Wollongong (NSW)".
  5. "Kembla Grange Speedway races".
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