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Kembla Grange, New South Wales

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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.
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The area around what is known as Kembla Grange was originally known as Dunlop Vale after John Dunlop Vale. In 1829, Governor
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In 1840, Gerard Gerard named the parcel "Kembla Grange". In the same decade, it became a leading area for dairy farming.
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On 18 December 1976, the Kembla Grange Racecourse opened (adjacent to the Kembla Grange Speedway track) when the
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Kembla Grange takes its name from Mount Kembla, which was believed to be an Aboriginal term "wild game hunting".
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instructed Surveyor Knapp to survey 10 lots of 100 acres for war veterans.
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On 26 August 1962, the Kembla Grange Speedway opened. It was located at (
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Wollongong
New South Wales
Kembla Grange is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
34°27′57″S 150°49′02″E / 34.46583°S 150.81722°E / -34.46583; 150.81722
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney
Wollongong
Kiama
LGA(s)
City of Wollongong
State electorate(s)
Shellharbour
Federal division(s)
Whitlam
Farmborough Heights
Unanderra
Berkeley
Brownsville
Kanahooka
Lake Illawarra
Berkeley
City of Wollongong
2021 census
its railway station

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