April 1 – A for ARNCLIFFE
Arncliffe is a suburb of Sydney, NSW, Australia. It has an area of 3.6km 2 and is 11 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD, on the Illawarra train line. It was established in 1840, with its name coming from a small village in North Yorkshire, England and today is home to a diverse population. It is also where I spent the first eight and a bit years of my life. I attended Althestane Public school, from Kinder to the start of Year 4. The school is named after Althestane, a notable home in the area, with magnificent magnolia trees. These trees were left in the school yard and last time I went past they were still there. My elder sister was one of the first pupils of the school, when it opened in 1952. In the 1990’s I also taught at the school and it was a funny being back there. Arncliffe Park was once a market garden owned by Kim Too and was proclaimed a park in 1884. I played in Arncliffe Park, with ...