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| '''Darlington''' is a small ] in southern inner ], ]. The western half of the suburb is a campus of the ], the eastern half an area largely populated by students from the university, where housing is relatively cheap due to proximity to ] in ]. | '''Darlington''' is a small ] in southern inner ], ]. The western half of the suburb is a campus of the ], the eastern half an area largely populated by students from the university, where housing is relatively cheap due to proximity to ] in ]. | ||
| Darlington is formally part of the ] and within the informal region of the ]. Although small, it can be split into a number of sub-suburban divisions including ]. Darlington is bordered by ] to the west, ] to the north, Abercrombie Street to the east, the railway yards to the south, and Golden Grove Street to the south-west. | |||
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| Darlington is bordered by City Road to the west, Cleveland Street to the north, Abercrombie Street to the east, the railway yards to the south, and an indistinct boundary with ] to the south-west. | |||
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| Most of Darlington is built on the terrace house model, with provision for ''dunny lanes''. This means that undetached two storey terraces face one another across a small street, often crowded with parked cars. Behind these houses is usually a one-car width lane, or a pedestrian access lane. These lanes were originally used to give ''sani-men'' or human waste collectors access to the bucket style toilets located in sheds at the fence-line of the backyard. With the introduction of ] to Darlington, the backyard dunnies generally became sheds, and the lanes became defunct. Backlanes are now generally used for storing garbage bins, dumping general refuse onto the street, and occasionally access to properties from the rear. The street-lane system affords raked varigated views on both sides, with both sides heavily cultivated by Darlington's keen and individualistic gardeners. See the pictures for examples of a typical street view and a typical backlane view. | Most of Darlington is built on the terrace house model, with provision for ''dunny lanes''. This means that undetached two storey terraces face one another across a small street, often crowded with parked cars. Behind these houses is usually a one-car width lane, or a pedestrian access lane. These lanes were originally used to give ''sani-men'' or human waste collectors access to the bucket style toilets located in sheds at the fence-line of the backyard. With the introduction of ] to Darlington, the backyard dunnies generally became sheds, and the lanes became defunct. Backlanes are now generally used for storing garbage bins, dumping general refuse onto the street, and occasionally access to properties from the rear. The street-lane system affords raked varigated views on both sides, with both sides heavily cultivated by Darlington's keen and individualistic gardeners. See the pictures for examples of a typical street view and a typical backlane view. | ||
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| Darlington was historically a suburb of the industrial working class. It has often been used as a student dormitory suburb due to its proximity to the ]'s Camperdown campus. Controversially, the ] acquired a large number of houses in Darlington in the 1980s and destroyed a significant portion of the suburb to make way for a new Darlington campus. This destroyed much of the historical character of the suburb, and the remains are dominated by the University and University related housing. The only part of the civic centre that remains is the Old Darlington School, which is on the grounds of the University and is used these days by the Music Department, especially the ] group. All the records held by the old council were lost at some point, which makes it difficult to do research on what houses in the area used to look like. | Darlington was historically a suburb of the industrial working class. It has often been used as a student dormitory suburb due to its proximity to the ]'s Camperdown campus. Controversially, the ] acquired a large number of houses in Darlington in the 1980s and destroyed a significant portion of the suburb to make way for a new Darlington campus. This destroyed much of the historical character of the suburb, and the remains are dominated by the University and University related housing. The only part of the civic centre that remains is the Old Darlington School, which is on the grounds of the University and is used these days by the Music Department, especially the ] group. All the records held by the old Darlington municipal council were lost at some point, which makes it difficult to do research on what houses in the area used to look like. | ||
| ⚫ | Apart from the University, Darlington features two significant landmarks. The ] Railway Yards off Wilson Street are now defunct. ] is a major housing area owned by the Aboriginal community. The Block is an enclave of the ] suburb of ], on the Darlington side of the railway line. | ||
| ⚫ | Darlington is serviced by buses on the City Road route, and by the railway stations of ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Darlington features two significant landmarks. The ] Railway Yards off Wilson Street are now defunct. ] is a major housing area owned by the |
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| ⚫ | Darlington is serviced by buses on the City Road route, and by the |
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Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. The western half of the suburb is a campus of the University of Sydney, the eastern half an area largely populated by students from the university, where housing is relatively cheap due to proximity to The Block in Redfern.
Darlington is formally part of the City of Sydney and within the informal region of the Inner West. Although small, it can be split into a number of sub-suburban divisions including Golden Grove. Darlington is bordered by City Road to the west, Cleveland Street to the north, Abercrombie Street to the east, the railway yards to the south, and Golden Grove Street to the south-west. Template:SydneySuburbBox2 Most of Darlington is built on the terrace house model, with provision for dunny lanes. This means that undetached two storey terraces face one another across a small street, often crowded with parked cars. Behind these houses is usually a one-car width lane, or a pedestrian access lane. These lanes were originally used to give sani-men or human waste collectors access to the bucket style toilets located in sheds at the fence-line of the backyard. With the introduction of sewerage to Darlington, the backyard dunnies generally became sheds, and the lanes became defunct. Backlanes are now generally used for storing garbage bins, dumping general refuse onto the street, and occasionally access to properties from the rear. The street-lane system affords raked varigated views on both sides, with both sides heavily cultivated by Darlington's keen and individualistic gardeners. See the pictures for examples of a typical street view and a typical backlane view.
Darlington was historically a suburb of the industrial working class. It has often been used as a student dormitory suburb due to its proximity to the University of Sydney's Camperdown campus. Controversially, the University of Sydney acquired a large number of houses in Darlington in the 1980s and destroyed a significant portion of the suburb to make way for a new Darlington campus. This destroyed much of the historical character of the suburb, and the remains are dominated by the University and University related housing. The only part of the civic centre that remains is the Old Darlington School, which is on the grounds of the University and is used these days by the Music Department, especially the gamelan group. All the records held by the old Darlington municipal council were lost at some point, which makes it difficult to do research on what houses in the area used to look like.
Apart from the University, Darlington features two significant landmarks. The Eveleigh Railway Yards off Wilson Street are now defunct. The Block is a major housing area owned by the Aboriginal community. The Block is an enclave of the Sydney suburb of Redfern, on the Darlington side of the railway line.
Darlington is serviced by buses on the City Road route, and by the railway stations of Redfern and Macdonaldtown.
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