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Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Bankstown.
Prior to European settlement, Cumberland Plains Woodland occupied much of the area. Turpentine ironbark forest covered much of what is now Bankstown. The land was occupied by the Bediagal people. Their land bordered the Dharawal and the Darung people. The Aboriginal inhabitants strongly opposed the European settlers. The resistance ceased after a number of their leaders were killed or imprisoned in 1816. In that year an epidemic broke out amongst the native people which reduced the Aboriginal populations, this also contributed to the end of their resistance.
In 1795, Matthew Flinders and George Bass explored up the Georges River for about 20 miles beyond what had been previously surveyed, and reported favourably to Governor Hunter of the land on its banks. Hunter examined the country himself, and established one of the pioneer colonies there, called Bank's Town, today written as one word Bankstown.
Throughout 2015, BYDS’ Craig Taunton ran weekly workshops with a group of year 5 boys at Bankstown Public School. The workshops resulted in a song that reflected the boys new understanding of gender violence and how men can take a part in ending that in Australia. The boys performed this song at their school and Bankstown Plaza for White Ribbon Day on November 25th 2015. This original song “We All Wear The White Ribbon” encapsulates the anti-violence philosophy behind the program and has led to a huge growth in awareness and performance skills in the participating boys, as well as a great public outcome.
Bankstown NSW 1977. http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/fjholden.html More of a documentary than a drama, a 'docu-drama' if you will, 'The F.J. Holden' movie delivers up Bankstown, NSW, Australia, as it really was for us local rev-heads in the late 1970s.
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Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital: Family members of baby John Ghanem, who died after he was given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen, confirm they were not told the truth about what happened for several days. More: https://goo.gl/6Mm9Jg More - NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner defends the handling of hospital errors after baby John Ghanem's death https://youtu.be/9dbMoD5Jevw
It's Sydney travel day again. Which means it's food day out! Today we are checking out Sydney's little Vietnam town, Bankstown. I used to come here a lot in my high school days. Used to just come here sit down, walk around, fun times. There are two sides of Bankstown, the Vietnamese side and the other side. Vietnamese side has the little vietnam town. There are heaps of places to eat, especially Asian food. If you are after groceries, greens, fruits, Asians, they are all here. The other side of the tracks is the shopping center. Which is a pretty average place. Come to Bankstown if you want some cheap fruits and vegetables. Eat nice Vietnamese/Asian dishes. Majority of restaurants here are Vietnamese owned. There are other dishes which you can try. Bankstown Sports Club is pretty good ...
This week I met up with old friends Carl and Kim Robinson for lunch in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown - one of the centres of the Vietnamese community. They shared some tales of their wedding 47 years ago in Go Cong in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. By the way , this was shot using a camera without a viewfinder - apologies for dodgy framing!
Thinking of planning your new holiday destination? Watch the video above to see what exactly is so unique, that keeps visitors coming back for more... Video by Bankstown Girls High School students Alicia Nguyen, Yasmin Haddad & Fay Kanawati
The next stage of Sydney Metro City & Southwest is under way with the community asked to provide input to the Chatswood to Sydenham Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This Environmental Impact Statement specifically addresses the Chatswood to Sydenham section of Sydney Metro, which includes new metro stations at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross in North Sydney, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street, Central and Waterloo. The planning approvals process for the upgrade of the existing railway line to Bankstown will start later this year. For more information visit http://sydneymetro.info/chatswood-to-sydenham
BANKSTOWN:LIVE CURATED AND PRODUCED BY URBAN THEATRE PROJECTS PRESENTED BY URBAN THEATRE PROJECTS & SYDNEY FESTIVAL As the sun set over western Sydney, a suburban street in Bankstown transformed into a temporary foyer and backyards into temporary theatres as audiences gathered to experience world-class performance, film, music and installation created by international and Australian artists. Set over 4 hours, audiences were invited to settle in for a story, relax on a deck chair, huddle round the hills hoist and tune into the sounds of contemporary suburban Australia. Presented as part of Sydney Festival 2015 Watch a 30 minute documentary on the process of making BANKSTOWN:LIVE was made up of nine works: Bankstown Bayanihan Hopping Spirit House- Alwin Reamillo(PHIL) Songs from Northam ...
Community Open Day at the General Islamic Center Bankstown
A time lapse from Bankstown to Campsie via Canterbury Road in Time Lapse at 8x speed. Soundtrack: Batman Begins Theme Song by Hans Zimmers
This is our video travel guide to Dien Bien Phu, one of the most important battlegrounds of the twentieth century. Close by the Lao border, it's set in stunning mountain country dotted with ethnic Thai, Khmu and other villages. It's a beautiful part of the world that still sees very few travellers.