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What's in a name? [newspaper article] : Do you ever wonder about the history behind the street signs we look at every day?

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The Colless family, who Colless Street was named for, were pioneers of the district, first settling on the river at Castlereagh. Alfred Colless was perhaps the most well known, establishing the Nepean Times in 1882.

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Main title:

What's in a name? [newspaper article] : Do you ever wonder about the history behind the street signs we look at every day?

Source:

Western Weekender (Microfilm), Friday, 04 August 2023, p. 25

Language:

English

Article length:

Less than 1/2 page

Article graphics:

Portraits

Subject:

Colless family (Castlereagh, NSW, history)Street names -- Penrith (NSW)

Index terms:

Colless Street - Colless family - Nepean Times - Alfred Colless - Pioneers - Castlereagh - Photo

BRN:

458316

Bookmark link:

https://penrithcity.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=458316

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