Project: Sydney and Surrounds. Photo walk 14. Zetland, City of Sydney

Postcode: 2017

Population: 3812

Zetland is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

3 facts about Zetland:

1. Zetland was named for Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, who was a friend of Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. Zetland is an archaic spelling of Shetland.

2. From 1902 a tram service operated through Zetland. The line initially ran via Chalmers and Redfern Streets and south along Elizabeth Street to Zetland via Elizabeth Street. The line was closed in 1957.

3. Green Square railway station on the Airport, Inner West & South Line of the Sydney Trains network is located on the northern edge of Zetland.

References: Wikipedia

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