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Dundas, New South Wales

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Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

Dundas and surrounding areas were originally known as "The Ponds", a name still reflected in The Ponds Creek. The first private land grants in Sydney made in 1791 were in what is now North East Dundas and adjoining Dundas Valley and Ermington.

The name Dundas was first used in the area in 1799, named for the Dundas family of Scotland. There are over 100 places named in their honour, mostly in parts of the former British Empire.

Dundas railway station is on the Carlingford line of the CityRail network. To the south, the next station is Rydalmere and to the north, Telopea. The station is located on Station Street, connects to Kissing Point Road by footpath. There are few Sydney Buses routes that go past Dundas.

545: Parramatta to Chastwood (Kissing Pt Rd) 720: Student bus route (Cumberland High School Dunmore Ave to Calder Rd)

St Patrick's Marist College Dundas, located on Kirby Street, is a Catholic secondary school and plays host to the Shamrocks Dundas JRLFC Football Club.

• Yates Avenue Public School is located on Yates Avenue, near Ryan street.
• Dundas Public School is located on Kissing Point Road, opposite Calder Road.

St Andrew's Dundas is the local Anglican Church.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas,_New_South_Wales