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Killara, New South Wales

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Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Killara is located 14 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.

Killara is an Aboriginal word meaning permanent or always there.

The name of the suburb was chosen when the railway line opened in 1899. James George Edwards was a representative of the people who requested a station be built here. The suburb was established as a 'Gentlemen's suburb', designed so that there would be no commercial ventures in the area. For this reason, the suburb has very few shops in the original development.

Killara railway station is on the North Shore Line of the City Rail network. The Pacific Highway is the main road through Killara.

Commercial developments are located along the length of the Pacific Highway, including the landmark Greengate Hotel. A small group of shops is located on Marian Street, close to Killara railway station. The Marian Street Theatre is located opposite.

• Killara High School
• Beaumont Road Public School
• Killara Public School

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