Arncliffe, Sydney, N.S.W - A Brief History

Beginning as farms, today with multi-storied buildings, Arncliffe has a diverse and interesting history. Sources ‘A Village Called Arncliffe’ - R.W.Rathbone ‘Rockdale, Its Beginning and Development’ - Philip Geeves & James Jervis (Revised by R.W.Rathbone) ‘Tempe and Black Creek Valley’ - Gifford Eardley ‘The Wolli Creek Valley’ - Gifford Eardley ‘Early Churches of the St George District’ - Bronwyn Perkins Trove - Digitised newspapers State Library of N.S.W. El Zahra Mosque photo - Bentley Smith Parish and Historic Maps - N.S.W. Lands Registry