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Home to the local Parramatta Eels rugby league team and Western Sydney Wanderers football team. Games on every second weekend during the winter (Eels) and summer (Wanderers). The stadium has a capacity of 30,000.
Western Sydney Stadium is a stadium in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. It is primarily used for rugby league and soccer as the home ground of the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL), as well as Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League Men competition.
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It was named after Prince Alfred who visited the colony in 1867. It was the site of the colony's first gaol. Today it is a shaded, open space taking up one city block close to the centre of Parramatta. Community events are held here.
This is the cathedral church for the catholic diocese of Parramatta, which stretches from Granville in the east to Mount Victoria in the west. Although the cathedral was only built in the 1930s it is interesting because it was burnt down in 1995 and rebulit in 2003. The new cathedral incorporates the old church with a new wing designed by Romaldo Giurgola who designed Australia's Parliament House in Canberra.
Named after a famous Australian asbestos victims rights campaigner.
The site of the residence of early colonial governors, today a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was especially important during the term of office of Governor Lachlan Macquarie. On the third Friday of each month, ghost tours of Old Government House are available.
Church Street. This bridge is the most famous, and is one of the oldest in Australia. It was built by the colony's first superintendent of bridges (David Lennox) in the 1830s. It is on the site of the first recorded crossing point on the Parramatta River. The bridge has been classified by the National Trust. See Riverside walk below.
A former residence built in 1821. It is now a museum of the medical and nursing history of Parramatta, with photographs and memorabilia. Opposite stands the Court House Tower all that remains of Parramatta's first court house, built in 1890. There is wheelchair access for the ground floor.