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Turrella is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Turrella is located 10km south of the Sydney central business district on the southern bank of Wolli Creek. Turrella is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale and is part of the St George area. The postcode is 2205.

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Turrella is a mostly features residential area. Some light industrial developments are located around Turrella railway station and north along the railway line. Arncliffe West Public School is located in Loftus Street. Cairnsfoot Special School is also located on Loftus Street. The original building is heritage listed. A footbridge over Wolli Creek links Henderson Street to Undercliffe.

Turrella railway station is on the East Hills line of the City Rail network. Turrella is also serviced by the 471 government bus route which runs from Rockdale to Bexley, Arncliffe, Turrella, Earlwood, Canterbury, Ashbury, Ashfield, Haberfield, Rodd Point and Five Dock.

Turrella is aboriginal for 'reedy place' or 'water weeds'. The Wolli Creek which runs through the area was originally known as Woolly Creek, quite likely because the reeds in the water gave it a thick, woolly appearance.

In 1842 William Favell and his wife Eleanor were farming a property named Hillside on this site. Their neighbours were the families of Thomas Curtis and Henry Blackwell, who were orchardists and gardeners. The farms and orchards were subdivided when the railway came through. The railway station opened on the 21st September 1931. The light industrial buildings were built close to the railway line and one of the biggest factories in the area was the Streets Ice Cream factory, which has since closed.

The post office was originally known as West Arncliffe when it opened on the 26th April 1933 but in January 1948 became known as Arncliffe West. It became Turrella in August 1952 but closed on the 21st December 1970.

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

Coordinates: -33.93297° 151.14079°

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Suburbs and localities within the City of Rockdale | St George | Sydney
Arncliffe | Banksia | Bardwell Park | Bardwell Valley | Bexley | Bexley North | Brighton-Le-Sands | Dolls Point | Kingsgrove | Kogarah | Kyeemagh | Monterey | Ramsgate | Ramsgate Beach | Rockdale | Sandringham | Sans Souci | Sydney International Airport | Turrella | Wolli Creek
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