Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Blacktown City is a local government area in western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The City occupies an area of 246.9 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi) and is the most populous (332,424 as the 2011 Census) local government area in New South Wales, and the fifth most populous local government area in Australia.The City is bounded by the cities of Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hawkesbury and The Hills Shire.Blacktown was originally named for an Australian Aboriginal settlement in the area. Today, Blacktown continues to be home to the largest Aboriginal population of any suburb or township in New South Wales. A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North. The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.The Mayor of the City of Blacktown is Stephen Bali, of the Australian Labor Party. He is also the assistant secretary of the Greater New South Wales branch of the Australian Workers' Union."@en }
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- City_of_Blacktown abstract "Blacktown City is a local government area in western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The City occupies an area of 246.9 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi) and is the most populous (332,424 as the 2011 Census) local government area in New South Wales, and the fifth most populous local government area in Australia.The City is bounded by the cities of Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hawkesbury and The Hills Shire.Blacktown was originally named for an Australian Aboriginal settlement in the area. Today, Blacktown continues to be home to the largest Aboriginal population of any suburb or township in New South Wales. A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North. The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.The Mayor of the City of Blacktown is Stephen Bali, of the Australian Labor Party. He is also the assistant secretary of the Greater New South Wales branch of the Australian Workers' Union.".
- Q30919 abstract "Blacktown City is a local government area in western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The City occupies an area of 246.9 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi) and is the most populous (332,424 as the 2011 Census) local government area in New South Wales, and the fifth most populous local government area in Australia.The City is bounded by the cities of Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hawkesbury and The Hills Shire.Blacktown was originally named for an Australian Aboriginal settlement in the area. Today, Blacktown continues to be home to the largest Aboriginal population of any suburb or township in New South Wales. A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North. The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.The Mayor of the City of Blacktown is Stephen Bali, of the Australian Labor Party. He is also the assistant secretary of the Greater New South Wales branch of the Australian Workers' Union.".