Location
Asquith is a suburb of Sydney located on the Upper North Shore in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Asquith is located 26 km northwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. The suburb contains a section of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on its eastern side. (Wikipedia)
History
Asquith was named in 1915 after the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, H. H. Asquith.
Asquith railway station opened on 1 November 1915, in conjunction with land released by R. Halloran & Company. Asquith post office opened on 27 September 1920 and Asquith school opened in March 1930.
Wrigley’s Chewing Gum factory opened its first Australian office in 1961 in Asquith and continues to operate from the same site. (Wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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Heritage Listing
Asquith Heritage List