Lakemba, railway station

Looking across the platforms of Lakemba railway station, in the south western suburb of Lakemba. The station opened in 1909 when line from Sydenham to Belmore was extended to Bankstown. Today the station is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services. The original wooden ticket office along the concourse was heavily damaged by fire and replaced by this modern metal and glass structure in 2001.

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Lakemba, fire station

Lakemba Fire Station is located along Haldon Street, in the south western suburb of Lakemba. The fire station was built in 1921 in the Inter-war style.

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Lakemba Uniting Church

Lakemba Uniting Church is located on the corner of The Boulevarde and Haldon Street, in the south west suburb of Lakemba. It was built in 1911 as the Lakemba Methodist Church.

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Lakemba, pub

Lakemba Hotel is a pub which was built in 1928 and is located along Haldon Street in the south western suburb of Lakemba. The suburb takes its name from property in this area named "Lakeba" (pronounced Lakemba) after the Lakeba island in the Lau Islands group of Fiji. Benjamin Taylor was the property owner and his second wife's grandparents, Rev and Mrs Cross, were missionaries on that island from 1835.

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