date format audit, simplify links, minor formatting, unlink common terms, MOS:ITALICS, MOS:GEOLINK, BBC News/Sport are divisions of the BBC, etc.← Previous revisionRevision as of 06:00, 19 October 2026 Line 1: Line 1: ⚫ {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} ⚫ {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Short description | Suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}} {{Short description | Suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}} ⚫ {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} ⚫ {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2026}} {{Infobox Australian place {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | type = suburb Line 22: Line 22: | stategov = [[Electoral district of Campbelltown|Campbelltown]] | stategov = [[Electoral district of Campbelltown|Campbelltown]] | fedgov = [[Division of Macarthur|Macarthur]] | fedgov = [[Division of Macarthur|Macarthur]] | near-nw = [[Eagle Vale, New South Wales|Eagle Vale]] | near-nw = [[Eagle Vale]] | near-n = [[Eagle Vale]] | near-n = [[Eagle Vale, New South Wales|Eagle Vale]] | near-ne = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-ne = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-e = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-e = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-se = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-se = [[Woodbine, New South Wales|Woodbine]] | near-s = [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] | near-s = [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] | near-sw = [[Blairmount, New South Wales|Blairmount]] | near-sw = [[Blairmount]] | near-w = [[Blairmount]] | near-w = [[Blairmount, New South Wales|Blairmount]] | dist1 = 54 | dist1 = 54 | dir1 = SW | dir1 = SW Line 37: Line 37: }} }} '''Claymore''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Claymore is located 54 kilometres [[South Western Sydney|south-west]] of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]] and is part of the [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]] region. The majority of housing in Claymore is owned by [[Housing NSW]]. The streets are named after Australian artists. '''Claymore''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia. Claymore is located 54 kilometres [[South Western Sydney|south-west]] of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]] and is part of the [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]] region. The majority of housing in Claymore is owned by [[Housing NSW]]. The streets are named after Australian artists. == History == == History == The area now known as Claymore was originally home to the [[Dharawal people]]. British settlers began moving into the area in the early 19th century, establishing farms and orchards. By the 1970s, the expansion of Sydney was great enough for developers to look at the area around [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]]. The [[Housing NSW|Housing Commission of New South Wales]] undertook a large public housing development in the Claymore area. Originally the suburb was to be called Badgally after a local homestead, but the council backed off over concerns that the "Bad" part of the name could give the area a "bad" name. They chose Claymore after another local property, although that was also contentious since the name had very little history in the area. The first residents moved in during 1978, including original members of the local "Bench Club," a primarily [[Yiddish]]-speaking local organisation originally based in [[Airds, New South Wales]] such as Thomas Dabos, Cameron Monkes, Novak Bakavic, and Max Soptos, among others. The area now known as Claymore was originally home to the [[Dharawal people]]. British settlers began moving into the area in the early 19th century, establishing farms and orchards. By the 1970s, the expansion of Sydney was great enough for developers to look at the area around [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]]. The [[Housing NSW|Housing Commission of New South Wales]] undertook a large public housing development in the Claymore area. Originally the suburb was to be called Badgally after a local homestead, but the council backed off over concerns that the "Bad" part of the name could give the area a "bad" name. They chose Claymore after another local property, although that was also contentious since the name had very little history in the area. The first residents moved in during 1978, including original members of the local "Bench Club," a primarily [[Yiddish]]-speaking local organisation originally based in [[Airds]], New South Wales such as Thomas Dabos, Cameron Monkes, Novak Bakavic, and Max Soptos, among others. As Bailey Sarian quoted in her Murder Mystery and Makeup Podcast “Claymore is a place of hopelessness for young people” As Bailey Sarian quoted in her Murder Mystery and Makeup Podcast "Claymore is a place of hopelessness for young people" {{cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2097&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1370 | title=History of Claymore| publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=20 August 2007 }} {{cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2097&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1370 | title=History of Claymore| publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=20 August 2007 }}