Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales

Petersham, location of a war time air crash. Today, known for its Portuguese restaurants and businesses, known as 'little Portugal'. Sources: 'Marrickville, Rural Outpost to Inner City', Cashman & Meader 'Marrickville, People & Places', Cashman, Meader & Carolan 'Picture Shows in the Marrickville and Newtown Municipalities', R.Parkinson 'Victorian Villas', M.Matheson Marrickville Heritage Society Journals 'How Did Sports Begin?' R.Brash 'How and Why of Station Names', State Rail Authority of N.S.W. whereis.com Trove digitised newspapers State Library of N.S.W. National Library Google maps