To pay homage to the horse breeding history of Bungarribee, Bunya estate has aptly named many of its streets after famous horses that were born and bred on this site.
All of the street names in stages one and two have a story associated with their name which dates back to the early 19th century when the area was a horse stud.
Camille Abbott, Development Director for Landcom comments, “Bungarribee was a major rural employer and breeding area for Australia’s horse racing industry. Bungarribee’s horses dominated the emerging racing scene in NSW in the 1820s and 1830s. It only seemed fitting that we paid homage to the area’s past as many of Australia’s prominent horses racing today can trace their heritage back to Bungarribee.”
“Landcom worked closely with a local historian to explore the history of the site. Local historical societies were then approached to workshop several names which were eventually chosen. It was important the names chosen, adequately represented the horse breeding past and involved historical representatives from the area.”
“Bunya’s main park contains the archaeological remains of Bungarribee Homestead and the stables where the horse champions lived. The horse street names are strategically placed across from the park, enabling people to see them whilst viewing and reading about the homestead,” she added.
Steeltrap Drive is named after one of the most successful horses of this era and runs through the middle of the site. Many of today’s most prominent race horses can trace their history along Steeltrap’s blood line. Manto Street is named after one of the greatest horses that also ran during this era, and was one of the main breeding mares at Bungarribee.
The display village sits along Sir Hercules Parade. Sir Hercules was the sire of the 1866 Melbourne Cup winner The Barb, and was owned by two of Bungarribee’s early owners – Charles Smith and Thomas Iceley. Additional names include Velocity Parade, Gipsy Parade, Emigrant Street, Emancipation Street and Bet Hyatt Parade – all named after successful thoroughbreds bred at Bungarribee.
Street names in stages three, four and five will reflect the site’s European heritage, while stage six’s names will pay respect to the Aboriginal past also associated with this area.
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