By Cathy Jones
Druitt Town was an area that covered parts of Strathfield, west of Wallis Avenue and parts of Strathfield South. .
The suburb was named for Major George Druitt, a friend of Joshua Judge Josephson, a large land owner in the local district. Josephson acquired a large portion of the 1841 Joseph Newton grant. However, most of the ‘suburb’ of Druitt Town, which appears in post office directories of the period such as Sands, is actually located on land not owned by Josephson. Much is located on the ‘Village of St Ann’s’ (Father John Joseph Therry’s grant of 1847) and parts of the Redmire Estate (originally granted to James Wilshire in 1808).
In 1891, the Druitt Town Post Office was closed and relocated to Punchbowl Road – now Coronation Parade – Enfield and the Druitt Town Public School was renamed Strathfield South Public School. Around this time, use of the suburb name Druitt Town seems to have ceased.
For the short time that Druitt Town existed, the Sands Directory recorded entries under the suburb name from 1887-1891.
Hello Cathy, was doing Ancestry research and a relative died at Concord another entry said Druitt town. I lived in Sydney for 40 years and I’d never heard of it. Thanks to your article I have learnt a lot 😊👍
Great article. Wayne
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