In 1823 St James Church was granted a 180 hectare ‘glebe’. The land was eventually transferred back to the Crown in 1827 and reallocated in 1841 to Joseph Newton. Newton’s estate was acquired by Judge Josephson in 1854. The first major subdivision of the Josephson land commenced in 1916 when part of the estate was subdivided (DP 8778) by Josephson’s son, Sydney Arthur Josephson, for residential development and marketed as Josephson’s No. 1. This subdivision creased residential lots on Newton Road from Chalmers Rd to South Street. Newton Road was extended with subsequent subdivisions.
Past residents
William Edwards was the Secretary of the firm Waugh & Josephson and lived at 5 Newton Road Strathfield. He served as an Alderman on Alderman on Strathfield Council. Edwards Park Strathfield is named for him.
Royston Stuckey Cozens, a prominent tobacco merchant, lived with his Louie Cozens (formerly Bickerton), a notable Australian tennis player at 23 Newton Road Strathfield.
Prominent properties
