MEET TODAYâS TWIN TOWN
Itâs Brooklyn Baby!
In our first âTwin Townsâ miniâfeature, we unpack how a tiny riverside suburb on the Hawkesbury River ended up sharing both a name and a story with one of the worldâs most famous boroughs. The punchline: Brooklyn, NSW was named after the Union Bridge Company of Brooklyn, New York, which built the first railway bridge across the Hawkesbury.
The two towns couldnât be more different which is why the name share so intriguing. Even more quirky, Brooklyn, NSW has its own âBrooklyn Bridgeâ.
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đ Download the swipeable PDF carousel that tells the full story: from Dutch âBreukelenâ to NYC, to a sleepy Australian town youâve probably driven past without realizing its U.S. connection.
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If youâre a U.S. founder curious about Australiaâor an Aussie operator who loves these hidden linksâthis is exactly the kind of crossâPacific story weâll keep surfacing at OpportunityDownUnder.com.
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