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Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of Rookwood Cemetery, the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere. Samuel Haslam owned various grants beside Haslams Creek from 1804. A railway station called Haslam’s Creek was opened in this area in 1859, on the railway line from Sydney ukrainian club lidcombe Parramatta.

Haslam’s Creek is sometimes referred to as Haslem’s Creek. Haslam’s Creek was the site of the first railway disaster in New South Wales in July 1858 which resulted in two deaths. When the necropolis opened in 1867 it was known as Haslam’s Creek Cemetery. A large number of post-WWII European migrants, including a large number of Ukrainians, settled in the area of Lidcombe, and built a number of buildings including a church, 2 halls and 2 schools. Lidcombe is still the cultural centre of the Ukrainian community in Sydney. The population dynamics changed with the influx of Middle Eastern immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s. The two main streets are John and Joseph, named after the early colonial priest John Joseph Terry.

Lidcombe railway station is an important junction station. Some intercity Blue Mountains line services also call at the station. For full details of these services see Lidcombe Station. Church Street is the site for the St Andrews Ukrainian Catholic Church and its presbytery, hall, school and kindergarten, and the former Karpaty Ukrainian Credit Union. John Street is the site of the Ukrainian Youth Association’s Centre and the Armenian Catholic Church.

Joseph Street is the site for the Ukrainian National Hall and the Ukrainian Central School. Nearby is the office of “The Free Thought” Ukrainian newspaper. Railway Hotel is an Art Deco building in Joseph Street which has a State heritage listing. The Gables is a historic home in East Street, now used as a function centre.