Abbotsford, New South Wales Newington College and MLC School. Abbotsford, New South Wales Abbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay. Abbotsford sits on the peninsula between Abbotsford Bay and Hen and Chicken Bay, on the Parramatta River. Abbotsford took its name from Abbotsford House, owned by Sir Arthur Renwick. He named his property after Abbotsford House in the United Kingdom, the residence of historical novelist and poet, Sir Walter Scott. Abbotsford
On the Banks of the River of Heaven On the Banks of the River of Heaven On the Banks of the River of Heaven is a collection of fantasy short stories by Richard Parks. It was first published in hardcover by Prime Books in November 2010. The book collects fourteen novelettes and short stories by the author, four original to the collection, together with an introduction by Charles de Lint. It includes two of his tales of Somna's world, "Courting the Lady Scythe" and "The Man Who Carved Skulls," and the second of his Yamada no Goji stories, "Moon Viewing at Saijo Bridge." "Publishers Weekly" characterizes the book