Strathfield Plaza is a shopping centre in Strathfield in the Inner West of Sydney , Australia . The centre is located on Churchill Avenue opposite Strathfield railway station and is the largest shopping complex in the centre of Strathfield . It opened in 1981 and consists of a nine floor office tower , a single storey shopping centre , and a two level car park . It was the location of a mass shooting on 17 August 1991 known as the Strathfield massacre . The incident left eight dead ( including the perpetrator ) and six wounded
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Strathfield massacre
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