original ▁bur ial ▁ground . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁means ▁field ▁of ▁blood , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁Ab original ▁trib al ▁f ights ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁or ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁by ▁Ab orig ines ▁of ▁wind mill , ▁from ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁existed ▁on ▁Dar ling h urst ▁r idge ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁ ▁European ▁settlement ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁Fle et ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁initially ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁Garden ▁C ove ▁or ▁Garden ▁Island ▁C ove ▁after ▁the ▁nearby ▁small ▁wood ed ▁Garden ▁Island , ▁off ▁the ▁shore . ▁The ▁first ▁land ▁grant ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁John ▁Pal mer ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁run ▁cattle ▁for ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁col ony . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁the ▁farm ▁land ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁W ool lo om ool oo , ▁Dar ling h urst ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Sur ry ▁Hills . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁area ▁saw ▁aff lu ent ▁residents ▁building ▁grand ▁houses , ▁many ▁with ▁spect ac ular ▁gard ens , ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁bay ▁and ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁Government ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁slowly ▁started ▁to ▁change ▁after ▁expensive ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁Bay ▁and ▁further ▁east ▁and ▁a ▁road ▁was ▁needed ▁from ▁Sydney . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁that