▁the ▁area ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁Sydney ▁was ▁then ▁known . ▁He ▁be fri ended ▁the ▁Th ar aw als ▁and ▁lear nt ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁language . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁ ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Le ume ah ▁where ▁he ▁built ▁his ▁house , ▁a ▁bar n ▁and ▁st ables . ▁The ▁bar n ▁still ▁stands ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Motor ▁Inn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Origin ally , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁Hol ly ▁Le a ▁after ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁politician ▁but ▁local ▁opposition ▁swift ly ▁got ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Le ume ah . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁sub - div ision ▁although ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁de ferred ▁substantial ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Sub div ision ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁sub urb ▁was ▁formally ▁named ▁Le ume ah . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Camp b ellt own ▁North ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Le ume ah ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁streets ▁of ▁Le ume ah ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁famous ▁d ams , ▁la kes ▁of ▁NS W , ▁expl or ers ▁and