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Hornsby is the seat of Hornsby Shire, in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. It is 26 km by train from the Sydney central business district and is approximately 24.5 km by road. Hornsby is located at the junction of the Northern Line and the North Shore line and has a population (2001) of 16,349. The name Hornsby is believed to be derived from Convict-turned-Constable Samuel Henry Horne, who earned distinction by capturing bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara on June 22, 1830. In return he was granted land in the locality known as "Horne's grant". During the 1880s two railway lines within what is now the Cityrail network (namely, the Northern Line and the North Shore Line) were built, and were joined together at today's Hornsby. At that time this railway station was called Hornsby Junction, while Hornsby railway station was one station down the Northern Line. This caused some confusion, however, and subsequently the old Hornsby station was renamed Normanhurst after local resident Norman Selfe who wote many letters to the local newspaper the Cumberland Argus pointing out the confusing names, while the old Hornsby Junction station assumed the current name of Hornsby station. In 1907 the Hornsby Shire Council, incorporated the year before, held its first meeting at Hornsby. In 1961 The Westfield Group built a Shopping Center at Hornsby, making it one of the first suburbs in Sydney with a modern-style shopping centre. Another shopping centre, Northgate, was built some years later, and was eventually bought by Westfield as well. In late 1999, the original Westfield Hornsby was demolished, as well as the complete renovation and expansion of Northgate, which when amalgamated formed the new Westfield Hornsby, which opened in November 2001.