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Latitude
-33.791303
Longitude
151.054305
Start Date
1832
End Date
1840

Description

Maj. Thos. Mitchell recommended this deposit of columnar basalt be quarried as 'blue metal' for road construction. Transported from the Ermington Wharf by boat to Sydney. Subsequently operated (until 1940) by Local governments after which it was filled.

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ID
tcfda9

Extended Data

category
Convict
sitetype
work camp