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Latitude
-33.828369
Longitude
151.175233
Start Date
1805
End Date
1819

Description

Sawing establishment including sawpits, huts, wharf, The first Europeans to inhabit this area were convict timber cutters and their overseers, who set up camp around 1805 near the end of Fiddens Wharf Road. Sawpits, huts, a wharf and well were constructed. Wikipedia entry notes ' In 1814, 48 convicts and one overseer worked at the site. Even then, much of the best timber had been cut out. This site was disbanded about 1819'.

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ID
tcfe9e

Extended Data

category
Convict
sitetype
Sawing establishment