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Keentok, Matti

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Keentok, Matti

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Matti Keentok is a mechanical engineer at the Department of Defence with an interest in engineering heritage

Katoomba coal tramway as Author

Lake Parramatta as Author

Northmead quarries as Author

Radar as Author

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Katoomba coal tramway

Part of the vanished mine heritage of Katoomba, John Britty North's tramway hauled coal and shale from the Megalong valley along an extensive tramway system of which today's Scenic Railway is only a small part.

Lake Parramatta

Formed by a dam built in 1855-56, Lake Parramatta submerged much of the evidence of the long habitation of the area by the Burramattagal people. The dam was technically advanced, and the water used for Parramatta's supply, first using water carts and later reticulated. From 1909 the lake was only used for recreational purposes. Historic roads and quarries can still be seen around the lake.

Northmead quarries

Northmead's sandstone houses and other structures were quarried locally, and were just part of the output of the long quarrying history of the area in the nineteenth century.

Radar

Radar research in Sydney was spurred by World War II and produced air warning systems for Sydney, and innovative portable technology used throughout the Pacific.