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The Dictionary of Sydney
Dawson, Tony

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Dawson, Tony

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Tony Dawson is local historian at Manly Warringah Pittwater Historical Association, Sydney

Bassett-Darley Estate as Author

Commodore Heights as Author

Lawson, William as Author

Meehan, James as Author

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Bassett-Darley Estate

The history of the Bassett-Darley estates chronicles D'Arcy Wentworth's attempts to control his lands after his death, which ultimately failed, resulting in the type of subdivision typical in Sydney in the nineteenth century.

Commodore Heights

Commanding views over Broken Bay and Pittwater, Commodore Heights was named for a Royal Navy officer, Rowley Lambert. Its chequered history of private and government ownership ended with its incorporation into Ku-ring-Gai Chase National Park.

Lawson, William

Explorer, pastoralist and settler, William Lawson came to Sydney as a soldier, but stayed to become one of the most successful farmers and animal breeders in the colony.

Meehan, James

Transported for his part in the Irish rebellion of 1798, James Meehan became an exceptional surveyor and explorer of Sydney, New South Wales and Tasmania, before retiring to the large land grant he received at Macquariefield, as reward for his services.