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Botany Bay, October 17 1868

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Botany Bay, October 17 1868

By

George Penkivil Slade

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National Library of Australia

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Slade, George Penkivil

National Library of Australia

Botany Bay

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Large bay south of the city of Sydney, into which the Cooks and Georges rivers run.

Botany

Industrial and residential suburb on the northern shore of Botany Bay, immediately east of Sydney Airport. Originally seen as a country retreat, it saw industry flourish in the post-Second World War era.

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Sans Souci

Southern residential suburb named for the palace of Prussian king Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Germany. It was the name of the house built by Thomas Holt (1811-1888) for his German wife, and is French for 'without care'.

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