Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Rodd Island

Island in Middle Cove near Rozelle which housed a biological laboratory investigating rabbit eradication and cattle diseases.

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Name
Alternate
Jack Island
Alternate
Rabbit Island
Alternate
Rhode Island
Alternate
Snake Island
Commemorates
Type

Rodd Island

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Island which sits peacefully in the middle of Iron Cove. During the 1880s it became the centre of a number of remarkable scientific experiments.