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Fig Tree House and wharf, Hunters Hill c1900-10

Fig Tree House and wharf, Hunters Hill c1900-10

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State Library of New South Wales

[a116284 / PXE 711/284]

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Hunters Hill

Originally home to the Wallumategal people, Hunters Hill has long been considered a retreat from the city. While the tension between conservation and development has been played out many times, it remains an outstanding garden suburb with many old and architecturally significant buildings.

Residential building

Rivers and Catchments

Wharves

Hunters Hill

Inner north-western residential suburb, located on a peninsula separating the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers. It was settled in the early nineteenth century and retains many fine historic residences.

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Figtree Farm

Mary Reibey's farm at Hunters Hill, which was rented for three years to Joseph Fowles, artist.

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