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Oyster farmers David Corstorphine of Tuncurry, aged 78 and Fred Selmon of Georges River, aged 70, enjoy oysters at Dolls Point

By
Sam Hood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a368001 / PXE 789 (v.38), 1]

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Sydney rock oysters
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Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster )
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Dolls Point

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Hood, Sam

State Library of New South Wales

Sydney rock oysters

Gathered by Aboriginal people for thousands of years before the Europeans arrived, Sydney oysters became a farmed product in the 1870s and remain a popular seafood.

Eating and Drinking

Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster )

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Sydney's famous native rock oyster that are endemic to the east coast of Australia. They inhabit sheltered estuaries and bays, and have a smooth, thick shell.

Dolls Point

Small southern residential suburb on western shore of Botany Bay.

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