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A view of Sydney N.S.Wales on entering the Heads the distance of Seven Miles 1809

By
George William Evans
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a1313026 / PXD v3 no 1]
(Mitchell Library)

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Evans, George William

State Library of New South Wales

Islands of Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour once had 14 islands. These were outcrops and the peaks of steep hills left uncovered as the sea level rose, between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago, flooding an ancient river valley and forming the harbour that exists today

Aboriginal

Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.