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Dee Why

Suburb

Northern beachside suburb and the administrative centre of Warringah Council. Much of the land belonged to the Salvation Army until subdivision began after 1911.

-33.740695111011, 151.28876724426

Property
Administered by
Warringah Council
- 2016
Part of
Warringah local government area
- 2016
Administered by
Northern Beaches Council
2016 -
Part of
Northern Beaches local government area
2016 -
Type
Suburb

Dee Why

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Tina Graham
,
2008

Aboriginal people who lived in this area left rock engravings along the coast and high points. The Jenkins family consolidated grants and purchases and in the 1880s Elizabeth Jenkins passed her land to the Salvation Army, delaying town development until the Salvation Army sold land in the 1910s. Dee Why grew fast after World War II, with flats and units, and some industry established. The beach, lagoon and Stony Range Botanic Garden remain attractions.

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