Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Waitara

Northern commercial and residential suburb. A Māori word for 'pure water', its name comes from the property owned by Miles McCrae, Railways Commissioner in the 1890s.

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Waitara

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Named for a river in New Zealand, Waitara was not closely settled until after World War I, when orchards gave way to homes and shops.