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Timber getter

Occupation - Timber getter
Ffrench, James
Forsyth, Archibald
Henry, William
Mathew, Daniel Dering
Pearce, Aaron
Pierce, Aaron
Position - Timber getter of Warragamba dam
Madden, Charles (Chicka)
1958 - 1963

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Timber getter

Ffrench, James

Timber getter and sawmill owner who cleared the land above Bantry Bay.

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Forsyth, Archibald

Timber getter and gold miner who finally settled in Sydney and established a rope making company before becoming a politician.

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Henry, William

Emancipist and early settler whose timber felling business cleared much of the Lane Cove area.

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Mathew, Daniel Dering

Free settler in the St Ives area who worked in the colony as architect, engineer and magistrate.

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Pearce, Aaron

Emancipist who became a timber getter in the 1830s in the forests covering present day Pennant Hills.

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Pierce, Aaron

Convict who became a timber getter, orchardist and early landowner in Wahroonga.

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Warragamba dam

Sydney's primary water source, located 65km west of Sydney in a narrow gorge on the Warragamba River.

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Madden, Charles (Chicka)

Respected Gadigal Elder, artist and former rugby league player.

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