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Brookvale brickworks
Brickworks using clay from quarries on Beacon Hill which became a medium density housing development after its closure in 1996.
Brookvale Bus Depot
Main bus depot on the northern beaches, established after the tram system was closed in that area in 1939.
Brookvale Park
Park opposite site of old Warringah Council Chambers which contains Brookvale Oval, home to Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League Club.
Brookvale Union Brewery
Trade union-backed brewery that produced union pilsener and honey stout for sale to trade union clubs, but was unable to compete with market domination of Toohey's and Tooth's.
Brownlow Hill
Estate at Camden granted to Alexander Macleay in 1827 and later owned by generations of the Downes family. The house, outbuildings and garden are listed on the NSW Heritage Register.
Brush Farm
Farm in the Ryde area granted to Zadoc Pettit and Thomas Bride in 1794 and later acquired by William Cox and then owned by Gregory Blaxland. Blaxland built Brush Farm House and successfully grew hops and grapes on his land.
Bullaburra
Small Blue Mountains town, with its name meaning 'blue sky' or 'fine weather'. Sir Henry Parkes had a residence there in the nineteenth century.
Bullock's Brick and Pipe Works
Manufacturer of fire bricks and pipes at Asquith, forced to close because of Depression.
Bungan Beach
Beach south of Bungan Head, near Newport and Mona Vale..
Bungarribee
Western residential suburb named after the property granted to John Campbell in the 1820s. Built on land used by the Overseas Telecommunications Commission from 1949 to the early 1990s, it was designated as a suburb in 2011.
Bunnerong Cemetery
Cemetery built to take unclaimed remains from Devonshire Street Cemetery. Later merged with Botany Cemetery that is now part of the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.
Burwood Heights
Inner western residential suburb, on southern side of Hume Highway. It became a separate suburb in 2007.
Burwood North
Northern part of the suburb of Burwood.