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The Guringgai tribe – lived by the river and fished and gathered food from surrounding bushland -
Land cleared for vineyards – now called Fullers Park -
First convict timber cutters and their overseers set up camp on the banks of Lane Cove River at Fiddens Wharf. Bluegums and blackbutt were logged and dragged along tracks called Government Rd (now Beaumont Rd) and Wharf Rd -
Governor Lachlan Macquarie issued 5 land grants including 40 acres toJoseph Fidden. 20 acres of each grant were to be cleared for cultivation -
Land grants issued for orange orchards
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Division of land for residential blocks -
Killara train station opened – led to development of suburb – increased population, housing, schools, roads -
Sydney Harbour Bridge_ opened – led to high increase in population along the North Shore -
declared Lane Cove National Park– 2000 properties adjoin the park. The park is in a narrow valley and is under threat from stormwater runoff, weed infestions and land encroachments.