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Woodford Bay (Nichols Bay, Longueville) - Sawing establishment

Placename
Woodford Bay (Nichols Bay, Longueville) - Sawing establishment
Layer
Convict Sites - Aust and Norfolk Isl.
Type
Other

Details

Description

Sawing establishment including sawpits, huts, wharf, The first Europeans to inhabit this area were convict timber cutters and their overseers, who set up camp around 1805 near the end of Fiddens Wharf Road. Sawpits, huts, a wharf and well were constructed. Wikipedia entry notes ' In 1814, 48 convicts and one overseer worked at the site. Even then, much of the best timber had been cut out. This site was disbanded about 1819'.

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ID
tc48f9

Extended Data

Start Year
1805
End year
1819