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Pennant Hills Stone Quarry - work camp

Placename
Pennant Hills Stone Quarry - work camp
Layer
Convict Sites - Aust and Norfolk Isl.
Type
Other

Details

Description

Maj. Thos. Mitchell recommended this deposit of columnar basalt be quarried as 'blue metal' for road construction. Transported from the Ermington Wharf by boat to Sydney. Subsequently operated (until 1940) by Local governments after which it was filled.

Sources

ID
tc4951

Extended Data

Start Year
1832
End year
1840