Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Sun Valley

Lower Blue Mountains rural locality separated from Valley Heights in the 1990s.

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Name
Alternate
Deane's Valley
Alternate
Fitzgerald's Valley
Alternate
The Valley
Property
Administered by
Part of
Type

Sun Valley

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Dharug and Gundungurra people left many markers of their use of Sun Valley, from art to toolmaking grooves. Europeans first came in 1813, and the valley was used as a resting place while crossing the mountains for decades afterwards. Farming and market gardening also took place, along with timber-getting. Since the 1960s inhabitants of small farmlets have formed a rural community.