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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Balgowlah Heights

Suburb

North-eastern residential suburb, on the western shore of North Harbour, where the land rises up to Dobroyd Head. Much of it was virgin bushland until into the 1930s.

-33.800477538461, 151.25675656101

Property
Administered by
Manly Council
- 2016
Part of
Manly local government area
- 2016
Administered by
Northern Beaches Council
2016 -
Part of
Northern Beaches local government area
2016 -
Type
Suburb

Balgowlah Heights

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
John MacRitchie
,
2008

Home to the coastal Aboriginal people, much of Balgowlah Heights was virgin bushland until the early-twentieth century. Until this time the area mainly comprised public reserves and harbour defences, until the bush finally gave way to the backyard.

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