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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Denistone East

Suburb

Residential suburb between Denistone and North Ryde, with many houses built post-war under Ryde Council's loan scheme. It was gazetted as a separate suburb in 1999.

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Name
Alternate
Wallumetta
Property
Administered by
City of Ryde Council
Part of
City of Ryde local government area
Type
Suburb

Denistone East

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by
Angela Phippen
,
2008

Part of Wallumetta, country of the Wallumedegal before the Europeans came, the area that became Denistone East was granted to settlers in the 1790s, and farmed until the 1880s when subdivision took place. Though the promised railway line did not eventuate, substantial housing development took place, with two public housing estates built after World War II.

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