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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Roseville

Suburb

Affluent residential northern suburb, named after local orchardist George Wilson's 'Rose Villa', demolished for the buillding of the North Shore railway line in the 1880s.

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Property
Administered by
Ku-ring-gai Council
Administered by
Willoughby City Council
Part of
Ku-ring-gai local government area
Part of
Willoughby local government area
Type
Suburb

Roseville

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Zeny Edwards
,
2008

Grants in Roseville were given to Europeans from the 1820s. Orchards and timber were important industries until the railway spurred subdivision and development from the 1890s. By the 1920s there was a thriving suburb with services, churches and schools.

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