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Early Inhabitants of RodboroughPrint Page 
02-January-2022
Photographs supplied by Trevor Watson
The plaque commemorates the early inhabitants of Rodborough, which is now known as Frenchs Forrest.
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Location
| Address: | Warringah Road & Bantry Bay Road, Brick Pit Reserve, Frenchs Forest , 2086 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.752535 Long: 151.233132 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1998 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis plaque has been erected in appreciation of all the efforts made by the early inhabitants of Rodborough, now called Frenchs Forest.
The first to be recognised are the Australian Aborigines of the Kuring-gai tribe, who so carefully preserved the area for many thousands of years before Europen settlement.
Other local pioneers include : -
Simeon and James Pearce
James Harris French
Henry and Emma Page
William and Hannah Hews and family
George and Fanny Driver and family
Thomas and Annie Walters and family
George and Ellen Alderton and family
Cr Sam Danieli, Mayor
'C' Ward Councillors : Peter Moxham - Deputy Mayor, Elizabeth Jones and Julie Sutton
1998
George and Shelagh Champion
Forrest historians
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