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Northmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Northmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Whitehaven or Moxham quarry, Moxham Reserve. Named after master stonemason Robert Henry Moxham, who arrived in Parramatta in 1836. The quarry operated from about 1860 - 1950s - when an aquifer was inadvertently pierced, flooding the site.

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