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North Parramatta : Site of Darling Flour Mills

Bidjigal Reserve - 186 hectares of wonderful bushland occupying much of what is now The Hills Shire. Officially created on 4 Dec 2003, by combining the Darling Mills State Forest with a large section of Excelsior Park.

Named for the Bidjigal people who originally inhabited this area.

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This structure is the remaining section of the Darling Flour Mills (named for Sir Ralph Darling, Governor of NSW), steam-powered mills built in 1825 for John Raine. The site was later used by the Sydney Woollen Mills, who operated here from 1870-1975. The building was demolished around 1985, to make way for the Bunnings (hardward store) which is there now.

NB : the adjacent 'Darling Mills Creek' takes its name from this mill.
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North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Bidjigal Reserve - 186 hectares of wonderful bushland occupying much of what is now The Hills Shire. Officially created on 4 Dec 2003, by combining the Darling Mills State Forest with a large section of Excelsior Park.

Named for the Bidjigal people who originally inhabited this area.

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This structure is the remaining section of the Darling Flour Mills (named for Sir Ralph Darling, Governor of NSW), steam-powered mills built in 1825 for John Raine. The site was later used by the Sydney Woollen Mills, who operated here from 1870-1975. The building was demolished around 1985, to make way for the Bunnings (hardward store) which is there now.

NB : the adjacent 'Darling Mills Creek' takes its name from this mill.

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  • North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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