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Dawes Point : Tar-ra Park

The first area in Sydney to have the original aboriginal name reinstated (after a European one was in place) - Dawes Point (Tar-ra) Park, under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Formally recognised as a recreational area in 1878, renamed 2002.

The name is for Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), astronomer with the First Fleet. Tar-ra is the original local aboriginal name for the area.
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sydney, NSW, Australia

A little maintenance & construction work in Dawes Point (Tar-ra) Park, under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Formally recognised as a recreational area in 1878.

Named for Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), astronomer with the First Fleet. Tar-ra is the original local aboriginal name for the area.

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  • Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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