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Thornleigh in 1904 - from the Australian Handbook.
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DetailsThornleigh is a post town with a money order office, telegraph office and railway station in the county of Cumberland, Police District of Ryde, Electorate of Willoughby. Railway fares are 1/9 and 1/1. It contains one hotel, two stores, a public school, a School of Arts, a site for the Eddy Railway Orphanage and Episcopalian, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian churches. The district which is essentially a fruit growing one has a flourishing Horticultural Society. Thornleigh, on account of its height above sea level (600 ft), is a convenient distance from Sydney and with its salubrious climate is a favourite resort especially during the summer months. Geographical formation is sandstone. Population is about 400.
DateBetween 1st January 1904 and 31st December 1904CreatorPatricia DeweyKeywordsThornleigh
DateBetween 1st January 1904 and 31st December 1904CreatorPatricia DeweyKeywordsThornleighRelated
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Patricia Dewey, Thornleigh in 1904 - from the Australian Handbook. (Between 1st January 1904 and 31st December 1904). Hornsby Shire, accessed 02/06/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5222