Duffys Forest, New South Wales

Duffys Forest, New South Wales
Duffys Forest
SydneyNew South Wales
Population: 491 [1]
Postcode: 2084
Location: 28 km (17 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA: Warringah Council
State District: Pittwater
Federal Division: Mackellar
Suburbs around Duffys Forest:
Kuring-gai Chase National Park
Kuring-gai Chase National Park Duffys Forest Terrey Hills
Kuring-gai Chase National Park

Duffys Forest is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Duffys Forest is located 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council. Duffys Forest is considered to be part of the Northern Beaches region and the Forest District.

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History

Duffys Forest is named after Patrick Duffy, who received a land grant here in 1857. He became a timber cutter who cleared a road through the bush to Cowan Creek, where he built a stone wharf for transporting timber. The wharf is still known as Duffys Wharf and the road is Duffys Track. [2]

Landmarks

Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary is a popular tourist attraction in Duffys Forest, famous as the film set of the popular television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Much of the set and props are still there, as are descendants of the kangaroos used in the series. [3]

The 'Duffys Forest Ecological Community' is an endangered ecological community of the Sydney basin [4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006
  2. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
  3. ^ Sydney travel guide in pictures and art prints and toys store
  4. ^ Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW

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