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Arcadia Estate Lake Macquarie. Including absolute waterfrontages. For private sale by the Arcadia Land Company. 1924
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…Media … Arcadia Estate Lake Macquarie. Including absolute waterfrontages.……For private sale by the Arcadia Land Company. 1924 … Photo Ref: 25595 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … arcadia…
Camping by the lake, Arcadia Vale
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…Media … Camping by the lake, Arcadia Vale … Photo Ref: 2380 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … arcadia vale … recreation…
Arcadia Vale
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…Arcadia Vale … Name Origin: … Arcadia Vale was originally named Kirkdale after early settler Joseph Kirk. The Hely family of Rathmines are thought to have renamed the suburb Arcadia Vale. The word Arcadia is from Greek mythology and translated it means “paradise.”……Sylvan Park, Arcadia Vale … Parent P…
Arcadia Street
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…Arcadia Street … The word Arcadia is from Greek mythology and translated it means paradise. Originally part of Brooks' 1878 grant, the land upon which present-day Arcadia Street sits was subdivided by Halloran in 1922.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs…
Kirkdale, Arcadia Vale
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…Kirkdale, Arcadia Vale … Early name for Arcadia Vale, Kirkdale was named after early settler, Joseph Kirk.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Kirkdale, Arcadia Vale … Early name for Arcadia Vale, Kirkdale…
Sylvan Park, Arcadia Vale
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…Sylvan Park, Arcadia Vale … Sylvan is a word meaning ‘of the’ or ‘having woods’. A name likely chosen to complement the Arcadian theme of this suburb.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Parent Pages … Arcadia…
Name changes over the years
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…The name Arcadia Vale was approved by the Postmaster-General's Department and the Lands Department. The council and Progress Association also agreed. Arcadia Vale School opened in 1958 with 48 children.……The name Arcadia Vale was approved by the Postmaster-General's Department and the Lands Department.…
Brooks Street
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…Brooks Street … Originally named Arcadia Street in 1922, Brooks Street was renamed in 1972 after Thomas Brooks who received a large land grant in 1878. According to a more recent source, Arcadia Road was renamed Brooks Street after written request from Mrs M Snedden.……Arcadia Road was an extension of…
Forgotten place names of Lake Macquarie R-Z
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…Sawmill Bay … Arcadia Vale … Sawmill Bay, one of the three bays in Eraring Bay, was named for G Hawkin's sawmill which operated in the area. The sawmill supplied most of the timber for housing in Arcadia Vale and Wangi.……Sawmill Bay … Arcadia Vale … Sawmill Bay, one of the three bays in Eraring Bay, was…
Sylvan Close
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…This may tie in with the mythological origins of the name Arcadia.……This may tie in with the mythological origins of the name Arcadia. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Parent Pages … Arcadia Vale…

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