Shingle Splitters Point, Balcolyn
Timber cutters used to make wooden roofing tiles from the casuarina trees that grew here. This name originated from the Sara family who had a cottage there in earlier times. Their occupation was the production of shingles (Newcastle Morning Herald, 19/03/1998).
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