ADB: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, Australian National University, 2006, entry extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

Ambler: Ambler, H.M., The Greystanes Story, Greystanes Public School, 1988. (« Back)

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Aus Gov: Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Site of Veteran Hall, Reservoir Rd, Prospect, NSW, Australia, in Australian Heritage Database, extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

Blacktown: Tanner Archtects Consultants, Knox & Partners, Casey & Lowe Pty Ltd, Masterplan - St Bartholomew’s Church and Cemetery, St Bartholomew’s Historic Site, Prospect, Blacktown City Council, 2004. (Online version, extracted 28 October 2010.) (« Back)

Bloxham: Bloxham, F., A History of Prospect, Blacktown and Dist. Hist. Soc., 2002. (« Back)

Board of Studies 1: Board of Studies NSW, Incidents between British and Aboriginal people 1770-1792 , extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

Board of Studies 2: Board of Studies NSW, Incidents between British and Aboriginal people 1792–1809 , extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

Boral 1: Greystanes Estate - Southern Employment Lands Stormwater and Groundwater Management Report, Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Ltd., 2006. (« Back)

Boral 2: Southern Employment Lands, Greystanes Estate, Historic Heritage Assessment, Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Ltd., 2006. (« Back)

Bowes 1787: Smyth, Arthur Bowes, 1750-1790, Journal of Arthur Bowes Smyth, 1787 Mar. 22-1789 Aug. 8 [manuscript]. (« Back)

Bowler: Bowler et.al., New ages for human occupation and climatic change at Lake Mungo, Australia, Nature 421, pp 837-840 (20 February 2003). (Available online here), extracted 26 October 2010. (« Back)

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Collins 1791: Collins, D., Phillip, A. and Hunter, J., Vocabulary of the language of N S Wales in the neighbourhood of Sydney, MS 41645c in School of Oriental and African Studies library, London, c1788-1791. (Three notebooks attributed originally to Dawes but Jakelin Troy has attributed Notebook C to Collins, Phillip, and Hunter.)(« Back)

Collins 1798: Collins, D., An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1, Cadell and Davies, London, 1798. (« Back)

Collins 1802: Collins, D., An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2, Cadell and Davies, London, 1802. (« Back)

Compton: Compton, K., Prospect, New South Wales in Mindat.org Mindat.org, extracted 22 February 2015. (« Back)

CRAG: Canal Reserve Action Group, Build our Bridge in CRAG web site, extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

CRAG 2: Canal Reserve Action Group, Lower Prospect Canal Reserve in CRAG web site, extracted 14 November 2010. (« Back)

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Dawes 1791: Dawes, W., Vocabulary of the language of N S Wales in the neighbourhood of Sydney, MSS 41645a and 41645b in School of Oriental and African Studies library, London, c1788-1791. (« Back)

Darwin 1836: Darwin, C.R., Sydney: Beagle field notebook, English Heritage 88202323. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, extracted 29 October 2010. (« Back)

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Darwin 1839: Darwin, C.R., Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836, Henry Colburn, London, 1839. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, extracted 29 October 2010. (« Back)

Dunn: Dunn, C., Governor Hunter’s assignment report: women convicts 1798, priv. pub., 1995. (See extract on Australian History Research web site.), extracted 26 October 2010. (« Back)

England: England, B.M., Minerals of the Prospect Intrusion, New South Wales, Australia, in The Mineralogical Record 1994. (« Back)

ERM: Environmental Resources Management, Southern Employment Lands, Greystanes Estate, Historic Heritage Assessment, Boral 2006, (p 6), extracted 21 October 2010. (« Back)

Fam Srch: Parish Registers of the relevant parish in Family Search web site. (« Back)

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Holroyd: Holroyd City Council (web page) Lower Prospect Canal Reserve. (« Back)

Holroyd 2005: Conybeare Morrison, Prospect Hill Conservation Management Plan, Holroyd City Council, 2005. (« Back)

Holroyd 2007: Holroyd Development Control Plan 2007, (Part G: Former CSIRO Site Pemulwuy Residential Lands – Western Precinct), Holroyd City Council, 2007. (« Back)

Holroyd 2008: NSW Government Architect's Office, Prospect Hill Heritage Landscape Study and Plan, NSW Department of Commerce, 2008. The Plan was adopted by Holroyd City Council in April 2008 and, following some amendments, was endorsed by the Heritage Branch, NSW Department of Planning. (« Back)

Holroyd 2009: Betteridge, C. and M., Heritage Interpretation Plan for Prospect Hill, Holroyd City Council, 2009. (« Back)

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Jones 1969: Jones, R., Firestick farming in Australian Natural History, 16, (September 1969), pp 224-228. (« Back)

Jones 1995: Jones, R., Mindjongork: Legacy of the firestick, Australian National University, 1995. Also in Country in Flames, extracted 26 October 2010. (« Back)

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Prospect HT: Prospect Heritage Trust, The Prospect Heritage Trust web site, extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

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Prospect map 2: Prospect Parish map, Cumberland County, Historic parish maps, Land and Property Management Authority, NSW, web site. (« Back)

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SCA: Prospect Reservoir in Sydney Catchment Authority web site, extracted 28 October 2010. (« Back)

Syd Gaz: The Sydney Gazette. (« Back)

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