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From Linseed to Landscape The Legacy of Harold Meggitt at Gladesville

By Helen Patterson

This publication explores the industrial legacy of Harold Meggitt’s pioneer linseed oil mill in Gladesville, detailing its 1923 origins, innovative manufacturing, and 1970s transformation into public parkland. The publication also includes the story of saving Rockend Cottage (the former home of Banjo Paterson) from demolition.

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