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Beecroft was orchard country before its suburban development. The railway arrived in 1886 and Sir Henry
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326:(two sisters he married in succession). Their names are also remembered through the respective naming of the suburb's east-west streets; Hannah Street, Copeland Road and Mary Street. Beecroft Post Office opened on 10 February 1890. Due to the strength of the
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