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Chegwidden. The Sea Scout group was started in 1966 by Mr Ron
Robertson,(first Scoutmaster), Mr William Arthur (Skip) Ross and his wife Mrs Yvonne Marlene Ross (aka Akela) Cubmaster. In the early days of the group invaluable assistance was provided by Mr Steve Hobkirk in a group leadership role. The original hall was located in a boatshed on the waterfront nearby to the present day scout hall.
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Village shopping centre sits between Fowler Road and Hobart Place. Originally a small collection of shops, the shopping centre was rebuilt in 2007. Illawong Village features a supermarket, large liquor store and many specialty shops including butcher, chemist, gift shops and several cafes
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tribes who left remnants of their lives in many middens, rock carvings and cave paintings. The
Illawong Nature Reserve also lies "between two waters". In this case, the reserve lies between a system of 2 wetlands, which in combination with the heavily vegetated ridgeland, provide habitat which is
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Illawong is 1st Wearne Bay Sea Scouts. They have all five youth sections (Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers) represented. The group meets in the scout hall at Wearne Bay, on the Georges River. This hall was previously the house of the former ferry master, Mr Maurie
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In the 1890s Menai was a farming area and
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865:Taren Point
845:Sandy Point
805:Lilli Pilli
750:Grays Point
624:25 December
598:25 December
572:25 December
493:6 September
380:2021 census
317:George Bass
73:Postcode(s)
65:2021 census
1081:Categories
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1013:Wattamolla
1003:Gundamaian
904:Localities
875:Woolooware
850:Sutherland
835:Oyster Bay
740:Dolans Bay
710:Bonnet Bay
534:"Illawong"
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463:References
409:Sutherland
362:, Bangor,
290:Aboriginal
189:Bonnet Bay
95:Sydney CBD
60:Population
973:Como West
895:Yowie Bay
870:Waterfall
770:Heathcote
765:Gymea Bay
720:Caringbah
715:Burraneer
566:Propeller
413:Bankstown
395:Transport
250:post code
240:, in the
234:Australia
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956:Bate Bay
880:Woronora
855:Sylvania
820:Maianbar
795:Kirrawee
775:Illawong
745:Engadine
735:Cronulla
705:Bundeena
438:Churches
298:Tharawal
285:Illawong
218:Illawong
173:Illawong
90:Location
25:Illawong
911:Beaches
830:Miranda
800:Kurnell
790:Kareela
780:Jannali
683:Suburbs
419:Schools
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279:History
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162:Lugarno
157:Lugarno
143:Suburbs
119:Miranda
32:,
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810:Loftus
695:Bangor
676:Sydney
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222:suburb
184:Bangor
177:Oatley
131:Hughes
102:LGA(s)
30:Sydney
825:Menai
760:Gymea
405:Menai
364:Menai
254:Menai
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730:Como
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