Maroota
SuburbSuburb in far north-western Sydney surrounded by state forest.
Maroota
by Joan Rowland, 2008
Maroota, in Dharug country, was first settled in 1832 as Forest Glen, but the farms failed. In 1892 another village was proclaimed there, called Maroota. Quarries supplied sand and gravel to Sydney for many years.
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