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several other locationsin New South Wales also called Long Point.''
Long Point is a
suburb
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of
Sydney
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, in the state of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. Long Point is located 46 kilometres south-west of the
Sydney central business district
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, in the
local government area
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of the
City of Campbelltown.
History
Situated on a bend in the
Georges River
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, this area was long known as Long Point, Long Nose Point or just The Point until formally being dubbed Long Point in 1975. The land was first granted to settler Thomas Mills in the early 19th century before being consumed by
William Redfern
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's Campbellfields Estate a few years later. Later it was considered part of
Macquarie Fields. In the 1930s high-profile gangsters from East Sydney would use small houses set up in Long Point bushland as hiding places from the law.
Sand was mined in the area for a number of years and once mining work was completed, access trails were preserved for the fire brigade. It was preserved as a Scenic Protection Area in the 1970s by
Campbelltown Council.
Recreation
Long Point is a scenic protection neighbourhood. The area now has a camping site that accommodates up to 120 people. The area also contains a Coptic Orthodox Church.
Wildlife
Numerous
koala
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sightings have been made in Long Point. These are regularly reported in the local newspaper the Macarthur Advertiser in the Mac Koala column. The area has been referred to as "death adder valley" due to the large population of
death adder snakes in the area. There have been many incidents with snakes biting people in this area and it has been advised by the local government to avoid this particular camping spot.
References
{{Sydney Campbelltown suburbs
Suburbs of Sydney
Populated places established in 1975
1975 establishments in Australia
City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)