The Government Gazette proclaimed: ‘The whole of Garden Island is now therefore permanently dedicated as a Depot for the use of Her Majesty’s Ships’. Garden Island, Sydney, occupied 12 acres at this time. By 1900 it had grown to 19 acres due to reclaimation, and in 1980 it was 2.5 acres.
Australian Naval History on 5 June 1866
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