Timeline of events

3 specific timelines are shown against his:

  • The creation of the North Sydney Investment & Tramway Co. which was established to build a bridge over Long Gully with the intention of running tram tracks from North Sydney through to the land that they owned in what is now Northbridge and Castlecrag
  • The establishment of the Sydney Real Estate Bank with J.W Cliff as chair
  • The building of the bridge

This timeline is only provided as a rough timeline of these various interconnected events. Many more can (and as time permits, will) be added.

The late 1800's was a time of exuberance in New South Wales with many people making a fortune in real estate not realising that the greatest depression in NSW history was about to wipe out fortunes