Dalwood Bush Traditional Cache
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Dalwood Home in Seaforth was built in the late 1800s.
In 1928, A.E. Dalwood donated his property to the Food for Babies Fund which cared for mothers and babies from disadvantaged families. In 1932 Dalwood Home was incorporated as a second schedule public hospital and later brought under the control of Manly-Warringah Area Health Service. Since 1992, Dalwood Home has been the responsibility of Manly Hospital and its range of services has been expanded. Currently there is a family care centre, day care centre, assessment centre and school for country children. The principal building is heritage listed. The original sandstone building was erected as a family retreat by Theodore Gurney, a Professor of Mathematics at Sydney University. He named it Clavering after the village in Essex where his father had been vicar. After Gurney's return to England in 1902 the building lay vacant for many years. It was acquired by A.E. Dalwood who sold off the land surrounding this grand home in 1922. He retained the house and a small acreage around it. Theodore Gurney and A.E. Dalwood are remembered by Seaforth street names, Gurney Crescent, Clavering Road and Dalwood Avenue.
The area has a lot of new development following the sale of land previously owned by the RTA. Enjoy the views before the developers get to this spot as well.
The cache is in Council owned bushland and is best accessed from Callicoma street above. There is no need to go through the private grounds of Dalwood house. 
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