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  "path": "/places/dangar-island",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T16:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.atlasobscura.com",
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  "textContent": "Dangar Island is just an hour from Sydney and serviced by train and ferry on the Sydney Opal network. With just 300 residents it is quirkily car-free and the locals get their shopping home by wheel-barrow or volunteer-run buggy. Many homes on the hill have mechanical flying fox or furnicular trollies to get bulky items up the steep slopes.\n\nA truly unique environment, it has a strong community spirit with lots going on including a community garden (D.I.G.) and a rich history.\n\nA cafe at the ferry wharf makes for relaxing day trips and there are holiday homes for rent for a longer, relaxing stay.\n\nThe Riverboat Postman, the last mail service for water-only access homes in Australia, calls in at the wharf daily on its route and is a popular way to see the lower Hawkesbury.",
  "title": "Dangar Island in Dangar Island, Australia"
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