Miles McCrae was among the earliest major landholders in northern Sydney. A canny soul, McCrae had an eye for valuable development sites and initially owned large tracts of land in southern Sydney including a subdivision he named Waitara. After making a handsome profit from the sale of land there, McCrae turned his attention northwards. Once the northern railway link from Sydney was established, McCrae bought a significant portion of land near Hornsby station. Never one to waste a good idea, McCrae...