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Normanhurst and functioned there for more than six years, courtesy of the Loreto Sisters. In 1973 the Council approved the construction of a Church and Priests' residence. Construction of the Church commenced
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Cricket Club also plays in Normanhurst, and is one of the most successful clubs in the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hills District Cricket Association, and has made several junior statewide
553:. The most commonly spoken language at home other than English includes Mandarin 8.3%, Cantonese 2.6%, and Korean 2.0%, 68.2% of the population of Normanhurst used English only at home.
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1245:Berowra
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