Lewisham

Lewisham's first settlers began arriving in 1874. Lured by promises of rich, fertile, farmland, available for free once certain conditions had been met, one can only imagine the dismay the newcomers must have felt upon arriving at this remote, disgusting, mosquito infested swamp. Fortunately for the settlers, all was not lost. Amidst the rocks and bogs they discovered one tiny portion of arable land, where they set up bush farms and established a small community.