▁Share ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁C umber land ▁and ▁C rib bs ▁Lane ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Robert ▁Ber ry . ▁Ber ry ' s ▁o vens ▁were ▁util ised ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁residents ▁to ▁cook ▁their ▁Sunday ▁d inners , ▁as ▁o vens ▁in ▁private ▁homes ▁were ▁a ▁rare ▁thing . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁Dig ▁Site ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 3 3 ▁houses , ▁sh ops ▁and ▁hot els . ▁ ▁Township ▁- ▁sub urb ▁and ▁community ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁existed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁wider ▁Ro cks ▁community , ▁from ▁its ▁earliest ▁phase ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁was ▁Sydney ' s , ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁sub urb . ▁The ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁represented ▁a ▁broad ▁cross ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁through ▁the ▁later ▁eigh teenth ▁and ▁nin ete enth ▁century ; ▁bond ▁and ▁free , ▁rich ▁and ▁poor . ▁The ▁community ▁b onds ▁were ▁often ▁strong ▁amongst ▁the ▁families ▁living ▁there . ▁The ▁historical ▁record ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁often ▁lived ▁close ▁by ▁when ▁they ▁left ▁home . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁mar iner ' s ▁w ives ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁parents ' ▁homes ▁when ▁their ▁hus b ands ▁were ▁away ▁at ▁sea . ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁over ▁success