▁Gar ie ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁at ▁Burn ing ▁Pal ms . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Sydney ▁artists ▁" found " ▁Era ▁and ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁Margaret ▁Ol ley , ▁Max ▁Dup ain , ▁David ▁Moore , ▁Hal ▁Miss ingham ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁visited ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s ▁rum ours ▁circul ated ▁that ▁the ▁By r ne ▁estate ▁was ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁land . ▁People ▁at ▁Era ▁and ▁Burn ing ▁Pal ms ▁formed ▁a ▁Prote ction ▁League ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁meeting ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁at ▁Era ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁land , ▁or ▁otherwise ▁seek ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁cabin ▁communities . ▁A ▁notice ▁of ▁sale ▁for ▁the ▁Port ion ▁ 1 ▁By r ne ▁Est ate ▁land ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁Her ald ▁newspaper ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁considerable ▁organisation ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁by ▁bush walk er ▁organis ations ▁and ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁League ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁res umed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁public ▁recre ation . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁some ▁nature ▁conservation ▁groups ▁question ed ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁recre ation ▁development ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Trust , ▁prefer ring ▁inclusion ▁into ▁Gar aw ar ra ▁State ▁Park . ▁Indeed , ▁some ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁that ▁a ▁close ▁relationship