▁private ▁citizens ▁using ▁their ▁own ▁initi ative , ▁resources ▁and ▁labour . ▁It ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁specific ▁communities ▁of ▁Little ▁Gar ie , ▁Era ▁and ▁Burn ing ▁Pal ms , ▁also ▁known ▁collect ively ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Park ▁Coast al ▁Sh ack ▁Commun ities . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Heritage . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁Sydney ▁was ▁expand ing ▁at ▁a ▁rapid ▁pace , ▁helped ▁partly ▁by ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁network , ▁but ▁rail ro ads ▁needed ▁a ▁helping ▁hand ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁vi able ▁and ▁keep ▁them ▁expand ing . ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁John ▁Robert son ▁believed ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁people ▁to ▁take ▁train ▁r ides ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁was ▁a ▁growing ▁tr end ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁national ▁park ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁Y ellow stone ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁Robert son ▁was ▁also ▁concerned ▁about ▁both ▁logging ▁and ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁continu ing ▁un checked ▁without ▁green ▁spaces . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁he ▁proc laimed ▁an ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁Sydney ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁park . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5