Rodd Point
Rodd Point marks the spot of the family vault with an outlook to the Iron Cove and Iron Creek off their land.
Brent Clements Rodd emigrated to Australia in 1822 with his widowed father and 2 brothers. He was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1833.
Rodd purchased two allotments with frontages to Iron Cove and Iron Creek in 1838. He married Sarah Janet Robertson the year later. They had eight sons and four daughters after whom the local nearby streets were named.
The Family Mausoleum (Vault) carved from a sandstone outcrop, was positioned at the Point that overlooked the beautiful views of Iron Cove. The vault is marked by a large Cross hewn from one piece of sandstone.
January 2000
Brent Clements Rodd died in 1898, following his wife who died 2 years earlier. The Rodd family remains were re-interred to Rookwood Cemetery in 1903 for conservation works to the Rodd Family Vault. It wasn't until 72 years later in 1975 that the stone cross was returned to the Rodd Family Vault. The Rotary Club of Fivedock restored the cross to
its current glory.
Today the public can learn about the heritage of this reserve while enjoying a barbeque or picnic lunch looking out to Iron Cove. Rowing, canoeing, sailing, wind surfing or kite flying are just a few activities that can be enjoyed off this reserve's point.
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