These photos of some early NSW historical sites illustrate our rich heritage.
The Macquarie Towns: Pitt Town
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Pitt Town Photographs
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Friendship Bridge, commemorating the meeting of Governor Phillip and the Darug Aboriginal leader, Yarramundi at Bardo Narrang Creek on 14 April 1791 |
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Historic `Pitt Town Bottoms’ – site of the first Hawkesbury grants (1794) |
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`Bird in the Hand’ Inn (1850’s) |
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Plaque at Pitt Town looking west and marking the level of the `Terrible
Flood of 23 June 1867’. Hawkesbury River reached a height of 63 feet 2
inches (see also photo of a plaque at Windsor) |
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St. James Anglican Church (1857) |
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Scots Church (1862) |
| Pitt Town Public School (1878) |
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| Bona Vista Homestead (1888) |
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Links
Pitt Town Heritage Map - NSW
Australian Heritage - Pitt Town
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Kevin McGuinness