These photos of some early NSW historical sites illustrate our rich heritage.
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The Macquarie Towns: Windsor Photographs
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Site of Government Cottage, at northern end of George Street (1796 – circa 1919) |
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| Plaque commemorating the Government Cottage | |
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Green Hills Burial Ground (1806 – 1810). Convicts were buried here until 1834 |
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Monument erected at the Green Hills Burial Ground |
| Macquarie Arms Hotel (1815) |
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| Plaque on wall outside the Macquarie Arms Hotel looking west and marking the height of the great flood of 1867 (see also photo of a plaque at Pitt Town) |
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Plaque at site of Windsor Military Barracks |
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Site of Windsor Military Barracks (circa 1818) |
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