Wiseman's Ferry 1
Wiseman's Ferry is an attractive village on the
Hawkebury River
I spent some time there and got to know it well
You can just see the statue of Solomon in the centre
Part of my series on historic buildings
in the
Hawkesbury Shire
Built in 1828 and extended in 1835
Scarvell family were the original owners
Used as the Wonden Valley Hospital in the
TV series in the
1980s; A country Practice
Settlers Inn - St Albans
1836
The Settlers Inn hotel is situated on
the upper
Macdonald river and is
one of the oldest hotels in
the
Hawkesbury area
Great weekend destination for
lunches and parties
Part of my series on historic buildings
in Hawkesbury shire
Wiseman's ferry 1
This is my definitive picture of Wiseman's
ferry
Painted on a high rock on the mountain on the other side
I
waited for the two ferries to cross
The river at the top is MacDonald river
flowing into the
Hawkesbury river
Wiseman's ferry - on the wild side 1
Add a bit of excitement and colour
to the
base Wiseman's ferry picture
Wiseman's ferry on the wild side 2
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Macquarie arms hotel Windsor
Australia's oldest hotel built in 1815 - the year white
settlers
crossed the Blue Mountains.
Governor Macquarie gave Richard Fitzgerald a
large allotment
in Thompson Square to build
immediately a "handsome and
commodious inn
in brick or stone"
Richmond post office
1875-1888
Colonial Architect James Baronet
Original building: 1875, Mr. Johnson.
Second-story addition: 1888, Samuel Bought
Richmond Court House 1878 - 1984
Next
to, and a worthy companion
of the post office
Richmond
Court of Petty Sessions within the Windsor Police
District was
created on 2 December 1878 under the provisions of s.17 of the
Offenders
Punishment and Justices SummaryJurisdiction Act of 1832 (3
Wil.IV No.3).
The Richmond Court of Petty Sessions was abolished on
31 December 1984,
when the Local Courts Act 1982 abolished all Courts
of Petty Sessions
and replaced these with Local Courts.
Attractive village on the river
They have an annual festival well
worth attending
“Hub of the universe” is written on the pier’s signboard