Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hawkesbury Tour
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Australia's longest eastward-flowing river, the
Hawkesbury-Nepean, forms Sydney's northern and
western boundaries. It was at first thought to be
two separate rivers until further exploration
revealed that they were in fact one. The section
known as the Hawkesbury runs from the Colo River
Valley to Broken Bay in the north
(see pp154-5)
.
Settled in 1794, by 1799 the Hawkesbury Valley's
small farms produced three-quarters of the colony's
grain. Its riverscape is little changed since then and
much of the area remains a quiet backwater. It is
an area rich in relics of the early colonial period,
including towns and villages established during
the Macquarie era of 1810-19
(see p24)
. It is also
a place of great scenic grandeur, with magnificent
vistas of one of Australia's most beautiful rivers.
Tizzana Winery
5
A touch of Tuscany on the banks
of the Hawkesbury, this sandstone
winery was built in 1887 by Dr
Thomas Fiaschi. It is open to visitors
on weekends and public holidays.
SINGLETON
Ebenezer Uniting
Church
4
Built in 1809, the
church and its 1817
schoolhouse have
been superbly res-
tored. The tree under
which services were
first held still stands.
Portland Reach
6
On the river, pleasure
craft have replaced the
grain barges of the past,
but the area's farming
community survives.
KURRANJONG
HEIGHTS
Colo River Drive
3
This pretty route travels
along the Putty Road to
Colo, then follows the
river to Lower Portland.
Ebenezer
•
Cattai
•
Pitt
Town
•
Tebbutts Observatory
2
John Tebbutt (1834-1916), an early amateur
astronomer, built this observatory in Windsor
in 1854, where he studied the solar system
and discovered a comet in 1861.
Sackville Ferry
7
It only takes a few
minutes to cross the
river by cable ferry.
PARRAMATTA
Windsor
1
Built in 1815, the Macquarie Arms Hotel
is just one of Windsor's fine early colonial
buildings. Many others, including several
by architect Francis Greenway
(see p114)
,
remain from the town laid out in 1810.
