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Government House, Parramatta 1819

Government House, Parramatta 1819

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Lycett, Joseph

State Library of New South Wales

Parramatta Park

Core territory of the Burramatta clan of the Darug people, the land that became Parramatta Park was the site of the first successful farm in the colony, and became the government domain in Parramatta. Since 1858, the park has been set aside for public use and it remains an important community space.

The Crescent

Governor Phillip established Australia's first inland settlement, Parramatta, on a site called 'The Crescent' an area of flat alluvial ground contained by a bend in the river in the Burramattagal's traditional hunting grounds. The first Government House in Parramatta stood within The Crescent, and later the Governor's Dairy. The area was redeveloped in 2014 to host public events.

Parks

Public building

Residential building

Old Government House Parramatta

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Georgian style country residence completed by Governor Hunter in 1799 and expanded and improved by successive governors, particularly Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie. It is Australia's oldest public building and now open to the public.

Parramatta River

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Major tributary of Sydney Harbour, which flows east from Blacktown Creek to meet Port Jackson between Greenwich and Birchgrove. The river is tidal to Charles Street Weir at Parramatta, 30 kilometres from Sydney Heads.

Parramatta

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Western suburb built on the land of the Burramattagal people. Sydney's second European settlement, it began as a government farm in 1788 and has many heritage listed sites. It is now the commercial hub of Greater Western Sydney.

The Crescent

Alluvial flat within Parramatta Park which was once a billabong formed by the Parramatta River.

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