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Old Great North Road, Wisemans Ferry in backgro...

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Old Great North Road, Wisemans Ferry in background 1890

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The road north

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The road north

The road north from Sydney had to traverse forest, hills and deep river valleys, and a number of routes were developed before the Pacific Highway became the main northern road.

Rivers and Catchments

Roads

Wisemans Ferry

Far northern village on the Hawkesbury River. The ex-convict ferryman Solomon Wiseman (1778-1838) was known as the 'King of the Hawkesbury' and two ferries still operate there. The local Aboriginal name for this spot, recorded in 1829 by the Reverend John McGarvie, was 'Woolloomoorang'.

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