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Port Jackson, vue de la maison du Gouverneur a Parramatta 1819

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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.

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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

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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.