Emu Plains Government Agricultural Establishment Farm Convict farm established by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1819, which produced food, housed land-clearing gangs and oversaw the movement of convicts and supplies over the Blue Mountains. Milestone Opened 1819 {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1819<\/span>"},"date_start":"1819","date_end":"1819"} Type Farm {"name":"Farm","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}