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... HAWKESBURY RIVER During 1789 Governor Phillip and some of his officers began to explore the country surrounding the main camps at Sydney Cove and Rose Hill , and northwards along the eastern coast . In March Phillip explored Broken Bay ...
... HAWKESBURY RIVER During 1789 Governor Phillip and some of his officers began to explore the country surrounding the main camps at Sydney Cove and Rose Hill , and northwards along the eastern coast . In March Phillip explored Broken Bay ...
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Francis Keble Crowley. THE HAWKESBURY SETTLERS Early in 1794 twenty - two would - be farmers were allowed to take up 30 - acre blocks of land on the banks of the Hawkesbury River , near where Windsor is now . By August 1794 seventy ...
Francis Keble Crowley. THE HAWKESBURY SETTLERS Early in 1794 twenty - two would - be farmers were allowed to take up 30 - acre blocks of land on the banks of the Hawkesbury River , near where Windsor is now . By August 1794 seventy ...
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... Hawkesbury below , render Windsor a place of importance , and from hence a considerable quantity of grain is yearly shipped . The village of Wilberforce lies on the opposite side of the Hawkesbury , obliquely to the right , and Richmond ...
... Hawkesbury below , render Windsor a place of importance , and from hence a considerable quantity of grain is yearly shipped . The village of Wilberforce lies on the opposite side of the Hawkesbury , obliquely to the right , and Richmond ...
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