Colonial Landscapes of the Cumberland Plain and Camden, NSW : A Survey of selected pre-1860 Cultural Landscapes from Wollondilly to Hawkewbury LGAs. Final Report
Morris, Colleen2000
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There remains within the Cumberland Plain, and nearby areas, rural landscapes and landscape features of cultural value on account of their ability to demonstrate important aspects of early European occuaption.
Main title:
Colonial Landscapes of the Cumberland Plain and Camden, NSW : A Survey of selected pre-1860 Cultural Landscapes from Wollondilly to Hawkewbury LGAs. Final Report / by Colleen Morris and Geoffrey Britton for the National Trust of Australia (NSW)
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Imprint:
Unpublished manuscripts Colleen Morris and Geoffrey Britton August 2000
Collation:
2 volumes 148 pages photographs
Contents:
Early Settlement Pattern and the Cultural Landscape - First land grants - The search for productive land - Earliest Farms - Reserved Land - Expansion - The move West over the Divide and its impact on the Cumberland Plain - The siting of Dwellings - The small lot owner Agriculture, Horticulture and scenery - Individual properties/land units - Horsley - Harrington Park - Orielton - Glenfield - Oran Park - 1794 grants - Colonial farmlands, Pitt Town Bottoms - St Peters group, Richmond + Cornwallis/Richmond Lowlands - Hobartville, Richmond - Christ Church/Castlereagh township and cemetery site/key valley views - Clydesdale, Marsden park - Bella Vista Kellyville - Maryland, Bringelly - Denbigh, Bringelly - St Paul's group/ Heber Chapel, Cobbitty - Ellensville, Mt Hunter - Belgenny Farm / Camden Park - Glen Lorne, Appin Road - Mt Gilead, Appin Road - Beulah and Humewood, Appin Road - Meadowvale, Appin Road - Macquarie Fields House - Ferguson's nursery Site, Camden - Raby - Glenlee - Brownlow Hill - St Marys Towers (former Parkhall) - Varroville - The Hermitage, The Oaks - Epping Forest - Regentville - Mt Pleasant Olive Windbreak, Cranebrook - Recently compromised significant places - Bernera, Prestons - 1803 grants, colonial farmlands, Castlereagh - Hadley Park - Nepean Park - Minnaville - Landers Inn - The Populars, Cranebrook - McCarthy's cemetery, Castlereagh - Other sites reviewed, Denham Court, Ingleburn - Denfield - Gledswood - Bungarribee
Dewey class:
994.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Colonial period architecture -- Penrith Region (NSW)Historic houses -- Western Sydney Region (N.S.W.)Historic houses -- Penrith Region (NSW)Cultural heritage -- Penrith Region (NSW)Hadley Park Estate (NSW) -- HistoryHistoric houses -- Castlereagh (NSW)Mt. Pleasant Estate (NSW) -- HistoryMinnaville (House, Castlereagh, NSW) -- HistoryRegentville estate (NSW) -- HistoryColonial period architecture -- Western Sydney (NSW)Landers Inn (Castlereagh, NSW) -- HistoryNepean Park Estate (Castlereagh, NSW) -- HistoryThe Populars (Cranebrook, NSW) -- HistoryRural land use -- Penrith Region (NSW) -- HistoryWestern Sydney Region (N.S.W.) -- HistoryPenrith (NSW) -- HistoryCastlereagh (NSW) -- HistoryMcCarthy's Catholic cemetery (Cranebrook, NSW) -- History
BRN:
20795
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.41 COL | Volume 1Available |
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.41 COL | Volume 2Available |