Macquarie country : a history of the Hawkesbury
Bowd, D. G.1982
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Stories of the river itself and disastrous floods are ample testimony that the lives of early settlers were not easy. The author is a fifth generation member of a Hawkesbury district family. His aim is to project the images of the people of the parish.
Main title:
Macquarie country : a history of the Hawkesbury / by D.G. Bowd
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney Library of Australian History 1982
Collation:
242 p. illustrations 1 map
Contents:
Discovery and exploration -- Early settlement -- The Hawkesbury River -- Floods -- A century of shipping -- The aborigines -- The Macquarie era -- Bushrangers -- Inns of the Hawkesbury -- Roads, bridges and coaching -- The Church of England -- Presbyterianism -- Methodism -- Catholicism -- Hawkesbury Benevolent Society and Hospital -- Prominent people -- Founders of families -- Hawksebury buildings -- Sports and pastimes -- Wiseman and his Ferry -- The Battle of Vinegar Hill -- The Great Fire of Windsor -- Railway to Richmond -- Parliamentary representatioin -- Local Government -- Education -- Postal Services and newspapers -- Agriculture and allied industries -- Agricultural Associatioins -- Epitaphs
ISBN:
0908120508 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.42 BOW
Local class:
994.42
Language:
English
Subject:
Cox, William, 1764-1837John Tebbutt, 1834-1916Thomas Arndell, 1752-1821Thompson, Andrew, 1773-1810Fitzgerald, Richard, 1772-1840PHILIP CHARLEY, 1862-1937James Augustine Cunneen, 1826-1889Robert Fitzgerald, 1807-1865Howe, John, 1774-1852Benjamin Richards, 1818-1898Thomas Rickerby, 1751-1818Rose, Thomas, 1749-1833Town, Andrew, 1840-1890Walker, William, 1828-1908Pioneers -- Hawkesbury Region (NSW)St Peter's Anglican Church (Richmond, N.S.W.) -- HistorySt. Matthew's Anglican Church (Windsor, N.S.W.) -- HistoryHawkesbury Benevolent Society (NSW) -- HistoryPioneers -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- BiographyAboriginal Australians -- Hawkesbury River Region (N.S.W.) -- HistoryHotels -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryRiver transport -- Hawkesbury River (NSW) -- HistoryTransport -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryAnglican Church of Australia -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryMethodist Church -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryPresbyterian Church -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryCatholic Church -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryHawkesbury region (NSW) -- HistoryHawkesbury River (NSW) -- Discovery and explorationHawkesbury River (NSW) -- HistoryHawkesbury region (NSW) -- Discovery and explorationHawkesbury River (NSW) -- Floods -- History
BRN:
15004
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 994.42 BOW | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |