Great Northern Road / photographs by Frank Walker

PXA 1214

fonds

874654

1 album (28 photographs) - 29.5 x 24.5 cm.

1. Arlington Hotel, and junction of Parramatta, and Great Northern Roads.
2. Barnstaple Manor, Five Dock, the first house erected in this district.
3. Great Northern Road, Gladesville, showing rock cutting, mentioned in
early N.S.Wales Calendars.
4. Portion of Great Northern Road, near Gladesville.
5. Charity Creek, Parramatta River.
6. Remains of old Punt, Parramatta River Crossing, Gladesville. Great
Northern Road.
7. Ruins of the Rev. Richard Johnson’s house, on the site of his Orange
Orchard, Ryde.
8. Giant Tree Trunk near Meadowbank Station. This District was noted for
the size of its forest Trees.
9. St. Anne’s Churchyard, Ryde.
10. St. Anne’s Church of England, Ryde. One of the finest examples of the
old Parish Churches, in Australia.
11. St. Jude’s Church of England, Dural. Rear view showing curious rounded
Chancel, and narrow windows.
12. St. Jude’s Church of England, Dural. Erected in the year 1841, by convict
labour.
13. Great Northern Road, passing through Maroota Forest.
14. Bush Scene, near Dural, Great Northern Road.
15. “ Court House Cave”, Wiseman’s Ferry, used as a Military Court of Justice
in the early days
16. The “Haunted House”, near Wiseman’s Ferry.
17. Panoramic View from Court House Cave, Wiseman’s Ferry.
18. “Court House Cave”, No. 2, Wiseman’s Ferry. Situated on opposite side
of river, close to Main Road.
19. Site of Convict Stockade, near Wiseman’s Ferry, showing remains of
buildings used by prisoners.
20. Hawkesbury Hotel, Wiseman’s Ferry. Original home of Solomon
Wiseman. Erected 1820.
21. Convict Masonry, Great Northern Road near Wiseman’s Ferry.
22. Junction of Hawkesbury and Macdonald Rivers, near Wiseman’s Ferry,
viewed from Gt. Northern Road.
23. Bridge over Macdonald River, St. Albans.
24. Dean’s Farm, Gt, Northern Road. One of the numerous large families
that are common in this district.
25. View on Great Northern Road, near Pitt Town
26. Bridge over Cattai Creek, near Pitt Town, Great Northern Road.
27. Carting Timber, near Cessnock, Gt. Northern Road.
28. Township of Cessnock, Great Northern Road

Transfer from Mitchell Library Printed Books Collection, Q991.8/W, Mar 2009