Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales
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Wisemans Ferry is a town north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Hornsby Shire and Baulkham Hills Shirelocal government areas.
The town is named after Solomon Wiseman, a former convict who received a land grant in the area from Governor Macquarie in 1817. Wiseman established a ferry service on the Hawkesbury River in 1827 for the transport of produce, and provisions to the convicts building the Great North Road. The ferry service is still running to this day.
The town is now a tourist spot with picnic and barbecue facilities. As well as a rich convict and colonial heritage in the area, the Dharug National Park and Yengo National Park are close by.
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Great North Road - Convict Trail
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