Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales
- Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Wisemans Ferry
state = nsw
caption = The ferry over the Hawkesbury River
lga = Hornsby Shire
lga2 = Baulkham Hills Shire
lga3 = City of Hawkesbury
lga4 = City of Gosford
postcode = 2775
est = 1827
parish = Cornelia, Frederick
stategov = Gosford, Hawkesbury
fedgov = Macquarie, Berowra
dist1 = 75 | dir1 = NW | location1= Sydney
dist2 = 44 | dir2 = NNE | location2= Windsor
near-nw = Colo Heights
near-n = Lower Macdonald
near-ne = Lower Macdonald
near-w = Webbs Creek
near-e = Gunderman
near-sw = Leets Vale
near-s = Maroota
near-se = Laughtondale
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 Shire local 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. [cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/new-south-wales/wisemans-ferry/2005/02/17/1108500200126.html|title=Wisemans Ferry|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=17 September|accessyear=2007] 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.
ee also
*Scotland Island
*Church Point Ferry
External links
* [http://www.convicttrail.org Great North Road - Convict Trail]
References
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