Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales
Suburb of Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia
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Wisemans Ferry is a town on the northern outskirts of Sydney and the south-west of the Central Coast region in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 75 kilometres north north-west of Sydney. It is located in the Sydney local government areas of the Hornsby Shire, The Hills Shire, City of Hawkesbury and the Central Coast Council. The town is 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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The ferry over the Hawkesbury River | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°22′55″S 150°59′06″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1827 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 233 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2775 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Cornelia, Frederick | ||||||||||||
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History
The town was originally called Lower Portland Headland, but the name was eventually changed to Wisemans Ferry, named after Solomon Wiseman, a former convict (1777–1838), who received a land grant in the area from Governor Macquarie in 1817.[2] 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 and was known to many as King of the Hawkesbury.[3]
Wisemans Ferry Post Office opened on 1 January 1857.[4]
There is information on the early history of Wisemans Ferry in Ball, John and Pam, 'Early Wisemans Ferry: George Mollison, Solomon Wiseman, Bushrangers and Land Title Confusion', Oughtershaw Press, Riverview, 2014 – ISBN 978 0 9593420 9 3.
Heritage listings
Wisemans Ferry & Mount Manning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Schools
Wisemans Ferry Public School was established in 1867.[citation needed]
Transport
Today, two ferry services cross the Hawkesbury River from the town of Wisemans Ferry. The eponymous Wisemans Ferry crosses the river to a point down-stream of its confluence with the Macdonald River, connecting with the old Great North Road. Webbs Creek Ferry crosses to a point upstream of the confluence, connecting with the St Albans Road that follows the west bank of the Macdonald River.[6] There are approximately ten buses per week departing near Wisemans Ferry.[7]
