OCEANIA-AUSTRALIA/New South Wales-Sydney-Parramatta
WORLD FAMOUS BUILDINGS
From 'Explore worldwide'1999'. 'Australia & NZ Encyclopedia' 1975, Discover Parramatta 1997.
Elizabeth
Farm House
Alice
Street, Parramatta
The
oldest remaining building in Australia. From here Elizabeth Macarthur managed
her husband's affairs during his long years of exile. The Farm was established
at Parramatta in New South Wales by John Macarthur in 1793 on a land grant of
40.5 ha. A similar grant doubled its size the following year. It was here that
Macathur began his sheep-breeding experiments which laid the foundations of
the Australian wool industry, and he built a house there in 1973.
Lennox Bridge & Riverside Theather
Parramatta
David Lennox designed an arched stone bridge over Parramatta River which replaced thr eralier wooden bridge built in 1802. Opened in 1839, considerable alterations have been made to cope with todays traffic. Home of the live entertainment. A huge choice of cinemas,including the National Trust classified Roxy Theathre.
