Wisemans Ferry is a town on the northern outskirts of Sydney and the south-west of the Central Coast (New South Wales), 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 in Australia, local government areas of the Hornsby Shire, The Hills Shire, City of Hawkesbury and the . 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.

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. 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 (Australia), Great North Road and was known to many as King of the Hawkesbury. Wisemans Ferry Post Office opened on 1 January 1857. 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 – .

Heritage listings

Wisemans Ferry & Mount Manning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Old Great North Road (Devine's Hill to Mount Manning Section)

Schools

Wisemans Ferry Public School was established in 1867.

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 (St Albans), 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. There are approximately ten buses per week departing near Wisemans Ferry.

References

Bibliography

* ''Aussie Towns.'
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' ‘Wiseman’s Ferry’. * ''Hawkesbury on the Net: Memorials, Monuments and Plaques Register.'' �

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NSW Department of Customer Service. ‘Wiseman’s Ferry’.
* NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Wisemans Ferry Historic Site Plan of Management
'' 2010. * Swancott, Charles. ''Wiseman’s Ferry.'' Brisbane Water Historical Society, 1979. * Webb, Ian. ''Blood, Sweat & Iron''s'': building the Great North Road from Wisemans Ferry to Mt. Manning 1827 – 1832.'' Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society, 1999. * ''Wisemans.'
‘Wiseman’s Ferry’.

External links

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Great North Road - Convict Trail
Suburbs of Sydney City of Hawkesbury Towns in New South Wales 1827 establishments in Australia The Hills Shire Hornsby Shire {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub