Things to do in Parramatta
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Elizabeth Farm
Elizabeth Farm is the oldest surviving homestead (1793) in Australia. Built by renegade pastoralist/rum trader/wool merchant John Macarthur, it is now a hands-on museum chock-full of history. Recline on the furniture and thumb voyeuristically through Elizabeth Macarthur’s letters.
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Old Government House
Established in 1799 Old Government House is Australia’s oldest public building. For seven decades it was the country retreat of early colony governors looking to escape the bawdy, crime-ridden streets of Sydney. It is now a carefully maintained museum.
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Experiment Farm Cottage
In 1789 ex-convict James Ruse was chosen by Governor Phillip to run a trial in self-sufficiency, and was given Experiment Farm Cottage. By 1791 Ruse had successfully farmed the 30-acre site and subsequently became Australia’s first private farmer.
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Hambledon Cottage
Hambledon Cottage was built in 1824 for the Macarthurs’ daughter’s governess, and was later used as weekend lodgings.
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