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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres.
The setting of the pioneer village was formerly farmland, worked by the Rose family, and integral to the survival of the early colony.
Thomas and Jane Rose, from Dorset, England, were the first family of free settlers in NSW, arriving on the Bellona in 1793.
The Rose's home, located on their former farm, built from 1810 to 1820 by Thomas Rose, is Australia’s oldest known timber slab house.
For over 150 years, the land was occupied by the Rose family.
Many of the buildings at the pioneer village were endangered heritage buildings from the district, moved to the site.
Buildings on the site include: Stable from the Black Horse Inn, Richmond (about 1860s), Samuel Paul's house and shop at Richmond. (1850s), Cartwright Cottage, East Kurrajong (1870s), The Bee House, McGrath's Hill (1879), and Rose Cottage, built from 1810 to 1820.
Visit this heritage-listed open-air museum at Rose Street, Wilberforce, City of Hawkesbury, NSW.
Around The Australiana Pioneer Village
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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| The Australiana Pioneer Village, built from 1969 to 1970, is located on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce, NSW, on 27 acres |
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The Australiana Pioneer Village
10 Rose Street, Wilberforce, NSW, Australia, 2756
(02) 4575 1777
The lower Hawkesbury River is home to the Dharug people.