Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales

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Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 33°22′55″S 150°59′06″E / 33.38194°S 150.98500°E

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Wisemans Ferry
New South Wales

The ferry over the Hawkesbury River

Wisemans Ferry

Coordinates

33°22′55″S 150°59′06″E / 33.38194°S 150.98500°E

Population

233 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Established

1827

Postcode(s)

2775

Elevation

10 m (33 ft)

Location

75 km (47 mi) NNW of Sydney
44 km (27 mi) NNE of Windsor
78 km (48 mi) W of Gosford

Cornelia, Frederick

Berowra, Macquarie, Robertson

Suburbs around Wisemans Ferry:
Colo Heights	Lower Macdonald	Lower Macdonald
Webbs Creek	Wisemans Ferry	Gunderman
Leets Vale	Maroota	Laughtondale

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.

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:

Old Great North Road (Devine's Hill to Mount Manning Section)^[5]

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]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wisemans Ferry (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Wisemans Ferry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
^ Reed, A.W. (1969) Place-Names of New South Wales: Their Origins and Meanings, p. 151. Sydney: A.H & A.W. Reed
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "Old Great North Road, Between Devine's Hill and Mount Manning". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00991. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Vehicle ferries". New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

Bibliography

Aussie Towns. ‘Wiseman’s Ferry’.
Dictionary of Sydney. ‘Wiseman’s Ferry’.
Hawkesbury on the Net: Memorials, Monuments and Plaques Register. ‘Convicts and Early History Monument - Wisemans Ferry.’
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 & Irons: 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

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wisemans Ferry.

Joan Rowland (2008). "Wisemans Ferry". Dictionary of Sydney.
Great North Road - Convict Trail
Wisemans Ferry bus timetable

Hawkesbury River region, New South Wales, Australia

Islands

National parks and nature reserves

European explorers of the region

Bridges and ferries

Bridges	Brooklyn Bridge Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge Hawkesbury River railway station Mooney Mooney Bridge Peats Ferry Bridge Windsor Bridge
Ferries	Berowra Waters Hawkesbury River Ferries Lower Portland Sackville Webbs Creek Wisemans

Adjoining rivers, bays,
reservoirs, and creeks

Rivers	Colo Grose Macdonald Nepean Warragamba Wolgan Wollangambe
Bays	Brisbane Water Broken Bay Pittwater
Reservoirs	Mangrove Creek Dam Warragamba Dam
Creeks	Badgerys Bells Berowra Blaxland Breakfast Coal and Candle Cowan Eastern Mangrove Mooney Mooney Reedy Ropes South Webbs Wollemi

Local government areas

Education

Major attractions

Category

Suburbs within Hornsby Shire

List of Sydney suburbs

v t e Suburbs and localities within The Hills Shire, Hills District, Western Sydney, Sydney
Annangrove Baulkham Hills Beaumont Hills Bella Vista Box Hill Carlingford Castle Hill Cattai Crestwood Dural Gables Glenhaven Glenorie Kellyville Kenthurst Maraylya Maroota Middle Dural Nelson North Kellyville North Rocks North Parramatta Northmead Norwest Oatlands Rogans Hill Round Corner Rouse Hill Sackville North South Maroota West Pennant Hills
List of Sydney suburbs

Suburbs and localities within the City of Hawkesbury, Sydney

List of Sydney suburbs

v t e Suburbs of the Central Coast, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Alison Avoca Beach Bar Point Bateau Bay Bensville Berkeley Vale Blackwall Blue Bay Blue Haven Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Budgewoi Budgewoi Peninsula Buff Point Bushells Ridge Calga Canton Beach Cedar Brush Creek Central Mangrove Chain Valley Bay Charmhaven Cheero Point Chittaway Bay Chittaway Point Cogra Bay Colongra Copacabana Crangan Bay Daleys Point Davistown Dooralong Doyalson Doyalson North Durren Durren East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Fountaindale Glenning Valley Glenworth Valley Gorokan Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Gwandalan Halekulani Halloran Hamlyn Terrace Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Jilliby Kangy Angy Kanwal Kariong Kiar Killarney Vale Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Kingfisher Shores Koolewong Kulnura Lake Haven Lake Munmorah Lemon Tree Lisarow Little Jilliby Little Wobby Long Jetty Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Magenta Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Mannering Park Mardi Marlow Matcham Moonee Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park Norah Head Noraville North Avoca North Gosford Ourimbah Palm Grove Palmdale Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach Ravensdale Rocky Point San Remo Saratoga Shelly Beach Somersby Spencer Springfield St Huberts Island Summerland Point Tacoma Tacoma South Tascott Ten Mile Hollow Terrigal The Entrance The Entrance North Toowoon Bay Toukley Tuggerah Tuggerawong Tumbi Umbi Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wadalba Wagstaffe Wallarah Wamberal Warnervale Watanobbi Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woongarrah Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyee Wyoming Wyong Wyong Creek Wyongah Yarramalong Yattalunga
Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Budgewoi Lake Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Lake Munmorah Ourimbah Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Tuggerah Lake Tuggerah Lakes Wyong River
National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug
Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Gosford Glyphs Munmorah Power Station Munmorah State Conservation Area Pacific Motorway Watagan Mountains Wyrrabalong National Park
List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

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