Elizabeth Farm
Elizabeth Farm is a significant historic site in Sydney, Australia. It was the residence of John Macarthur and his wife Elizabeth, who were pioneers in the production and sale of merino wool in the country. This makes it a place of interest for those keen on understanding Australia's early economic history and the beginnings of its wool industry.
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Elizabeth Farm in Parramatta, 22km west of Sydney city centre, is the oldest house in Australia. Built in 1793, Elizabeth Farm was the first property in New South Wales protected by a permanent conservation order. Elizabeth Farm is the oldest building in Sydney. It's the former home of John Macarthur.
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Elizabeth Farm - General Entry Select your date: Click here for more programs and events. January 4, 2024 Open: Friday & Saturday, 10am to 4pm During NSW school holidays Elizabeth Farm will be open 7 days. Tuesday 2 nd - Sunday 28 th January inclusive Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day Ticket prices: FREE Entry for all visitors Not a Member?
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Elizabeth Farm was home to wool pioneers, John and Elizabeth Macarthur and is considered the birthplace of the Australian wool industry. It was commenced in 1793 and originally overlooked a farm of nearly 1000 acres stretching from Parramatta Road to the Parramatta River. The house has undergone many changes over time with extensive renovations enveloping […]
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Elizabeth Farm is Australia's oldest surviving European dwelling. It was built in 1793 by John Macarthur, one of the most influential and controversial figures in early colonial history. Today Elizabeth Farm is a "hands on" museum recreating the Macarthur homestead of the 1820s.
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Sydney Model Shipbuilders Club Sydney Model Shipbuilders Club Elizabeth Farm is Australia's oldest surviving homestead. Step back in time as you wander through this original preserved homestead. Located at Rosehill and built by one of Australia's earliest colonial graziers.
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Commenced in 1793, Elizabeth Farm contains the oldest surviving European building in Australia. Once home to Elizabeth and John Macarthur, pioneers of the Australian wool industry, it is a rare example of an early Australian colonial homestead. It is also one of the most accessible house museums you will ever visit.
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Coordinates: 33°49′17″S 151°01′04″E Elizabeth Farm is a historic estate located at 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneers John and Elizabeth Macarthur. [3]
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Elizabeth Farm Was, is and always will be Aboriginal land. Museums of History NSW acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands now known as New South Wales. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to the continuing strength and resilience of First Nations people and cultures.
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Once at the heart of a large estate, Elizabeth Farm was the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur, and was an important social, political and agricultural centre during the first forty years after the establishment of the colony of New South Wales. Construction of the house commenced in 1793, and it remains the oldest surviving European building in Australia.
View of Elizabeth Farm showing the exact spot where the first sheep were shorn in Australia
Colonial Life at Elizabeth Farm About the program As they explore the Macarthur family home, which dates from 1793, students learn about the lives of the family and their convict servants and the impact of colonisation on the traditional owners of the Parramatta area.
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Unlike most kids growing up in Sydney in the early 1800s, the Macarthur kids wore good clothes, ate fresh food, had servants at their beck and call and, best of all, an education. Elizabeth Farm is a classic single-story colonial farmhouse, huddled under a low shady roof, almost hidden inside a dense, rambling garden.
External view of Elizabeth Farm, an historical homestead museum in Sydney, Australia built for
Built for the young military couple John and Elizabeth Macarthur and their growing family, Elizabeth Farm has witnessed major events in the growth of the colony, from the toppling of governors and convict rebellion to the birth of the Australian wool industry.
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Elizabeth Farm Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia & Pacific Sydney Elizabeth Farm contains part of Australia's oldest surviving colonial building (1793), built by renegade pastoralist and rum trader John Macarthur.
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Elizabeth Farm - General Entry. Built for the young military couple John and Elizabeth Macarthur and their growing family in 1793, Elizabeth Farm is one of the oldest homes in Australia. Read More Hide. Click here for more programs and events. Item details Date. June 30, 2023.
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Homepage. Growing. Elizabeth Farm. John Macarthur was a lieutenant in the New South Wales Corps who arrived with the Second Fleet in 1890. In 1793, he was granted land at Rosehill, later renamed Parramatta. He named the property Elizabeth Farm after his wife. Macarthur was instrumental in the development of Australia's wool industry.