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Last updated on 25 February 08
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Elizabeth Farm

  • Elizabeth Farm, Australia Courtesy Historic Houses Trust. Photography Ray Joyce
  • Elizabeth Farm, NSW Courtesy Historic Houses Trust. Photography Patrick Bingham-Hall

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Once home to Elizabeth and John Macarthur, pioneers of the Australian wool industry, the house is set in an 1830s garden which contains the first olive tree planted in Australia. With its broad roof, shady verandahs and shuttered doors, this 'Indian bungalow' design pre-empted the classic Australian homestead. The Macarthur garden of native and exotic ornamentals, fruit trees and vegetables has been recreated around original plantings and archaeological features dating to the early 1800s. An unusual decision to allow furniture, documents and objects to be touched, used and experienced, gives a vivid impression of this once turbulent household.
Address - 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, New South Wales, Australia, NSW 2142
Opening times - Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Open 9:30am to 4pm. Available for group bookings Monday to Friday. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Admission - Adult $8. Concession/Child $4. Family$17.
Website - Visit the Elizabeth Farm website

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