>From memory Patricia There were something like 80 - 130 wharves along the eastern shore of Darling Harbour - during the 1830's to late 1800's - not sure when the trains started to knock out the ferry usage which served the Hunter, Hawkesbury, up to Parramatta and south to the Illawara. A great book is Sydney Takes Shape - a History in Maps by Paul Ashton and Duncan Waterson # Paperback: 78 pages # Publisher: Hema Maps Pty.Ltd; Revised edition (June 2000) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1865000728 # ISBN-13: 978-1865000725 The State Library used to carry these. You can clearly see the wharf area change over time... On 20 Dec 2009 at 19:35, Patricia wrote: > Hi Michelle, > thanks for the information as my great great grandmother and her sister lived in the Maitland/Paterson area before they married and I've often wondered how they travelled from Hobart to Maitland and Paterson as I didn't think a couple of young girls would go overland from Sydney if they arrived in that port rather than travel by ship to Maitland. > thank you, > Patricia BFN OOROO Michelle ============== http://au.geocities.com/patientgenie/

Thanks Michelle, I'll look for the book. Patricia >From memory Patricia There were something like 80 - 130 wharves along the eastern shore of Darling Harbour - during the 1830's to late 1800's - not sure when the trains started to knock out the ferry usage which served the Hunter, Hawkesbury, up to Parramatta and south to the Illawara. A great book is Sydney Takes Shape - a History in Maps by Paul Ashton and Duncan Waterson # Paperback: 78 pages # Publisher: Hema Maps Pty.Ltd; Revised edition (June 2000) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1865000728 # ISBN-13: 978-1865000725 The State Library used to carry these. You can clearly see the wharf area change over time... On 20 Dec 2009 at 19:35, Patricia wrote: > Hi Michelle, > thanks for the information as my great great grandmother and her sister lived in the Maitland/Paterson area before they married and I've often wondered how they travelled from Hobart to Maitland and Paterson as I didn't think a couple of young girls would go overland from Sydney if they arrived in that port rather than travel by ship to Maitland. > thank you, > Patricia BFN OOROO Michelle ============== http://au.geocities.com/patientgenie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message