Macquarie towns
Happy 215th Birthday to the Hawkesbury!
Happy birthday, Hawkesbury! Recently we celebrated the 215th anniversary of Governor Lachlan Macquarie proclaiming the names and locations of what we now know as the "Five Macquarie Towns". Members of the Hawkesbury Historical Society and the Defenders of Thompson Square met at the equally historical Macquarie Arms hotel to hear an extract from Macquarie's diary of that day and to hear from national treasure and President of the Society, Jan Barkley-Jack explain the hidden significance and genius of Macquarie's legacy. Thanks to Pat Schwartz for her organisation.