Camden, Australia

John Macarthur, (baptized September 3, 1767, Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, England—died April 11, 1834, Camden, New South Wales, Australia), agriculturist and promoter who helped found the Australian wool industry, which became the world’s largest.

Central to Macarthur’s story are his achievements in championing an emerging colonial wool industry. Despite his determined self-interest, Macarthur’s pivotal actions in the 1808 overthrow of Governor Bligh, in the so-called ‘Rum Rebellion’, were in many ways the inevitable product of these debates and tensions.

Elizabeth Macarthur was one of the first educated European women to live in Australia. She and her husband, John, are considered to be the founders of the Australian wool industry. Australia is the world’s largest producer of wool.

Elizabeth Farm is an historic estate located at 70 Alice Street, Rosehill, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneer, John and his wife Elizabeth Macarthur.

In 1793 John Macarthur was granted 100 acres at Rosehill of some of the best land on the Parramatta River which he named after his wife. The family with three children moved to Elizabeth Farm in 1793. By 1794 the farm had expanded to 250 acres with 100 under crops, 20 acres of wheat, 80 acres of corn and potatoes.

Elizabeth Farm was built in 1793 for John and Elizabeth Macarthur, pioneers of the Australian wool trade, before being renovated and transformed into a fine colonial bungalow. Sydney Living Museums venues are open for hire in line with NSW Government COVID-19 requirements.

John Macarthur

1793

Alexander Macleay

The first owner was Frank Albert, a music publisher, who resided at Boomerang until his death in 1962. The house remained closed with a caretaker until 1978….Boomerang, Elizabeth Bay.

David Waterhouse, the son of the late bookmaking legend Bill Waterhouse, is still awaiting a $50 million buyer of his Elizabeth Bay mansion Tresco, but he scored a $5.4 million buyer for his Darling Point apartment on Wednesday.

Fay Cohen, 62, is seeking an apprehended violence order against David Waterhouse, 61, after a long-running feud at their opulent apartment block in one of Australia’s most exclusive suburbs.

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