Transcription of They Worked At Brownlow Hill
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1 they Worked AT Brownlow hill Compiled by Brian Burnett 2015 Brownlow hill is a rare, substantially intact colonial farming estate with an outstanding scenic landscape setting with many rare surviving early colonial structures and features. It has one of the most prominent colonial gardens and estates in Australia with the extent of its considerable acreage and pattern of farming largely intact. Brownlow hill contains a designed landscape of national importance and renown which includes ground modeling, layout and plantings from the pre-1860s. The homestead layout and farm was established by Alexander Macleay, first Colonial Secretary of NSW and his sons George and to a lesser extent James Macleay. The site has association with government stations initiated by Macquarie. Brownlow hill has had continuous family occupation (the Downes family) since 1859 and ownership since 1875. The site is considerably intact with a network of 19th century dwellings of a successful farm which are still in operation.
1 THEY WORKED AT BROWNLOW HILL Compiled by Brian Burnett 2015 Brownlow Hill is a rare, substantially intact colonial farming estate with an outstanding scenic landscape
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