6 Dec 1810 - 'Macquarie Towns' named

#OnThisDay 6 December 1810 Governor Macquarie named the five 'Macquarie Towns' of Richmond, Castlereagh, Pitt Town, Wilberforce and Windsor while touring the Hawkesbury region.

• Windsor was named after its namesake village in England
• Castlereagh after Lord Viscount Castlereagh
• Pittown after politician William Pitt
• Wilberforce after William Wilberforce, and
• Richmond from its beautiful surroundings.

Related

• See entries in the Colonial Secretary's Papers under the names of the five towns

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