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Loading produce on the Hawkesbury River
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DateEarly 1900's
DescriptionA Hawkesbury River boat loading melons and other produce for the Sydney market. Note the bend in the loading ramp.
The Hawkesbury River district became the food bowl of early colonial Sydney and the river the lifeline of trade between the farming communities and the struggling colony. The surrounding land and the river itself produced oysters, fish, fruit, vegetables and grains for the settlers. Trade flourished and then declined during the 19th Century.
Photo: Ken Watkins
DescriptionA Hawkesbury River boat loading melons and other produce for the Sydney market. Note the bend in the loading ramp.The Hawkesbury River district became the food bowl of early colonial Sydney and the river the lifeline of trade between the farming communities and the struggling colony. The surrounding land and the river itself produced oysters, fish, fruit, vegetables and grains for the settlers. Trade flourished and then declined during the 19th Century.
Photo: Ken Watkins
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Loading produce on the Hawkesbury River (Early 1900's). Hornsby Shire, accessed 05/06/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5641