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Year 5 excursion

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On 5th March, Year 5 will be visiting The Australian Pioneer Villiage at Wilberforce.

The Australiana Pioneer Village is set on 27 picturesque acres on the bank of the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce - it is listed on the N.S.W State Heritage Register. The Village comprises original Colonial Pioneer's Homes and Artefacts, acres of Picnic Grounds, Bushell's Lagoon, a Railway Station, Machinery Shed, Village Green, "Rose Cottage" the oldest timber dwelling in Australia, our Church, Shearing Shed, Damper Camp, "Riverview Cottage", the original houses of local families, Salter's Barn, the Riverstone Police Station and General Store, a Blacksmiths, Sackville Post Office, Shops and more. The Village is run entirely by Volunteers who have a great passion for preserving our local - and Australia's - Colonial History.

More information will appear here as it becomes available.