Berrima, Southern Highlands, New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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Chris Jones / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4800 x 3203 px | 40.6 x 27.1 cm | 16 x 10.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
31 December 2017Location:
BerrimaMore information:
Berrima is widely recognised today as the best preserved example of a Georgian village on the Australian mainland. A fortunate series of events created the Berrima we see today. 1831 to the 1860s was a time of promise and growth, which came to an abrupt end when the railway bypassed the village in 1867. For the next hundred years there was little or no development in the village. Berrima was established in the 1830s during a time of great exploration and expansion in New South Wales. In 1829 surveyor general Major Thomas Mitchell camped near the site of the present bridge over the Wingecarribee River while surveying the route for the Great South Road. He advised governor Bourke that here was an ideal town site, and surveyor Robert Hoddle submitted a plan for the village which was approved in 1831.