Wisemans Ferry
Wisemans Ferry is a
Operation
The ferry is operated by a
The ferry is one of two cable ferry crossings in the community of Wisemans Ferry, the other being Webbs Creek Ferry, which crosses the Hawkesbury River to a point upstream of the confluence with the Macdonald River. Two other such ferries cross the Hawkesbury River proper, these being the Sackville Ferry and the Lower Portland Ferry, whilst a fifth ferry, the Berowra Waters Ferry, crosses a side-arm of the river.[5]
History
The ferry is named after its founder,
Until the opening of the Peats Ferry Bridge across the Hawkesbury at Brooklyn, Wisemans Ferry was on one of the main road routes north out of Sydney. However, when that bridge opened in 1945, vehicular traffic along the Great North Road through Wisemans Ferry was reduced, and the crossing at Wisemans Ferry could no longer be considered to be on the main route north to Newcastle.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Wisemans Ferry". Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ISBN 0-424-00202-7.
- Roads & Maritime Services. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Bottomley, Bill. "When the Ferries Got Away: Appendix Two" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Sackville Ferry". Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ Reed, A.W. (1969) Place-Names of New South Wales: Their Origins and Meanings, p. 151. Sydney: A.H & A.W. Reed