Carcoar. The Carcoar Public School built in 1884. The whole village is classified by the National Trust of New South Wales. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Carcoar. The Carcoar Public School built in 1884. The whole village is classified by the National Trust of New South Wales. / denisbin
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| 説明 | Carcoar. The whole village of Carcoar is classified by the National Trust of NSW. Thomas Icely’s land covered the site of Carcoar as well as Blayney. The town was established in 1839 making it the third settlement west of the Blue Mountains after Bathurst and Wellington. By 1850 it was the second largest town west of the Blue Mountains after Bathurst. Consequently it has dozens of historic buildings. It has the second oldest church west of the Dividing Range- St Paul’s Anglican Church which was built in 1845 by architect Edmund Blacket. The church was one of the first in the Gothic revival style of architecture unlike the Georgian style churches at Windsor, Richmond and Sydney. This style became the norm for Australia very quickly. The first services in the new church began in 1848.The rectory opposite was built in 1849. The first government buildings of Carcoar date from the late 1830s when this was the “wild west” of NSW but they have all been demolished. The police station and court house were especially busy in the 1840s. The current police and Italianate Courthouse opened in 1882. Architect was James Barnet. Most of the buildings in town date from the 1850s or later. One of the oldest buildings in town is the old stone stable built by convicts in 1849. It is now the town museum. Beyond it you can see the pretty railway station 1888. The old hospital, Uralba is another of the older buildings in town as it dates from 1852. It is now an aged care facility. Carcoar was a staging point for the Cobb and Co stage coaches as it is almost equidistance from Orange, Bathurst and Cowra. Travellers and coach drivers were always thirsty and so the town had seven hotels by the 1860s. The town eventually got a railway in 1888. Carcoar’s heyday was in the 1860s during the gold rushes. In 1863 Australia's first daylight bank robbery took place in Carcoar. Johnny Gilbert and John O'Meally held up the Commercial Bank but fled empty-handed when a teller fired a shot at the ceiling, thus alerting the town. The bushrangers escaped. Next time the Presbyterian minister was held up by Ben Hall who finally decided not to rob him! Frank Gardiner a ticket of leave man broke his parole conditions and took up cattle thieving in the district. The town’s Post Office was built in 1879; the public school opened in 1884; the former Presbyterian Church opposite was built (1861); the police station (1884); the School of Arts was completed in 1901. Away from Icely Street is the Catholic Convent (1874) and the Catholic Church (1870). Both were designed by Bathurst architect Edward Gell who designed the 1852 hospital. |
| 撮影日 | 2021-05-03 11:03:31 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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