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Hawkesbury History
with Michelle Nichols & Jonathan Auld
Stroll through St. Peters, Richmond
If you travel down Richmond’s
Windsor Street, heading towards
Pughs Lagoon you will arrive at
the historic precinct of St Peter’s
Anglican Church, a little slice of
history which has changed little
over the years. On the left is the
church with its adjoining rectory
and coach house whereas the burial
ground and hall are located across
the road is. Seated on a small ridge,
with its view to the mountains and
rural setting, it is not difficult to
imagine what it looked like 150
years ago.
Governor Arthur Phillip explored
the area around Richmond Hill
in 1789. Five years later, settlers
were granted land and given
permission to reside in the
Hawkesbury. The first services
were conducted in Richmond in
1808 by Brother Youl but regular
services were not customary
until after the appointment of
the resident chaplain, Reverend
Robert Cartwright to the Church
of England in the Hawkesbury
in 1810. He served both Windsor
and Richmond until 1814 when the
parishes separated.
Governor Lachlan Macquarie
travelled F