TIMELINE
1788: 24th
April 1788 Site of Rose Hill (Parramatta) chosen by Governor Phillip
1789: First wheat crop harvested at Rose Hill
1789: James Ruse established his farm
1790: 1st
burial in St John’s Cemetery
1791: Rose Hill renamed Parramatta
1793:
Elizabeth Farm built
1799: Old
Government House built
1810: 1st
Horse Race
1820:
Military Barracks completed
1822:
Agricultural Society established
1832: Old
King’s School opened
1839:
Lennox Bridge completed
1843:
“Parramatta Chronicle” First Parramatta newspaper published
1860:
Parramatta Fire Brigade established
1861:
Parramatta incorporated as “Municipality”
1881:
Council Chambers built
1883:
Town Hall building completed
1900:
First Motor Car Run
1938:
Parramatta proclaimed as a “City”
1959:
Parramatta Leagues Club opened
1961:
David Jones store opened @ Church Street
1975:
“Westfield” largest shopping complex in southern hemisphere
1978:
Westmead Hospital opened
1988:
Bicentenary of Parramatta’s foundation
1988:
Riverside Theatre Complex opened
1993:
Rivercat Service to Parramatta
1998:
Parramatta Heritage Centre
2008:
Opening of New Justice Precinct
2010: Old
Governor House listed in “World Heritage List”
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