Journeys in Time: Places: Emu Island

Places: Emu Island

At this period in time the name 'Emu Island' was given to the district now known as Emu Plains.

Extract from:

Lachlan Macquarie's Memoranda for 15 April 1813.

Thursd^y. 15^th.--
Set out early in the morning for Emu Island. -- Breakfasted at Cap^t. Woodriffes Farm on the Nepean -- which we afterwards crossed in a Boat -- sending on our Horses across by the Ford a little below where we Breakfasted. -- Travelled on Horseback all over Emu Island -- which runs about three miles along the River from North to South, and about Two miles in, west, towards the mountains. --This is a fine Tract of Land well watered -- and capable of grazing between 4 and 500 Head of Horned Cattle all the Year through. Returned home in the afternoon by Castlereagh at which Township we stopt[sic] for half an Hour to examine the Grounds and Scite [sic] intended for erecting the Parsonage House upon -- a very beautiful spot. --Our Party this Excursion besides M^rs. M. and myself were Rev^d. M^r. Marsden, M^r. Cox, M^r. Ge^o. Palmer, M^r. Fitzgerald, Major Maclaine & Cap^t. Antill. ---"

REFERENCES:
MACQUARIE, Lachlan. Memoranda & Related Papers. 22 Dec. 1808 - 14 July 1823.
(ML Ref:A772 pp.57-58; microfilm reel CY 301: frames 63-64).