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Governor Macquarie’s visit to the Cowpasture 1810
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Governor Macquarie’s visit to the Cowpasture 1810

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In November 1810, Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824) and Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie visited the Cowpastures. On that occasion, the Governor and Elizabeth Macarthur met the Dharawal people.