Historic Hartley, NSW
by John Eggers
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Hartley is an historic little village about 150 kms. west of Sydney, Australia. It was first settled in the 1830's not long after Lawson, Wentworth and Blaxland found a way across the Blue Mountains in 1813. For many years it was the gateway to the rich western plains of New South Wales. There are two churches, a post office, a court house and a tavern amongst the 17 buildings left and many have been restored and are used as tourist attractions.
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We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in!
Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.
The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party.
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