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Liverpool was one of Governor Macquarie’s planned satellite towns, designed to bring order, infrastructure and civic life to the early colony. This course explores Liverpool’s colonial origins, development and surviving heritage, including notable architecture by Francis Greenway. Through place and history, we examine how planning, ambition and everyday life shaped one of western Sydney’s most historically significant centres.

Meet at the foot of the stairs at Liverpool railways station, opposite Bigge St, 10 minutes before the tour starts at 10:30 am.

• Extensive walking: mostly level but there are flights of stairs.
• Few opportunities to sit.
• Coffee and toilet stop at Bigge Park.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Railway station
• Lennox Weir
• TAFE (Liverpool Asylum)
• Bigge Park
• All Saints’ Catholic Church: Michael Dwyer
• Pioneer Park (Cemetery)
• St Luke’s Anglican Church
• Courthouse
• Railway station

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Recount stories of key residents who contributed to the development of Liverpool.
2. Locate and describe the significance of key historical buildings and sites in Liverpool.