The Great North Road in Australia refers to a 264 km road from Sydney to the Hunter Valley that was constructed between 1825 and 1836 using convict labour. Much of the original has long since been covered over or lies in various states of disrepair. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... The Hunter Valley is a region of New South Wales, approximately 160 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia with an approximate population of 700,000 people, most of which live in the Newcastle metropolitan area. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1990, the local communities of Bucketty and Wollombi established the Convict Trail Project, aiming to restore, maintain and promote the road as a museum of convict engineering. Original sections of the road which are on view have provided valuable insight into early road construction techniques in the colony of New South Wales and how English road-building technology of the time was imported and adapted. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Great North Road is the name of one section of the historical road still using the same name today. It runs from Parramatta Road, Five Dock to the Parramatta River in Abbotsford. Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, connecting the City of Sydney with Parramatta. ... Five Dock is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... Abbotsford is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

The historical road proceeds via Ryde and Dural to Wisemans Ferry where it crosses the Hawkesbury River. Through Dharug National Park, it continues to Bucketty and Wollombi, where it splits. One branch goes via Broke to Singleton and another branch goes to Cessnock, Maitland and on to Newcastle. Ryde Bridge Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Dural is a semi-rural suburb 36 km north-west of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, in the shires of Hornsby and Baulkham Hills. ... Wisemans Ferry is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Dharug is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 58 km north of Sydney. ... Broke is a village of approximately 400 people in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Singleton in New South Wales (red) Singleton is a town and Local Government Area (see Singleton Shire Council) on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. ... Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Cessnock City Council. ... Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Information about Great North Road
• The Convict Trail Project
• The Bucketty Book