Pitt Town Bottoms is a historic town and

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, in the state of

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. Pitt Town Bottoms is located 58 kilometres north-west of the

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in the

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of the

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. It is bounded in the west by the

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History

Pitt Town Bottoms was the location of the first settlements in the district. It was here, in 1794, that Lieutenant-Governor

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granted fifteen 30-acre (12 hectare) farms to free settlers. From here, fresh produce for the infant Sydney town was shipped down the Hawkesbury River. Lots 43 and 44 constitute the area that was bought by emancipee

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in 1794. In recent times Pitt Town Bottoms has become home to a popular

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flying field. It is also a major base of the Sydney lawn turf industry.

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History

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