Wilberforce, New South Wales

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Wilberforce is a small town just beyond the outer suburbs of north-west Sydney. It is in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and lies on the western bank of the Hawkesbury River. Wilberforce is one of the original settlements established as townships by Lachlan Macquarie, colonial governor of New South Wales 1810-21, and accordingly is locally known as a Macquarie Town, a title given to townships established by Governor Macquarie in and around the Sydney metropolitan area.

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