“Macarthur Country”: Firsts
- First and best example of a Georgian Farm Complex in Australia.
- First Pastoral Property
- First Cowpastures
- First fine wool export.
- First mechanical irrigation system using an Archimedean screw pump in1829.
- First exports of brandy.
- First exports of wine to Europe.
- First butter factory in NSW.
- First large iron rail bridge erected in NSW and oldest.
- First estate to breed wholly by artificial insemination.
- First and greatest, Macarthur agricultural pioneering family still lives here
- Largest pure breed dairy cattle centre in Australia with 1200 head, in 1932
- Largest Rotolactor Milking centre of this design in Australia.
- Largest supplier of milk to Sydney in previous years.
