Macdonald River (St Albans)
There are two rivers named Macdonald River in New South Wales, Australia. See Macdonald River
The Macdonald River is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River. It rises near Putty and flows about 60 kilometres generally south-east to where it joins the Hawkesbury River near Wisemans Ferry.
The upper reaches of the river flow through a remote canyon in the Yengo National Park. The lower valley of the river is also narrow but has small patches of relatively fertile land along its banks which were an important agricultural district in the early period of colonial settlement in New South Wales, due to its accessibility from Sydney by water. The historic village of St Albans is located in the lower Macdonald Valley.
Read more about Macdonald River (St Albans): Settlers, Aboriginals, Towns of The Macdonald, Inns, Churches and Cemeteries, St Albans Common
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