Hawkesbury People & Places
Paradise Point
Point
Source: GNB - Geographical Names Board
A point on the Hawkesbury River in Gloucester Reach about five hundred metres north east (downstream) of the conflux of the Colo River. Named after the property ‘Paradise Point’ established on this site in 1804 (Transported To Paradise, Douglas R Huxley). Thomas Huxley Senior received a grant of 70 acres in 1804 which was described as 70 acres of land at Paradise Point, also known as Lower Portland (Transported to Paradise, Douglas R Huxley).
The locality of Paradise Point can be reached either by boat or by Greens Road, Lower Portland. The land granted to Thomas Huxley is in private ownership and may not be accessed without permission of the landholders, Hawkesbury Riverside Retreat.
Two views of the Huxley homestead on Paradise Point taken from Greens Road, Lower Portland, sadly in an advanced state of disrepair. Cathy McHardy October 2023
View across the Hawkesbury River from Paradise Point. Cathy McHardy October 2023
In June 1804, Thomas Huxley was granted 70 acres by Governor King at Paradise Point, New South Wales. In 1810 he then acquired 90 acres of land on the point from James Bull. In 1820 Thomas Huxley made a gift of 35 acres of the Paradise Point land to his son Thomas.
Read more about Thomas Huxley https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/huxley/thomas/131046
Location of Paradise Point
Topographic Map: LOWER PORTLAND
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