The following overlays are of Ravensworth Homestead in the Hunter region, showing the location of the early Homestead and extant buildings, nearby creek, roads and evidence of other possible structures.
We have assembled some aerial photographs, maps and plan overlays on Google earth, and specifically enlarged the section of Ravensworth Homestead to find out what actual structure(s) appeared in the vicinity. The overlays of the mapping have been created in Google Earth. Download the 267MB file
1974 Aerial photograph can be viewed at high resolution from UONCC Flickr
Aerial photo 1958 (MUSWELLBROOK-11-1958-R003-1594-217-5034 )- evidence earlier structure right of ‘House 1833’ marker
Ravensworth 1925- general location of Ravensworth homestead
Plan 1840- showing boundaries
Map 1830s- showing structures
Dixon map (1833) overlay
Section of Plan of “Old and New Road from Muswell Brook to Hunter’s River”, by Surveyor R. Dixon, 1833, overlayed on Google Earth
Plan of “Old and New Road from Muswell Brook to Hunter’s River”, by Surveyor R. Dixon, 1833. Ref: NSW AO 5094. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW) – overlay on GoogleEarth
Plan of “Old and New Road from Muswell Brook to Hunter’s River”, by Surveyor R. Dixon, 1833. Ref: NSW AO 5094. (Courtesy of State Archives and Records NSW) – Click image for high resolution (33MB file)