Aerial Photographs – Ravensworth, NSW

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

1967 Aerial photograph can be viewed at high resolution from UONCC Flickr and UONCC Flickr

1958 Aerial photograph can be viewed at high resolution from UONCC Flickr  and UONCC Flickr

Further aerial photographs can be found here AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS- NEW SOUTH WALES at UONCC Flickr site

CLICK on all the images to see the high resolution versions for greater detail and examination.

Aerial photo 1974 overlay (run C4)
Aerial photo 1974 overlay (run C4)

 

Aerial photo 1974 overlay (run C5)
Aerial photo 1974 overlay (run C5)

 

Aerial photo 1974 (MUSWELLBROOK-06-1974-R003M-2242-41)- evidence earlier house
Aerial photo 1974 (MUSWELLBROOK-06-1974-R003M-2242-41)- evidence earlier structure to right of ‘House 1833’ marker.

 

Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-5197)- evidence earlier house
Aerial photo 1974 overlay (C4)

 

Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-5197)- evidence earlier house
Aerial photo 1974 (C4) showing Ravensworth Homestead

 

Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-51980
Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-51980

 

Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-5197)- evidence earlier house
Aerial photo 1967 overlay (CAMBERWELL-01-1967-R005C-1481-5197)- evidence earlier structure to right of ‘House 1833’ marker.

 

1958 aerial photo overlay
1958 aerial photo overlay

 

Aerial photo 1958 (MUSWELLBROOK-11-1958-R003-1594-217-5034 )- evidence earlier house
Aerial photo 1958 (MUSWELLBROOK-11-1958-R003-1594-217-5034)

 

Aerial photo 1958 (MUSWELLBROOK-11-1958-R003-1594-217-5034 )- evidence earlier house-1
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
Ravensworth 1925- general location of Ravensworth homestead

 

Plan 1840- showing boundaries
Plan 1840- showing boundaries

 

Map 1830s- showing structures
Map 1830s- showing structures

 

Dixon map (1833) overlay-
Dixon map (1833) overlay

 

Dixon 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

 

Dixon 3
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

 

1833-ravensworth-ao5094
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)

 


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