This day in Australian History from NSW Archives
On this day in 1815 the first road over the Blue Mountains was completed by William Cox. Cox, along with a workgang of 30 convicts built the 161 km road in six months and followed the route used by Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. The Great Western Road, also known as “Cox’s Pass”, allowed Governor Macquarie to travel from Sydney to Bathurst in eleven days and opened up the western plains for settlement.
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