Parramatta

Parramatta, a town of New South Wales, stands on a western extension of Port Jackson, 14 miles W. of Sydney, with which it is connected both by steamer and railway. The streets are wide and regular. 'Colonial tweeds,' 'Parramatta cloths' (first made at Bradford from wool exported hence), beer, soap, candles, and tiles are manufactured. Much fruit, especially the orange, is grown here. Pop. (1881) 8433; (1888) 12,000. Parramatta, formerly called Rosehill, is, after Sydney, the oldest town in the colony, having been laid out in 1790.