The township of Hartley lies on the western edge of the Blue Mountains, 12 kilometres south of Lithgow. It is a rare surviving collection of vernacular buildings, which were built around 1840-1860. The town developed and became successful as populations spread west of the Blue Mountains with the regulation of land allocation.
The village of Hartley is situated at the base of Victoria Pass on the Great Western Highway 140 kilometres west of Sydney. The historic site was initially reserved in 1972 and now comprises fifteen historic buildings and surrounding landscape. Two other historic buildings are located within the village precinct but are privately owned.
This indigenous land use agreement is between the Gundungurra people, the Gundungurra Tribal Council Aboriginal Corporation, Gundungurra Aboriginal Heritage Association and the NSW Government.
Indigenous land use agreementAboriginal joint management agreement
