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Riversdale is an early colonial house in Goulburn, New South Wales. It has been classified by the Heritage Council as a property of historical significance. The house was built in about 1840 and some of the outbuildings were constructed even earlier.〔Heritage Council of New South Wales, "Riversdale", online reference http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=5051270〕 The property is owned by the National Trust. ==Riversdale as a coaching inn== The land on which Riversdale was built was originally owned by Matthew Healey who ran a small hotel on the property called the Old Goulburn Inn. In 1837 Healey sold a large amount of his Goulburn assets so that he could retire to Appin.〔Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1837, p. 4.〕 He placed an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1837〔Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1837, p. 4.〕 which gives a good description of the Inn (which was demolished) and surrounding buildings that were present at this time (see picture of advertisement on right). John Richards bought the property and built Riversdale as a coaching inn (then called the Victoria Inn) in about 1840. Unfortunately he died before it was opened and his wife Ann took control of all of his businesses.〔The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser, 15 December 1838, p. 3.〕 She placed the property in a trust for her sons.〔Australian Council of National Trusts, “Historic Houses of Australia”, Cassell Australia Ltd, 1974, p. 30〕 In 1840 she married Benjamin Gould. The first licensee of the inn was Louis Levy and Benjamin Gould held the licence from 1843 after him.〔Australian Council of National Trusts, “Historic Houses of Australia”, Cassell Australia Ltd, 1974, p. 30.〕 Their names are still painted on the stonework entrance archway to Riversdale. A story in the Sydney Morning Herald of July 1842 recounts the concern that Benjamin Gould had about the safety of the nearby bridge which crossed the Wollondilly River. The newspaper article said that he had repeatedly tried to repair the bridge himself and when the river flooded he took travellers over on horseback. On one occasion a traveller had drowned and he and Mr Levy were trying to find the body.〔Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 1842, p. 2.〕 Later in the same year the Sydney Morning Herald told the story of how Gould and other men from the inn had rescued passengers from the Sydney mail coach which was attempting to cross the river when both horses fell through the bridge.〔Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December 1842, p. 3.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riversdale, Goulburn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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