Ross, Australia
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and became an important coaching station. Round the little town is a sheep-farming district famed for its high-quality wool.

The bridge over the Macquarie River was designed by John Lee Archer and built by convict labor. The convict stonemason Daniel Herbert was granted a free pardon for his work on the bridge. Among statutorily protected buildings are the Man o' Ross Hotel (1817), and the Old Barracks, which bear a coat of arms and the date 1836. The Scotch Thistle Inn, a coaching inn built in 1826, preserves its old courtyard, coach shed and blacksmith's shop. The Elms Inn has a collection of militaria. Other fine colonial-era buildings are St John's Church (Anglican) of 1869 and the United Church of 1885 on the hill beside the bridge. European trees along the main street contribute to the atmosphere of colonial times.

Round Campbell Town and Ross there are excellent trout-fishing waters (Lake Sorell, Lake Crescent, Tooms Lake, Lake Leake), and there is duck shooting in the nearby hills.