Original: In 1840 Wilson petitioned the government to build a road from Braidwood to Huskisson to enable faster and cheaper shipping of the wool clip to Sydney and , with Col. John Mackenzie , supplied the materials and labour for the Braidwood to Nerriga section .
Simplified: In 1840 Wilson asked the government to build a road from Braidwood to Huskisson for faster and cheaper shipping of wool to Sydney .