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An old map showing Mt Wilson in feet. Note Mt Banks is called Mt King George |
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William Govett - probably the first European to set foot on Mt Wilson high mass of range of the richest soil and covered with almost impenetrable scrub |
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Mt Wilson district map. In the Parish of Irvine County of Cook showing original 62 portions - roads etc |
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See CH Currey's book Mt Wilson District Map |
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An aerial photo Mt Wilson 1968 |
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"the elbow" of the Zigzag cira 1930 viewed looking up to the Mount. Compare with photo 1891. J Gregson Album shows little change in 30 years |
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The elbow Zig zag circa 1891 looking back from Mt Wilson |
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Du Faurs Rocks |
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Ferry Corner along the Avenue Mt Wilson in earlier days - no tar sealing |
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the backtrack or Church Lane cira 1920 just below Sefton Hall Mt Wilson |
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The end of the Mount circa 1920 |
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Timber Getter's Cottage Ref: (small picture file in Mitchell Library) |
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Sydney's Kirks Cottage 1901 Originally located 100 yards from Yengo's Caretakers Cottage.Nothing remains but the surrounding Hawthorn hedge which served as a windbreak. |
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Eccleston Du Faur Crest Family "Natura Ars Dei" |
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Eccleston du Faur 1832-1915 |
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Thompsons Shack circa 1875 (Caretaker's Cottage or du Faurs Cottage occupied by Lewis Thompson C1875-1877. |
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Emanuel Neich 1807 - 1893 Mary Ann Wynne's father. |
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Mayor Richard Wynne Mrs Mary Ann Wynne |
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Bath Arms Hotel 1834 |
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Th Avenue Mt Wilson C1920 - leads to he gates of 'Wynstay' |
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The Lodge (Gatehouse) Wynstay - built by John Rowland. Hexagonal Plan - there were three plans |
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An aerial view end of the Avenue and the Lodge. |
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The Wynstay Gates - looking back down at the Avenue. |
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Fates of Wynstay - Hinge detail in wrought iron by blacksmith on the property |
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Centre part of gates of Wynstay. Local sandstone used wrought iron fence - locally made on property. |
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Gate above Lodge on the path from the Lodge to the main garden - wrought iron mad on property providing access through crenellated walls. |
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The Lodge viewed from Wynstay just below the pedestrian gate showing the Porch and Laundry additions. Note skylights to the Attic bedroom. |
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Chimney detail of the Lodge (Wynstay) Chimney in polychrome brickwork capped with a terra cotta chimney pots similar to Wynstay. |
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Lodge - Interior detail of centrally grouped fireglass flues at Attic level viewed from the stairs. Note T & G ceiling patern reflects the buildings hexagonal plan. |
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Timber consol at the eaves junction of the Lodge (Wynstay) |
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Entry door of the Lodge (Wynstay) around sandstone quoins and lintels |
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Approach to the Stables Wynstay crenellated wall (original driveway) |
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Unusual photo Entry gate to stables from original driveway - note crenellated wall on left. |
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the Stable Entry Yard. Trunk Elm tree. Stone wheel sharpening tools |
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The Stables C1920 Wynstay. North wall ivy covered. West wall entry to cow House and Horse Stable. |
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Stables - Detail of the inscription above Cow Bail Dutch Door 'Mt Wilson Founded 1875'. |
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Stables - Drawings. Stonemason John Rowland. Drawings H Fraser B James H Mack 1969. |
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Stables Wynstay North & South elevation (H Fraser, B James & H Mack) |
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Stables Wynstay showing West & East elevation (H Fraser B James & H Mack) |
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Stables Wynstay showing sections of structure water tank (brick) south side. |
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Stables - a view of Horse Loose Bay - Dutch Door with two stone grinding wheels |
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Richard Wynne's original horse carriage used until 1905. |
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Covered carriage with Coach House Door on right of stables. Richard Wynne's carriage. |
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Stables Wynstay - Terracotta Horse head set above sandstone plinth projection out from the Coach House Inscription dates the stables " R W A D 1890". |
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Stables Wynstay - Detail tool shed door latch. |
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Stables Wynstay - Hitching ring outside home. Loose boxes |
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Stables - Rain water Head to feed well. (Brick Dove Shape) |
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Stables Wynstay Southern side of stables. Well storing fresh water 29000 gallons. 18' deep Brick. Domed roofing |
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Another view of domed brick roof of well for storage of fresh water - 29000 gallons |
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Stables Wynstay - Turntable arm and pump mechanism to raise water to elevated tanks. Better known as a 'Horse Gang' (Scottish Term) |
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Stables Wynstay - Inscription on Cow Bail wall |
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Stables Wynstay - Names located above each cow stall - Daisy Cowslip, Beauty & Primrose |
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Stables Wynstay - Aerial view showing stables. Domed Well. Wynne's original cottage centre right. Carriageway sweeping round enclosing hedge. (Unusual photo - note tanks on stand) |
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Stables Wynstay c1920 - Note the stable entry on the left the wrought iron gatees in background with the carriageway hedge on right. (Unusual photo) |
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Wynstay - The earliest cottage. Victorian Gothic style. Metal lattice work - Decorative Barge 2 Finials. Board. |
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Earliest Cottage Drawings by Fraser, James and Mack. 1/2/1969 to 16/9/1969 |
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Earliest Cottage - Porch Entry. Viewed from the East External copper and chimney on the left. Corrugated roof. |
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Earliest Cottage on 'Wynstay'. Detail - decorated barge board and finials c1875 |
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Earliest Cottage - 'Notched' hardwood sleeper flooring |
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'Yarrawa' (later Old Wynstay) in 1880s (Note shingled roof). Garden beginnings |
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'Old Wynstay' or 'Yarrawa' c1920. Fred F. Mann and Miss Helen (Nellie) Gregson standing on path below front entrance. Decorative trim missing from verandah - Note growth of trees |
and shrubs. Compare with previous photo. |
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'Old Wynstay' or 'Yarrawa' c1920 viewed from the garden from east. Note the tree growth |
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'Old Wynstay' or 'Yarrawa' c1920 from the east. Gothic arch at the entrance. Terracotta chimney and the preponderance of mature conifers and established shrubs. (Unusual photo) |
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'Old Wynstay' or 'Yarrawa' c1920 note extra chimney and finial visible (centre left) (Removed 1923) Established rhododendrons - conifers. Looking at SE corner - Italian glassed in section of verandah |
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'Old Wynstay' c1969 or from the south - Note the glassed in corner (Italian glass). Wheelbarrow on left. Earthenware filter (water) on verandah behind |
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Water filter (rapid cleaning) glazed. Wynstay (earthenware). On verandah of 'Old Wynstay' |
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Yarrawa (now Old Wynstay) Symmetrical gables. Decorative barge board similar to First Cottage (1875) . View of the western side of 'Old Wynstay' 1969. (Kitchen + removed c1923) Entry to the cellar beneath the verandah, bottom left (1969) |
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Gothic entry arch with lattice to Yarrawa or (Old Wynstay). Entry door glazed - to the right Azaleas flanking both sides of steps. Camelia on left. Strawberry Tree on right. Note skylight in the awning may have been a later modification. |
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Detail of verandah's cast iron bracket (Old Wynstay) 1969. Note the distinctive shapes |
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Barge board and finial detail (1969) similar to cottage on 'Old Wynstay' (1875) on what was 'Yarrawa' |
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Italian Garden Wynstay. Bricks same as used by R. Wynne - paving bricks very old. First created by Marianne Wynne in 1920s Cupid statue & pond. Wrought iron gated from Italy - cost 12/6 1920s (anecdotal story) |
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Fountain statue in Italian Garden (Wynstay) |
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Summer House Wynstay c1920 (shingle roof lattice in fill) no longer there (an unusual photo) Wisteria overwhelmed it - collapsed. Hexagonal stone bare. Remains. Now has a weeping Copper Beech in its place |
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Carriageway Wynstay c1920 towards stables. White Fencing (no longer there) Macrocarpas (Monterey Pine) line the driveway. Still there |
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On left of carriageway Wynstay Horse's watering well. 12'0 x 14'2" 13000 gallons |
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Carriageway Wynstay c1920 Showing crenellated wall leading from Stables to T Bath - not sure about the accuracy of this |
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The Turkish Bath c1969 Positioned just below the carriageway. Note tanks western end (in 1920s) 2nd chimney (in 1920s) Fuel stove |
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Aerial view of Old Wynstay (Yarrawa) The T Bath. Lodge not clear. Built 1880s for Mary Ann Wynne - (her ill health the cause) |
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Turkish Bath Wynstay View looking form gardens - entrance door on south side in 1969. Tower with vents and wrought iron |
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T. Bath Floor Plan & Basement |
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T. Bath Ground Plan |
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T. Bath South Elevation |
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T. Bath Section Drawing |
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T. Bath North Elevation |
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T. Bath East Elevation |
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View to the Tower of T. Bath cast iron ridge decoration and small chimney (fuel stove) now removed |
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T. Bath Detail of cast iron finial (fan shaped) on oval air vents |
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T. BathDetail of cast iron ridge decoration on the Tower |
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T. Bath Detail of Hip decoration cast iron dove - on ridge capping on roof |
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T. Bath Large corner chimney detail perhaps an addition to serve as a fireplace? Some doubt about this. Probably built by E.A. Bonney the architect. Continuity of the detailing of the polychrome brickwork |
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T. Bath Detail of tower roof construction showing tusk and tenon support. Note air vent top right hand corner 1969 photo |
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T. Bath Wynstay Detail of roofing above "steam and shower rooms" 6" x 3" plate (lower left hand corner) was originally used as a support for coke concrete vauted ceiling (note the counter sunk bolt holes) 1969 photo |
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T. Bath Wynstay Roofing Detail Notched ceiling joists 4" x 2" (to take boiler roof flue and coke concrete top left hand corner at the springing point of the vault) 1969 photo |
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T. Bath Wynstay Italian hand painted windows combined with clear external window form double glazing |
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T. Bath Detail of floor tiles at entry. Floor. Coustic tiles tesselated tiles |
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T. Bath Wynstay Detail of 6" octagonal floor tile (buff colour) red square infills. Tesselated tiles. ?Black? Rectangular tiles border the larger tiles |
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Detail of English rolled steel joist suppoting stone concrete and coke ceiling (vaulted) - in the basement at the western end of T. Bath 1969 photo |
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T. Bath Detail of 'steam' pipe flue opening in Boiler? Room or basement. Glazed terracotta lining still in place (intact) Other opening in the wall provided exhaust ventilation for the boilers (or furnace?) 1969 photo |
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T. Bath Wynstay Ship's cast iron water tanks used to supply the boilers? Or supply water to T. Bath 1969 photo. These tanks were used for ballast on 19th C ships |
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Carriageway Wynstay c1920 Just past T. Bath on way to Wynstay(1921-23) residence. Statue reflects Italian influence possibly 1020 Phil Forrester collection |
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End of Carriageway c1920 (Phil Forrester collection) Is it the Bath House on right through foliage? |
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Aerial view of Wynstay Estate (1969) Blacksmith Shed, Stables, Old Wynstay, Roof of faintly visible lodge on top left & 1921-23 Residence |
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E.C. Merewether Portrait Ref. 'The History of Merewether' by F.J. Dickson 1935 |
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Merewether Family Dennarque E.C. Merewether wearing hat (seated in front of open French Window) Ref. Merewether Archives Newcastle Library From L to R (main row): Frederick L.M.M', the Maid?, Augusta Maria M, E.C. Merewether, Edward A.M.M., Maid, Augusta R.E.M.M.?, Henry A.M.M. Seated on ground: William D.M.M., Mabel M.M.M., Mary E.M.M. Not present: Herbert J.M.M., Hugh H.M.M. |
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Lake Merewether Mt Wilson originally Merewether Paddock except when flooded now 'Silva Plana' (J Gregson's album dated 1891) (special photo) 'Silva Plana' given by the Mann Family who bought the land in 1894 |
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The Carriageway The Drive to Dennarque From the Avenue c1890 (From G. Hughes 'The Story of Mt Wilson' 1st Edit.(1955)) |
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The Dennarque Rd 1891 (from J. Gregson's album) c1891 The driveway or carriageway to Dennarque, presumably from the Avenue |
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Ground Floor Planof Dennarque c1870 Ferdinand Reuss Jr (Architect) |
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First Floor Plan of Dennarque by architect Ferdinand Reuss Junior c. later in 1870s |
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First Floor Addition to Dennarque |
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South Elevation Drawing of Dennarque Ferdinand Reuss Jr (architect) The house faces the south - typical of the first European settlers - for a summer retreat |
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North Elevation of Drawing of Dennarque (F. Reuss - architect) |
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East Elevation ('Dennarque') F. Reuss - Architect Without the addition to the 1st Floor |
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West Elevation of 'Dennarque' F. Reuss - Architect |
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Section through 'Dennarque' cc (F. Reuss architect) |
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Sections through 'Dennarque' aa,bb F. Reuss Architect |
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Dennarque 1878 Mt Wilson Viewed from the SW (1891 photo - J Gregson's album) note shingle roof balustrade (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque c1915 View from the East. Daisies in profusion Summer. Owned by Mann family at the time |
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Tennis Courts Dennarque viewed from the east (corrugated iron roofing) c1920 (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque Garden (approach) along garden pathway c1920 - shrubs and trees growth (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque Eastern Elevation c1920. Distinct joint line of upstairs addition (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque South Elevation c1920 |
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Dennarque c1920 Stables on left 'Dairy' on right. Original Wash House (centre) open on 2 sides, copper boiler in one corner and stone tubs along adjacent side |
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Dennarque c1940 Rear court showing original timber bathroom and stair window. Facing north. Owned by the Teece Family at the time (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque Western Elevation (Balcony has dropped) c1969 (unusual photo) |
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Dennarque (Kitchen chimney) see notes on original roof vent (the original kitchen was probably a simple pattern of 'vanes' and figure 's' shapes turned into the wind. Its position is marked by patched section of roof |
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Dennarque Louvred air vent - originally doorway into W.C. The original door (louvre) is now situated at the rear of the dairy |
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Dennarque Floor Vent adjustable underfloor metal vent |
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Dennarque South Elevation (1969) Recent alterations involve rebuilding the verandah and use of cast iron lacework (not part of original design) |
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Dennarque viewed form garden showing effect of upstairs addition |
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Dennarque Entry hall archway into stairwell window on far wall (originally coloured glass) also see 98/291 Ref. to Castner's Rural Austr. Sect. 1878 p.226 |
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Dennarque Stair detail on middle landing - newel posts and hard rail. Level of the bathroom 1969 |
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Dennarque Middle landing stair detail. Base of newel post and stair soffit lining |
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Dennarque Top Balcony French Windo & wall. Door on left gives access to upstairs lobby |
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Dennarque Detail of roof construction. Note the hip timber (top centre) and missing jack rafters loft. Also note that the shingles are carried through past the existing hip oven the bedroom extension |
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Dennarque "The Daily" - a square stone room for meat and food. Forms the 4th wall of the court making a complete enclosure |
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Dennarque "The Daily' door detail (door originally from the W.C. on west wall |
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Dennarque Small timber boarded hut with corrugated iron roofing and chimney. Believed to have been relocated here |
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Dennarque Small hut chimney detail. Note old nail holes |
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Dennarque Aerial view from south in 1969 |
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Yengo Jesse Gregson's crest. Virgillo means Vigilance (Ref. Gregson Papers) |
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Gregson Album Frontpiece presented to Jesse by Alexander Busby 1891. From I.M.F. Busby (Tom) Tom Busby was a son of my mother's 1st cousin, Annie Busby (E.J. Gregson Aug 5 1955) |
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Yengo Original gates to Gregson residence c1891 (unusual photo) |
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Yengo c1891 Early photograph showing shingle roof and original verandah intact (unusual photo) |
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Yengo Family group on front porch |
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Yengo Porch outside kitchen. Note rounded corrugated iron covered way to stable, still exists (unusual photo) |
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Yengo Signature of L. Stevens 1903 Written on a piece of timber nailed to chimney |
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Yengo c 1910 Photograph from the east showing Marseilles tiles, probably by L. Stevens in 1903 |
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Yengo c 1910 Side view of Yengo taken from the croquet lawn. Note the side windows have been enlarged to form French doors? |
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Yengo Kitchen c 1910 Fuel stove with angled sink on far left |
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Yengo c1910 Dining Room chimney with glazed terracotta pots |
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Yengo Roof construction. Main bedroom chimney, in roof space, showing the tusk & tenon joinery required for the hip end return 1969 |
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Yengo Roof construction. Hip junction showing tusk & tenon & pole plate construction - both standard practice in their day 1969 |
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Yengo Roof construction. Box gutter in detail between the kitchen and main roof. Note the continuous rafters of the kitchen to which the others are spliced. This indicated the chimney was built first. (1969) |
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Yengo Carved wooden fireplace in the living room 1969 |
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Yengo Detail of the plinth block and skirting board surround in the living room c. 1969 |
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Yengo Fireplace in the timber addition built in 1885 to accommodate Katherine Gregson during her illness. Photo 1969 |
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Yengo Chimney 1885 addition showing the horizontal boarding and louvred ventilation access to the roof space. Photo 1969 |
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Yengo Caretaker's Cottage? Located north of the croquet lawn (photo 1969) |
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Yengo Window detail Caretaker's Cottage (or Gardener's Cottage) photo 1969 |
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Bebeah (Cox) Fortitudo in Adversis Cox Family Coat of Arms |
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Bebeah (Cox) Mulgoa residence - Home of the Cox family, the original cottage is in the foreground. It was the lure of Mudgee and Mt Wilson which eventually drew all the Cox family away from the Mulgoa Valley by the year 1870 |
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Bebeah Cox - The Cox Family, The Avenue c1885. Members of the Cox and Wynne families on the road at the gates of 'Balangra'. Note the size of the trees on the left which now form the Avenue |
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Bebeah Cox - Edward King Cox (-1883) (From Rawdon) Cox built 'Bebeah' on Mt Wilson. His stay was short (5yrs) before he died. Estate was purchased by Ivie Jasmes Sloan |
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Bebeah Cox - 'Bebeah', "with part of its beautiful garden, Miss Sloan on the left Mt Wilson, Bebeah and Clarence Creek, the three prettiest places on the Blue Mts 1913" Northern elevation showing the dormer windows and chimney additions |
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Bebeah Cox - 1878 Ground Plan |
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North elevation of 'Bebeah' Ambrose Thornley Architect Jnr |
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South elevation of 'Bebeah' |
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Bebeah Drawing Western Elevation E.K. Cox residence 1878 |
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Bebeah (Cox) Porch Detail 1878 |
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Bebeah (Cox) Built originally in 1878 View from the east showing the Dormwer window alterations and the new chimney |
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Bebeah Present View (1969) from the west. Note that the entry gable has been removed from the north. New entrance on west wall. Old bedroom door has been converted into a double hung window |
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Bebeah Detail of the original shutter with the splayed and chamfered lap boarding wall. Note the verandah post has been replaced since 1913 with this type (less ornate) |
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Bebeah Dining Room Addition built by Ivie James Sloan |
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Bebeah Dining Room detail of Barge Board |
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Bebeah Eaves and gutter detail junction above dining room bay window. Note the similar timber console supporting eaves on Nooroo |
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Bebeah Bedroom wing addition built by Ivie Sloan |
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Bebeah Entry Gate Bebeah. Detail of the main entrance gate (wrought iron) It was removed when it was proved too heavy for posts |
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Garden Gate Bebeah. Detail of the small wrough iron garden gate - identical to that of the School House |
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Bebeah Rosette - Detail of garden gate marking the crossing of the diagonal bracing (1969 photo) |
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Bebeah Waterhole c1891 (Ref. Photograph album Jesse Gregson) (Headwaters of Waterfall Creek) |
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Bebeah Aerial Photograph Bebeah. The additions to Bebeah are clearly visible - the original residence being the structure in front |
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George Henry Cox 1824-1901 MLC Cousin of Edward King Cox, Brother of Jasmes Dalrymple Cox |
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Beowang Chimney detail of Beowarg. Fireplaces were of some importance to the owners of homes on the Mt. & great care was lavished on them |
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Beowang Gable detail, note the original air vent and weather boarding the greater part of which was sheathed over with pressed metal stone |
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Beowang Caretaker's Cottage Built beside Beowarg in c.1878 (photo 1969) |
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Beowang Caretaker's Cottage Detail of verandah post (photo 1969) now Withycombe Cottage |
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Beowang or Withycombe Aerial view of Beowang. View facing the garden with the original caretaker's cottage on the left |
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Balangra Sefton Hall Original Cottage (probably built prior to the Balangra residence?) Note the bay window and the fireplace on the axis of symmetry |
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Balangra & Sefton Hall Original Cottage The entry porch (once a bay window as on the opposite end) was added by Henry Marcus Clark in 1912 when he converted it into a billiard room. |
The original entry was on the axial approach of the chimney. |
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Balangra residence c1920 Built in 1880 as a larger holiday residence for J.D. Cox. Note the added gables and trimmings in Queen Anne idiom (now Sefton Cottage) |
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Aerial view of the Billiard Room in the grounds of Swefton Hall. Note the small centre gable on the Billiear Room which surrounds the original entry to the cottage |
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Mt Wilson "Old Campanella about 1890" The Stephen Family residence built about 1878. This early photograph illustrates the symmetrically placed chimneys and the corrugated iron roof. (Ref. G. Hughes The Story of Mt Wilson 1st Ed. 1955) |
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Campanella Rear elevation showing the symmetrical hips of the roof. This building was one of the largest residences on Mt Wilson at the time |
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Campanella It was likely that the back part of Campanella was returned to overlook the gardens to the south, to almost totally close the yard in the centre (as Yengo was later altered). This photo of the back section shows the yard that had been formed. This yard had little to soften the hard edges of roof and latticed covered way |
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Nooroo Mt Wilson c1923 The residence of William Hay built 1880. The cottage has a symmetrical front elevation. Note the curve of the original verandah & timber brackets |
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Nooroo Mt Wilson The signature, Francis J. Moffat and an inscription "Good day -I hope you are well" along with the mouldings location "bottom" are pencilled on the bed mould which was taken from the window between the kitchen and back verandah |
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Nooroo Mt Wilson Viewed from the garden and the original entry. Note the new awning and timber posts |
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Nooroo Front Door - Note the panelled timber and lead lighting of the fan light |
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Nooroo Window Detail of the side window and the splayed and lapped boards |
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Nooroo Rear elevation Note the large kitchen chimney and the latest laundry addition on the left |
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Nooroo Chimney Detail of the bedroom chimney and airvent. This form of chimney is typical of the mount |
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Nooroo Note from text - the underlying factor was cost and even some roughly finished saplings were used as rafters |
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Nooroo Fireplace - the second bedroom fireplace with its restrained use of moulding |
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School House Mt Wilson - The school, designed by the Gov. architect William Kemp was completed in Oct. 1891. The teacher's cottage - on left. August 1892 |
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School House Mt Wilson - Detail of decorated gable (photo 1969) |
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Post Office Mt Wilson c1915 Located on Beowang between the main residence and the caretaker's cottage on the right. Note the simple charm of the timber structure |
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Sefton Hall - Henry Marcus Clark's Crest 'In Te Domini Sper' (Thee O Lord I Trust) Moor's head on left with the broken link on the left of the shield symbolising the separation of Corsica from the Duchy of Genoa. Theodore Clark, a relation of Marcus, was involved in the Corsican struggle to regain their independence. Theodore, a German, lived in France, marrying a French woman |
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Sefton Hall & Balangra Portrait of Marcus Clark (1859-1913) On his arrival in Australia, he travelled throughout NSW, Victoria & Tasmania. His father was also a successful merchant in England |
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Sefton Hall & Balangra - Below 'Campanella' c1912 Marcus Clark & friends in the foreground. Note the diagonal bracing on the gate (the reverse direction to that employed previously). This was introduced to Mt Wilson by Marcus Clark. Mt Tomah, Bell & Hay? In the background. Ref. small picture file Mitchell Library |
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Sefton Hall Mt Wilson c1912 The residence of Henry Marcus Clark, designed by him and constructed in 1912. Note the use of fibro. Also note the Lookout Tower on the left built around a tree |
trunk which collapsed in a storm (in the late 1920s) narrowly missing the residence |
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Sefton Hall Mt Wilson - The residence viewed from Church Lane c1969? |
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Sefton Hall link with H.M. Clark - The Chapel Mt Wilson - St George's Church built in 1915 as a memorial to Henry Marcu Clark. Note the continuity of the Queen Anne style favoured by the Clarks. The entry cover - the gateway defines the entrance |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 1 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 2 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 3 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 4 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 5 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 8a |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 8 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 10 |
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Eccleston Du Faur Diary Page 10a |
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Reuss designed |
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Terrace house |
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Carved Fireplace |
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Reuss architecture |
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Architectural feature |
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Castner's Monthly & Rural Australian Design Dennarque Mt Wilson (Reuss) |
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Castner's Monthly & Rural Australian Dennarque Mt Wilson |
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Castner's Monthly & Rural Australian Artidan Dwelling (Nooroo?) |
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Castner's Monthly & Rural Australian Rural Architecture |
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Castner's Rural Australian 1876 Rural or Suburban Architecture |
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Castner's Rural Australian Rural Architecture |
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Castner's Rural Australian |
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Castner's Monthly & Rural Australian Suburban Villa |