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Historians believe it may be Sydney's oldest surviving slab hut, surviving for so long as it was built of the termite-resistant turpentine timber cut on the property, as well as the fact that it is surrounded by a later house. [14] Possibly also the oldest surviving privately owned building in Australia and the oldest of any kind in the Hills ...
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia.The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database, on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia, or by the National Trust of Australia.
The house is of State aesthetic significance as a relatively intact colonial cottage, thought to be the oldest weatherboard-clad dwelling in Australia and probably the oldest occupied residence in the country. Its surrounding fields are also of State significance for providing an intact pastoral landscape setting for The Cottage. This cultural ...
Newstead House is Brisbane's oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Newstead, in Queensland, Australia. [1] Built as a small cottage in the Colonial-Georgian style in 1846, the cottage was extended and today is painted and furnished in a late Victorian ...
There were over 200 women and children in a place that could only house 30 at night. The factory was the destination for many of the convict women sent as prisoners to the colony of NSW. Over 9,000 names have been recorded as passing through the factories, of which an estimated 5,000 went through Parramatta. [2]
Trinity Uniting Church, built in 1897. Perth, Western Australia was occupied by British settlers in 1829 and originally named the Swan River Colony. Many of the older buildings are still extant, and have been heritage-listed. The places are listed here in chronological order and include significant buildings in the Perth metropolitan area. Included are examples of governmental, religious ...
As the oldest city in the country, the city of Sydney possesses the country's oldest European buildings and houses, and showcases many of the styles and trends of Australian architecture. Susannah Place, The Rocks (1845). A typical 'bald-faced' early Sydney terrace.
When William Ginn left the cottage in 1874, George Campbell rented the house to George Blundell who was his bullock driver. [9] The family lived there for the next 60 years. George Blundell (1846-1933) was born in the Canberra region. His father was Joseph Blundell who had arrived in Australia in 1826 as a convict. In 1827, he was assigned to ...