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to east, matching sandstone benches on the northern lawn, sandstone and bronze sundial, square
Moorish concrete and multicoloured ceramic tile planter tubs north of the house on the terrace, original plastered walls with window grills, doors (e.g.: to south street side, to NE to former tennis court now public park), former tennis court sheds attached to walls (now within public park), northern terrace, standard steel pole lights throughout, sandstone steps to northern lawn, SE corner colonnaded pergola in iron and timber, boatshed/house/studio (now part of neighbouring property), sea wall, jetty, ceramic tiled and sandstone ponds, fountains (one in courtyard to south, another in courtyard to west, one on entrance lobby wall with Aboriginal face), terrazzo steps (to western courtyard, to northern terrace, in porte cochere).
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pool was placed centrally in the lawn. The four crazy paved paths that led to the former sundial are gone, although the sundial base and benches bases still use sandstone crazy paving. While much more lush, dense and shady than its early planting appears, the mature garden retains its overall character with a
Mediterranean/ Hollywood/Islamic flavour and a combination of palms, cypresses, dense tree and English flower planting. Today the dominant theme is subtropical. Shelley's 1926 flower details have gone, along with the sun levels depleting as trees grew. 1980s changes put some colour back into the garden, which by then was overgrown and shady â including oleanders, cliveas. Shelley's 1926 Mediterranean cypresses have been replaced by the wider growing Bhutan cypresses and Chinese fan palms today.
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the main entry, possibly also a large camellia (C.japonica) in front garden on W side of carriage drive near gate (this tree/shrub dates at least to the 1920s, possibly older, and the
Macleays were noted Camellia enthusiasts/hybridisers, e.g.: William at Camden Park). Outside Boomerang a remnant black bean tree (Castanospermum australe) and Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) overhang Billyard Avenue properties to the west â these were both possibly Macleay estate tree remnants. Other estate remains include a grotto (part natural sandstone cliff overhang, part carved niche and details, and sections of an elaborate sandstone steps and a retaining wall and balustrade, behind (south) of Art Deco flats across (south of) Billyard Avenue.
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the west, and another house (later demolished) immediately to the east (on what is today Beare Park. The date of demolition of this house to the east is not known, but external walls lining its block relate directly to
Boomerang in style and materials, and this may have been acquired by Albert and demolished for a tennis court, which was walled, with a door to Ithaca Road, which survives in Beare Park west today, as does the southern perimeter wall, and western wall, with grilled gate and steps into Boomerang.
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velvet curtains, over 400 concealed lights (both curtains and lights could be centrally controlled by one person from the projection booth), sat 200 (in 1980 the seats had been removed) and was meticulously detailed, with a suite of film processing laboratories and dark rooms behind the projection room. A contemporary film magazine, commenting at the time of its opening, described the set up as the most extravagant in
Australia and went on to call it "the best motion picture outfit in the world".
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1970s "makeover" to landscape south of pool towards house was altered (Matthew Taylor/Taylor
Brammer Landscape Architects) â a number of intrusive elements and inappropriate planting were removed. Agapathus plantings were retained, based on early photographic evidence of the type of plantings in that
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Front garden (to street) â two paths flanking ornamental pool removed. Pool lined and retiled with different tiles. Dead Citrus tree, African olive, Illawarra flame tree removed. Significant groundcover replanting with star jasmine, Clivia cv.s. New box hedging added around ornamental pool. Two large
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Many landscape details remain intact from the 1926 original, including multicoloured herringbone brick paving carriage loop and other brick/tile/concrete paving, sandstone crazy paved base to sundial and benches, wrought iron railings, fences and gates, colonnaded courtyard to west, service courtyard
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was the scene of much entertaining (Albert had a private cinema built in the basement for guests) and subsequent to his death, to much land speculation. The garden, by then-popular designer Max
Shelley, contained myriad sun loving shrubs and perennials. Due to the growth of shade trees, the return to
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until his death in 1962. The house remained closed with a caretaker until 1978. From 1978-96 a range of owners bought and subdivided it, creating lots to the east on Ithaca
Gardens, and part was acquired by Sydney City Council to extend Beare Park to avert an unsympathetic proposed block of flats to
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services: replaced electrical services re-using existing conduits, including rewiring and provision of new switchboard. Existing switchboard disconnected and retained in situ. Repaired light fittings where necessary, made good air conditioning (existing); removed asbestos from grilles of gas heating
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Post 1996 Garage/Butler's quarters/mechanics area changed by then-owners the Mounts to be a guest house. Materials and finishes generally match those inside the main house. This annexe till retains the engine hoist, and some garaging space on ground level. The petrol pump is gone. Works were done to
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Albert also reputedly owned the adjoining property to the west, today called "Berthong", on which the boathouse of
Boomerang survives today. A 1936 aerial photograph by J M Leonard shows Boomerang's formal cruciform harbour-front garden, flanked by palms and shrubberies, with Berthong's open lawn to
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Alexander Macleay's Elizabeth Bay estate was part of its enclosed kitchen garden/orchard/orangery. Possible remnants surviving today (on Boomerang) include an old avocado tree (Persea gratissima) and a mango (Mangifera indica) on the southern (streetside) front wall, east of
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of 1926 and 1929. The mango tree is a magnificent and densely crowned tree. It is possibly the largest specimen of this species in the City of Sydney local government area. The avocado appears to be in serious decline. Early Linnean Society grounds elements noted to survive in a 2000 Historic Houses
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was sold to speculators Tom Hayson and son Ian, who quickly subdivided the estate (creating the lots to the east on Ithaca Road), and part which was acquired by Sydney City Council for an extension of Beare Park. (2008â09 works by the City of Sydney Council have interpreted Boomerang's former tennis
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The garden and Shelley's involvement were featured in an article in magazine "The Home" of 1 February 1929, with photographs by Harold Cazneaux. Clearly based on Hollywood mansions of the period and well known in Sydney society at the time, Boomerang was the scene of much entertaining (Albert had a
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In 1875 his cousin, William John Macleay, acquired the lease of blocks on the corner of Ithaca Road and Billyard Avenue. This allowed him to build his Macleayan Museum for his natural history collections, which had been previously stored in Elizabeth Bay House. These collections were transferred to
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Three bedrooms are on the upper floor, as is a servant's bedroom (no.4). All four bedrooms have ensuites/attached bathrooms, mostly original with some 1980s/90s fittings added (vanities etc.). All bathrooms are elaborately tiled with gold, iridescent blue, or green, or plain white tiles. Three main
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2004 A pair of Alfonso XIII period glazed urns dating from the 1st 1/4 of the 20th century and provenanced to Boomerang (shown in situ on the north terrace outside the sunroom in a 1930 photo) were acquired by the NSW Historic Houses Trust for its Library & Research Collection. The urns were a
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A relatively high degree of design and layout intactness to original design, some planting modification and some structural, generally sympathetic and of a high quality matching original. The central sundial on the northern lawn has been relocated to the side garden in the NE corner and a swimming
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in iron and timber, boatshed/house/studio (now part of neighbouring property), sea wall, jetty, ceramic tiled and sandstone ponds, fountains (one in courtyard to south, another in courtyard to west, one on entrance lobby wall with Aboriginal face), terrazzo steps (to western courtyard, to northern
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Elements of Boomerang's garden may relate to its pre-1926 use (between 1826 and 1926) as part of Alexander Macleay's 22-hectare (54-acre) Elizabeth Bay estate garden. Boomerang's lot before subdivision was part of the estate's enclosed kitchen garden/orchard/orangery. George Macleay subdivided and
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with three-car garage and chauffeur's quarters were sold to oil recycler Peter Burnett and wife Astrid, becoming reputedly Sydney's and Australia's first million dollar sale at $ 1.2 million (or $ 1.5m). The Dawsons redecorated at some expense. In 1980 the property was auctioned but was passed in.
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or the Regent Theatres. It was hailed as one of the wonders of the cinematic world, when it opened in 1928. It was never open to the public and few but the privileged guests at Sunday evening screenings, knew of its existence. Programmes were given out to guests attending sessions. It had burgundy
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Boomerang has historic, aesthetic and social significance as an exemplary example of large scale Spanish Mission/ Hollywood Spanish mansion and garden in an urban setting, in relatively intact condition, demonstrating the lifestyle possible of wealthy merchant of the 1920s, and the kind of social
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1926 Boomerang's house was built ; its architect was Neville Hampson; and garden/courtyards made around it, richly planted by landscape designer Max Shelley, possibly in conjunction with Hampson. It was built on the site of an earlier house called "Boomerang", being one of a row of Edwardian
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22 hectares (54 acres) at Elizabeth Bay in 1826. From 1826â1926 the subject land was part of the Macleay family's Elizabeth Bay estate garden, in which Alexander built his mansion in the 1830s to the west. Built well before the house, the estate was widely considered at the time (1820s onward) as
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s open lawn to the west, and another house (later demolished) immediately to the east on what is today Beare Park. Albert was well known in Sydney yachting circles, owning the very large yacht, "Boomerang", which he raced, moored at his private jetty, and stowed below the house in a specially
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the Macleayan Museum at the University of Sydney in 1888. William John Macleay constructed a building for the Linnean Society of NSW on an adjacent block in 1885. Several trees which may date from the grounds of the Linnean Hall remain today â some on Boomerang include an old avocado tree (
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growing against the external wall on the south-east side of the eastern entry gate. Early elements claimed to survive in a 2000 Historic Houses Trust book "Elizabeth Bay House â a guide" include the mango, a Queensland black bean, Castanospermum australe) and a Norfolk Island hibiscus,
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The three-storey masonry structure is rendered on external walls, with either ceramic tiled, timber panelled, fabric wallpapered, or plastered walls within. The house has 25 main rooms, six bathrooms, four kitchens, and covers a total of 100-square-metre (1,100 sq ft).
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In 1981 it was sold to businessman Peter Fox, then a financier of films. In July 1982 it was sold after Fox's death in a car accident to bookmaker Mark Read, who installed the swimming pool on the northern lawn, relocating the sundial to a garden bed in the north-east corner.
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remnants of the Linnean Hall grounds include a remnant black bean tree (Castanospermum australe) and Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) line the southern street boundary of adjacent Billyard Avenue properties to the west. Other estate remains elsewhere include a
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1980 private cinema â seats removed; at this time the burgundy velvet curtains were still in place; the projection room still had canisters of film stacked on the floor, beside the old fashioned Cummings & Wilson projectors which hadn't been used in
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was once interested in buying the prestigious pile. Post 1996 it was sold to Kowloon-based expatriate funds manager Duncan Mount and wife Sally for $ 20.7m. Major improvements to the property were carried out under their ownership (including the
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The house was constructed in 1926 for Frank Albert, a music publisher; its architect was Neville Hampson; its garden was designed by M. R. (Max) Shelley, possibly in conjunction with Hampson. It was built on the site of an earlier house called
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It has technical and research significance a rare example of domestic architecture of Neville Hampson in Sydney, and as a rare intact example of the landscape design of Max Shelley, a garden designer active in 1920s Sydney and
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homes built on an 1875 subdivision of Elizabeth Bay House estate, Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay's grand gardenesque folly, widely considered at the time (1820s onward) as "the finest house and garden in the colony".
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in 1888. William John Macleay constructed a building for the Linnean Society of NSW on an adjacent block in 1885. Several trees possibly from the grounds of the Linnean Hall remain today - some on Boomerang include an old
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planted new trees â 2 Wollemi pines (Wollemia nobilis) N & S in street-side western garden, 2 Canary Island palm trees (Phoenix canariensis) as matching pair at southern end of sunken ornamental pool, near street
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exterior walls repainted with Murobond mineral silicate paint to match existing finish, infilled street wall "porthole" openings with opaque glass, fixed metal sheet panels to 2 front vehicular gates;
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post 1982 (& pre 1989) northern lawn modified to install swimming pool, Seafront rose garden removed, removed crazy paved cruciform paths, and relocating sundial to north-east garden bed.
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a sun-loving garden is no longer a possibility. Shelley's original planting plan turned out to be unsuccessful for Boomerang and changes were made soon after the garden's original concept.
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lifted and replanted all perennial plant material (ground cover), replanted all Agapanthus, pruned frangipani's lower limbs on western side to open up garden, removed dead shrubs, limbs;
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added to south end of the ornamental pool, for some privacy from flats over Billyard Avenue. Then-owner Mr Mount noted he could've put in (more of the) wider-growing Bhutan cypresses (
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sp. Were planted near the front wall to supplement existing plantings. Existing cypresses in front garden retained. (Note: Bhutan cypresses in an avenue around the ornamental pool (
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bedrooms all have inbuilt wardrobes in painted cabinetry, the main bedroom having an unusual fold-out door with two-full-length leaf mirrors, and a revolving five-tiered hat stand.
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1821â25, designated Elizabeth Bay as the site of an asylum for the insane. A pen sketch by Edward Mason from 1822â23 shows a series of bark huts for the natives' in the locality.
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reduced canopy and dead wood of large mango and avocado tree overhanging Billyard Avenue, removed limbs of Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa) leaning on gate house;
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external walls repainted with Murobond mineral silicate paint (to match existing finish), general repairs (patching, re-fixing existing materials & detailing);
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proceedings to evict Anderson. In 1993 telephone pager entrepreneur Nati Stoliar and his wife Miki bought the property.
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All eyes on our trophies - Boomerang, Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay
381:. These collections were transferred to the Macleayan Museum at the
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and details, and sections of an elaborate sandstone steps and a
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Pike, P.; State Planning Authority of NSW; et al. (1976).
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mansion, completed in the Inter-war Spanish Mission style (
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milieu possible and popular among that class at the time.
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2001 visit noting changes made probably in the late 1990s.
662:, who placed the property in his daughter Katrina's name.
631:'s quarters/garage being converted into guest quarters).
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Staff bedroom: carpet removed, parquetry floor polished;
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main entrance hall limestone walls and floor â cleaning;
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main staircase: cleaned, repaired and replaced broken
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sunroom: walls and windows cleaned, ceiling repainted;
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sold leaseholds of the estate between 1865 and 1882.
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This Knowledge (XXG) article contains material from
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Buy Boomerang - yeah right, excerpt in "Smart Moves"
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Irving, Robert; Kinstler, John; Dupain, Max (1982).
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security â installed closed circuit security system;
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1230:plumbing â repair of hot water tank and heater;
344:(d.1830). Elizabeth Bay was named in honour of
2220:Carlin, S.; NSW Historic Houses Trust (2000).
2170:Apperly, R.; Irving, R.; Reynolds, P. (2002).
1336:planted existing urns with Pittosporum, palms;
1289:reproduced missing and broken copper downpipe
1191:Hall: stone walls & floor surface cleaned.
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1746:"A city and its multi-million dollar digs"
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2222:Elizabeth Bay House - a history and guide
1217:parquetry: repaired, sanded and polished;
298:The house was used as a set for the film
2354:Houses in Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales
1711:Department of Planning & Environment
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879:) in the rear garden, Bhutan cypresses (
498:of 1 February 1929, with photographs by
2349:New South Wales State Heritage Register
2317:New South Wales State Heritage Register
1976:"Fox family snares Boomerang for $ 21m"
1899:Home in a Million sells for $ 1 million
1706:New South Wales State Heritage Register
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390:(Persea gratissima) and a large mango (
304:. In 2011 the garden was redesigned by
293:New South Wales State Heritage Register
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1182:Bedroom 2: cleaned, floor polished;
961:/belmoreana), Cocos Island palms, (
2339:Mediterranean Revival architecture
25:
163:New South Wales Heritage Register
2344:1926 establishments in Australia
2326:, accessed on 13 October 2018.
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2088:Read, Stuart, pers. comm., 2001.
2058:Read, Stuart, pers. comm., 2006.
1752:. Fairfax Digital. 27 April 2002
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618:Supreme Court of New South Wales
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181:State heritage (complex / group)
2067:Read, Stuart, pers. comm., n.d.
1277:retiled sunken ornamental pool;
2229:Chancellor, Johnathon (2002).
2156:Read, Stuart, pers.comm., 2004
1426:(Owston Nominees No 2 Pty Ltd)
1126:), Chinese windmill/fan palm (
891:), Queensland nut/macadamia, (
843:), New Zealand cabbage trees (
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1980:Sydney Morning Herald website
1903:The Australian Women's Weekly
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1821:. Sydney: Methuen Australia.
1771:Macquarie Visions Ambassadors
1750:Sydney Morning Herald website
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2144:NSW Property title records
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1114:A Norfolk Island hibiscus (
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558:Also in 1978 the house and
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2359:Gardens in New South Wales
2265:Nicholls, Stephen (2017).
1307:Rear (harbour-side) garden
1244:Front (street-side) garden
1169:glazing to match existing.
979:), a Norfolk Island pine,
888:Archontophoenix alexandrae
340:â under the leadership of
2315:, entry number 38 in the
2294:The Mysterious Mr Shelley
2247:Dawson, Jonathan (1980).
1961:The Sydney Morning Herald
860:in multicoloured ceramic
604:pastoral stations in the
535:, which has restored it.
332:for a composite group of
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2274:Paul Davies P/L (2014).
2106:City Plan Heritage, 2006
1776:26 February 2011 at the
1465:John and Julie Schaeffer
1090:Lord Howe Island palms (
1080:s statue of a woman and
743:Garage/Butler's Quarters
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213:Parks, Gardens and Trees
2191:Baldwin, Myles (2006).
2181:"Passion Heritage Walk"
1016:Modifications and dates
417:) and Moreton Bay Fig (
414:Castanospermum australe
136:Neville Hampson (house)
51:as seen from Beare Park
1452:Duncan and Sally Mount
1120:Syragus romanzoffianum
991:), Bhutan cypresses, (
982:Araucaria heterophylla
834:Cupressus sempervirens
828:Syragus romanzoffianum
825:) & Cocos Island (
468:including a Boomerang
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147:Architectural style(s)
2292:Read, Stuart (2002).
1906:, 3 January 1979, at
1819:Fine Houses of Sydney
1209:pressed metal ceiling
1142:Internal ground floor
1128:Trachycarpus fortunei
1104:Trachycarpus fortunei
976:Trachycarpus fortunei
902:and benches, wrought
840:Trachycarpus fortunei
533:Sydney Heritage Fleet
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317:History of the suburb
301:Mission: Impossible 2
2256:Landarc P/L (2005).
1368:$ 25,000 (land only)
1116:Lagunaria patersonae
964:Cocos romanzoffianum
949:Lagunaria patersonae
885:), Alexandra palms (
774:Lagunaria patersonae
580:in 1981 (as well as
546:Subsequent ownership
383:University of Sydney
375:William John Macleay
98:33.8702°S 151.2282°E
60:42 Billyard Avenue,
2285:Elizabeth Bay House
2193:Digging up the past
2128:6 July 2011 at the
1534:Architecture portal
988:Phoenix canariensis
876:Phoenix canariensis
846:Cordyline australis
466:musical instruments
379:Elizabeth Bay House
365:Colonial Secretary
350:Sir Thomas Brisbane
346:Elizabeth Macquarie
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1293:to match existing;
1196:Lower ground floor
1108:Cupressus torulosa
1100:Phoenix roebelinii
1067:Cupressus torulosa
994:Cupressus torulosa
970:Phoenix roebelenii
882:Cupressus torulosa
870:Phoenix roebelenii
686: –
606:Northern Territory
538:Albert resided at
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405:Camden Park Estate
323:Governor Macquarie
205:Garden Residential
194:Reference no.
103:-33.8702; 151.2282
2019:Irving, R., 1986.
1982:. Fairfax Digital
1938:Nicholl, 2017, 21
1897:Alderton, Eileen
1876:Dawson, J., 1980.
1828:978-0-454-00244-7
1516:on 2 April 1999.
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574:Western Australia
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1701:"Boomerang"
1479:Lindsay Fox
1221:(existing);
1174:Upper floor
1078: 1990
691: 1940
684: 1915
666:Description
656:Lindsay Fox
470:mouth organ
407:). Outside
330: 1815
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89:151°13âē42âģE
77:Coordinates
72:, Australia
2333:Categories
2133:Sun Herald
1986:16 October
1756:16 October
1717:13 October
1548:References
1354:Sale price
854:courtyards
811:balustrade
699:colonnades
401:C.japonica
269:suburb of
186:Designated
86:33°52âē13âģS
2321:CC-BY 4.0
2313:Boomerang
2211:ignored (
2201:cite book
2097:HHT, 2004
2003:Apperly,
1850:Baldwin,
1730:CC-BY 4.0
1410:Mark Read
1397:Peter Fox
1357:New owner
1207:laundry:
1167:leadlight
919:Condition
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768:Boomerang
695:fountains
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642:mansion,
636:Boomerang
602:Tipperary
578:Boomerang
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282:Boomerang
262:Boomerang
250:in Sydney
248:Boomerang
173:Boomerang
130:Architect
122:Built for
49:Boomerang
36:Boomerang
2126:Archived
1774:Archived
1713:. H00038
1520:See also
1291:brackets
1082:pedestal
799:overhang
784:Outside
634:In 2000
589:Fernhill
583:Glenmore
550:In 1978
516:Berthong
512:Berthong
496:The Home
354:Governor
342:Bungaree
210:Category
57:Location
2324:licence
2007:, 2002.
1733:licence
912:pergola
900:sundial
858:portico
711:columns
707:loggias
703:grilles
598:Penrith
388:avocado
363:granted
334:Cadigal
312:History
1888:, 2003
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1360:Notes
1048:years.
924:Garden
862:mosaic
797:cliff
791:grotto
751:Garden
730:marble
660:Linfox
629:butler
594:Mulgoa
267:Sydney
2184:(PDF)
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1908:Trove
1256:wall;
1063:Ixora
908:sheds
803:niche
671:House
488:State
114:Built
2213:help
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