Approaching St Heliers from St Aubins Australia ; View of the Farm & House at St Heliers [between 1850? and 1870? / watercolours by unknown artist]

fonds

[between 1850? and 1870?]

Graphic Materials, Watercolours, Medals

9649515

2 watercolours - with pencil

St Heliers, a large pastoral and agricultural property on the Hunter River near Muswellbrook, was established by Henry Dumaresq (1792-1838), who extended the estate during the 1830s by land grants and purchase to be approximately 13,000 acres in size. Henry was appointed commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company in 1833, moving to Port Stephens the next year. He died at Tahlee House, Port Stephens, in March 1838, and was buried at St Heliers. His brother, William John Dumaresq (1793-1868), owned the near-by property of St Aubin’s, near Scone, an estate similar in size to St Heliers.

St Heliers was offered for sale in 1857 - “improvements” on the estate included a large family residence of eighteen apartments and extensive verandahs built of stone ; a General store ; Flour store ; 6-horse flour mill, with threshing machine ; large barn ; stables, with harness-room ; two large sheds for carts ; coach-house and lock-up ; large shearing shed with pens ; distillery and malting-house ; vineyard and flower gardens ; and labourers’ cottages.

References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed 19 February, 2020)
Empire (Sydney, N.S.W.), 10 March 1857, p. 7. Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/ (accessed 2 December, 2019)

Offered for auction by Leonard Joel, The Thursday Auction: Art Salon (sale LJW8288), Melbourne, 17 October 2019, Lot 3204. Consigned to Leonard Joel from England. When purchased by vendor, watercolours were in late 19th or early 20th century gilt frames, with the framer's label of 'John Linn & Sons, Picture Frame Manufacturers, 20 Huntriss Row, & 54 Ramshill Road, Scarborough...', and the owner's label 'Col. or Mrs C. I. Scott'. Watercolours unframed by vendor. Reference: Library correspondence file

ITEM 1
Approaching St Heliers from St Aubins Australia [between 1850? and 1870? / watercolour by unknown artist]
(Mitchell Library call no. SSV/168)

ITEM 2
View of the Farm & House at St Heliers Australia [between 1850? and 1870? / watercolour by unknown artist]
(Mitchell Library call no. SSV/169)

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