Collection: Local Book

Conservation management plan for Torquay. The house was owned and built by the Hackett family

Conservation plan for Mimosa, St Marys, the home of local tanner and businessman, Andrew Thompson. The house remained with the Thompson family until it was sold to Lorna Day in 1954 who then transferred it to the Chamdler family who sold it in 2014.

The purpose of this report is to determine the cultural significance of the former St Marys Council Chambers. The building was completed in 1934 and altered in 1950 and 1960. The building ws designed by Carfrae Sydney and built by the Ellis brothers.

The concrete cottage at Emu Plains was designed and built by E. G. Stone in 1909. It was built as a residence for the chief clerk. It was the first house built of reinforced concrete in Australia.

This report is based on the 1993 report by Orwell & Peter Phillips after discussion with Askhour Pty Ltd and revised after comments from the Heritage Council. The emphasis is on the house and surrounding grounds.

Species recovery plan for Allocasurina glareicola L. Johnson. It is an endangered plant species known to occur only in the Agnes Banks and Castlereagh areas of Penrith LGA especially in the Castlereagh Nature Reserve