'Hon. Holt's Drawing Room, The Warren' : 無料・フリー素材/写真
'Hon. Holt's Drawing Room, The Warren' / Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies
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| 説明 | Notes: caption from photo album, location and date are approximate.Thomas Holt (1811-1888), wool merchant, financier and politician, was born on 14 November 1811 at Horbury, Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Holt, wool merchant, and his wife Elizabeth, née Ellis. Educated at schools in Pontefract and Wakefield, he entered his father's business in Leeds at 14, and in 1832-42 represented the firm in Europe. In 1835 he became a partner when a branch was opened in Berlin. There on 20 March 1841 Holt married Sophie, daughter of Frederich Eulert.Holt built a stone 'Victorian Gothic' mansion, The Warren, overlooking Cook's River and stocked its grounds with rabbits for sport, alpacas and other exotics. He lavishly entertained his friends and visitors including royalty at picnics and shoots. In 1866-68 he visited Europe and collected works for his large art gallery. Generous to charities, Holt lost 'a small fortune' trying to keep the Empire afloat and liberally assisted Frank Fowler's 'Month' and other improving magazines.Holt began the oyster culture industry in Australia in the waters of Weeney and Gwawley Bays. In 1866 before leaving for Europe, he converted Weeney Bay into an oyster breeding ground by placing timber there to attract oyster spawn. He visited oyster culture industries in France, Italy, and England. On his return he found "the timber was covered with oysterlings as white as snow". He had miles of channels dug in Gwawley Bay, and had the bay's mouth enclosed with a bridge in which were flood gates to control the water flow. This was the first oyster farm in Australia. Weeney Bay was enclosed with piles. Oysterlings (immature oysters) from overseas and from Cowan Creek, Pittwater, Georges River and Port Hacking were placed there to grow before being put into Gwawley Bay claires (oyster breeding channels). Oyster leasing was officially introduced in 1880, after Holt pushed for it in Parliament.In 1881 Holt went to Europe and devoted himself to the poor of London and the Salvation Army, and helped the work of Rev. A. Mearns and Dr Barnardo. In 1888 he published Christianity, or the Poor Man's Friend. He died at his home, Halcot, Bexley, Kent, on 5 September, survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. His estate was valued at nearly £330,000.Among Holt’s many achievements he also holds the dubious honour of playing more than just a minor part in Australia’s great rabbit plague, after several of the beasts escaped from the grounds of his well stocked Marrickville mansion ‘The Warren’ and hopped off into the Sydney sunset. The rest, as they say, is history.Format: albumen photoprint, original size 9 ¼” x 7 ¼” , photographer not identified. Date Range: c.1875Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons. Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.auPart of: Local Studies Collection - LS ImagesProvenance: DonationTerms of use: please credit - Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies CollectionLinks: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holt-thomas-3786inheritanceorg.wordpress.com/tag/thomas-holt-sutherland-e...www.ssec.org.au/our_environment/our_bioregion/kurnell/his... dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/marrickville |
| 撮影日 | 1875-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 撮影者 | Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies , Blue Mountains, Australia |
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| 撮影地 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 地図 |