Penola. In the Coonawarra region. Yallum Park. The original stone cottage built by the Austen brothers in 1845. In front of it is a grand Italianate mansion built in 1880. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Penola. In the Coonawarra region. Yallum Park. The original stone cottage built by the Austen brothers in 1845. In front of it is a grand Italianate mansion built in 1880. / denisbin
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| 説明 | Yallum Park. Thomas Austin squatted on Yallum (Aboriginal for grassy) around 1840 and built the first six roomed house prior to 1846; it is now to the rear of the main house. They introduced rabbits and foxes to the district! They sold the property to the Wells brothers around 1856. Then John Riddoch bought Yallum Park Station from the Wells brothers in 1861 for £30,000. Riddoch then had a new residence constructed of finely cut sandstone with limestone detailing in 1880. Yallum Park is said to be the best preserved Victorian House in Australia in its original condition. On 23 June 1881, just after its completion, Prince George and Prince Albert stayed a night in Yallum Park. Prince George went on to become King George Fifth in 1910. The Clifford family purchased Yallum Park in 1914 and the former long term resident was Glen Clifford born in the house in 1917. The house remains in the hands of his ancestors. John Riddoch, the “Squire of Penola” was born in Scotland on 27 October 1827. When news of the discovery of gold in the colony of Victoria reached Scotland he quickly obtained an assisted passage. After landing in Melbourne in 1852 he walked to the Bendigo diggings where he made a lucky strike. He was astute enough to invest the proceeds in a bullock wagon thus becoming a trader and gold buyer on the diggings. Riddoch prospered. Within two years he was able to establish himself as a wholesaler in the supply of bullocks and also wines and spirits. He was also in a position to marry the 24 year-old Elizabeth King from Dunblane Perthshire with whom he had fallen in love on the ship voyage to Melbourne. The couple remained in Geelong until 1861when they moved to Yallum Park. Elizabeth had ten children, five of whom survived but she died in 1881 just one year after her family had moved into their spacious new mansion. Over the next few years Riddoch expanded his property to 123,000 acres. The Closer Settlement Acts of 1905 and 1912 reduced the property substantially by 31,000 acres as the government bought the land and sold it to farmers. When the Clifford family bought the house in 1914 only a few thousand acres were attached to it. John Riddoch died in 1901. |
| 撮影日 | 2023-03-27 16:13:02 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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