Macquarie Field House historical and restoration documents, ca. 1889-2002

MLMSS 7216

series

1889-2002 (including photocopies/typescripts of material dated back to 1822)

Textual Records, Clippings

423568

1 box - 0.15 Meters
Textual Records
Clippings
Textual Records - (printed)
Textual Records - (typescript)

Newscuttings:
1889; Supplement to the Cumberland Mercury - King's School Parramatta (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
1959; Govt. blamed for bungling lease offer (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
1960s; Various newscuttings reporting the restoration of Macquarie Field House, its winning of the 1963 Sydney Morning Herald historic buildings competition, letters of support to newspapers about the restoration and the award; picture of Ald. John Hosking, first Mayor of Sydney (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
1970s; Glenfield Farm gains National Estate status; Breakthrough on stone decay; Caravan park plan gets a hard knock (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
1980s; Various articles re: John Hosking, land development in Macquarie Fields region and a picture of Macquarie Field House (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
1991; Notice under the Heritage Act of plans to develop Macquarie Field House into a conference centre, inviting interested parties to respond (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
2000s; Jewel on the hill finds a jungle at the door; Historic house neglect prompts sale; Land Court backs council; Clubcorp tees up NSW buy (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
n.d.; Top sporting area, gardens for estate; Heritage query on house fire fears; Church 'deceived' us says councillor; School land to be untouched; Fine colonial mansion to be kept 'in style' (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/1)
Legal and historical documents:
Various items pertaining to ownership and restoration of the house including Australian Heritage Commission background notes on the Register of the National Estate, Sydney Morning Herald historic buildings competition list of prizewinners, land sale document between Andrew Allan and Samuel Terry, copy of burial register page featuring the entry for James Meehan, roll call of St. Mark's Collegiate School for 1860-1862, copies of Thomas Meehan's and Samuel Terry's will, various NSW State Archives documents relating to James Meehan's development of the Macquarie Fields site, NSW Registrar Generals Dept. document (copy of original handwritten document and typescript copy), Heritage Council membership list, David Jamieson's cv, conveyance document between Richard Rouse Terry & George Rattray & James Ashcroft, heritage conservation submission to NSW govt., Macquarie Field House golf course convention resort development proposal, flyers to accompany the house inspection when it was for sale in 1965, flyer promoting Denham Court land release (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/2)
Journals:
These publications contain articles related to the restoration and history of the house and its various owners - RAHS Journal, Vogue Australia, Heritage Council Annual Report 1983, National Trust Bulletin. (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/3)
Articles, speeches:
Related to the history of the house including its various owners and the restoration in the 1960s (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/4)
Correspondence:
Personal and business letters received and sent by David Jamieson and the Jamieson family, also copies of business letters concerning Macquarie Field House sent amongst govt. depts. etc. Even in the personal letters there are mentions of the ongoing maintenance issues surrounding the house; thank-you letters from groups who toured the house and individuals supporting the restoration project; congratulatory letters on winning the Sydney Morning Herald building competition; early historical letters concerning previous owners of the estate; Meehan family tree and miscellaneous jottings concerning genealogy of the original house owners (Call No.: MLMSS 7216/5-6)

Newscuttings and letters are in chronological order