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Yaralla 1924

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Yaralla 1924

By

Harold Cazneaux

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[ON 39, Item 382]

(Mitchell Library)

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Cazneaux, Harold

State Library of New South Wales

Architecture

Private gardens

Yaralla house

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House in the Victorian Italianate style, built for Thomas Walker in 1857 on land granted to Isaac Nichols in 1797.

Yaralla

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Estate of noted philanthropist Thomas Walker and his heir Eadith Walker, at Concord.

Concord

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Inner-western residential suburb characterised by a large number of public parks. It was named after the town in Massachusetts by Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose, who had served there during the American War of Independence.

Concord West

Inner-western residential suburb. Funds left by the philanthropist Thomas Walker and his daughter Eadith led to the establishment of hospitals along the Parramatta River, including Concord Repatriation General Hospital.

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Walker, Eadith

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Philanthropist and benefactor.