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Glenrock c1846

By
George Edwards Peacock
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a128043 / ML 492]
(Mitchell Library)

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Peacock, George Edwards

Lawyer who was transported for forgery, and as a 'gentleman convict' turned to painting to improve his circumstances.

State Library of New South Wales

Glenrock

Glenrock, the home of the Smith and Whistler Smith families from the 1840s, was replaced by a later building that is, along with Fiona, now part of Ascham.

Darling Point

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Wealthy harbourside suburb named for Elizabeth Darling, the wife of New South Wales Governor Ralph Darling. It is the site of Carthona, heritage-listed home of Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell.

Glenrock

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Grand gentleman's residence at Edgecliff. The house was eventually demolished and rebuilt in the 1870s. The second house of the same name was built on the site by merchant John Marks in the 1870s.