Dictionary of Sydney

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Wyatt, Annie

Conservationist and founder of the National Trust movement.

Name
Birth
Evans, Annie Forsyth
Commemorated by
Occupation
Position
1895
1927
1945
1945 - 1961
Property
Occupied
1926 - 1961
Relationship
Child of
Child of
Relative of
Sibling
Spouse
1913 - 1958

Annie Wyatt House

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2008

Annie Wyatt, a founder of the National Trust (NSW), lived here from 1926, and the unofficial first meeting of the trust was held in the house in 1945.

Wyatt, Annie

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2008

Wyatt was a tireless advocate for heritage protection and conservation who believed that women could make a difference in community issues. She helped found the National Trust and save some of Sydney's most iconic buildings.