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Horticulture

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Justus, Johann

Granny Smith Festival

Leura Gardens Festival

Camellia Grove Nursery

Dobroyde Gardens Nursery

Dos Pueblos nursery

Hazlewood plant nursery

House of David community North Ryde

Khmer Growers Association of New South Wales

Rast Brothers' plant nursery

St Ives Fruit Growers' Association

State Nursery

Swane's Nursery

Baptist, John

Bellamy, James

Cox, Frederick Charles

Fagan, Agnes

Fagan, Ann

Fagan, Samuel

Fagan, William

Flick, Casper

Flynn, Pat

Frere, Georges Gaston Leonce

Frere, Georges Pierre

Frere, Jacques Gustave

Frere, Marthe

Gerhard, Georg

Himmelhoch, Isaac

Jenkins, Maria

Jenkins, Thomas

Joyce, William

Justus, Johann

Justus, Johannes

Kendall, John

Kendall, William

Lee, Frederick

Leek, Charles

Longley, Frederick

Macarthur, William

Matthews, Harley

Monk, George

Monk, Jim

Mow Chow

Muller, Franz Melchior

Nicolson, Francis

Parker, John Crane

Pearce, Phillip A

Pendry, William

Purchase, Samuel

Pye, James

Ramsay, David

Ramsay, Edward Pierson

Sheather, Silas

Shepherd, Thomas

Sheppard, Richard Moxey

Shields, Joseph Henry

Sickold, Friederick

Smith, Maria Ann

Smith, Thomas

Sorenson, Paul

Stein, Heinrich Joseph

Stein, Jakob

Stein, Johann

Stumpf, Johann

Sun, Hop Yin

Thurn, Martin

Vogt, Joseph Michael

Waterhouse, EG

Wenz, Johann

Alderman GP Frere, Mayor of Albury 1913

Maria Ann Smith (Granny Smith) and her eldest son Thomas, c1863-68

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Horticulture

Justus, Johann

A vinedresser who brought his family to Camden in 1838, Johann Justus (later John Justice) was one of Sydney's earliest German-born immigrants.

Granny Smith Festival

Founded in 1957 and held by Ryde City Council since 1985, commemorating Maria Ann Smith who first grew the well-known apple variety bearing her name in 1868.

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Leura Gardens Festival

Open garden festival held in spring to raise funds for the Blue Mountains Hospital.

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Camellia Grove Nursery

Nursery established on land originally leased from Elizabeth Farm east of Clay Cliff Creek.

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Dobroyde Gardens Nursery

Nursery established by David Ramsay as an extension of his interest in plant selection and propagation.

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Dos Pueblos nursery

Nursery that grew rare tropical orchids and foliage plants in Cromer from the 1960s to the 1990s.

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Hazlewood plant nursery

Nursery which developed from an orchard started by Walter and Harry Hazlewood.

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House of David community North Ryde

Religious community which from about 1920 operated market gardens, a poultry farm, general store, picnic grounds etc. called Eden Park.

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Khmer Growers Association of New South Wales

Association of Sydney market gardeners of Khmer background.

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Rast Brothers' plant nursery

Plant nursery in Turramurra, in Sydney's northern suburbs.

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St Ives Fruit Growers' Association

Lobby group of farmers and orchardists formed primarily to negotiate over road maintenance with the council.

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State Nursery

Nursery established in 1881 in Badgally Road Campbelltown to propagate evergreen shrubs and plants from oversees , testing their adaptability to Australian conditions. It also supplied plants for landscaping public areas.

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Swane's Nursery

Horticultural business.

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Baptist, John

Prominent horticulturalist in inner Sydney who owned 40 acres of nursery and market gardens on Bourke Street, Redfern. He also owned land at Roseville.

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Bellamy, James

Landholder at Pennant Hills, Thornleigh and Crosslands Reserve.

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Cox, Frederick Charles

Butcher who became an orchardist at Carlingford, and an alderman and mayor of Parramatta.

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Fagan, Agnes

Early settler at Galston and Arcadia.

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Fagan, Ann

Early settler and orchardist and Arcadia.

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Fagan, Samuel

Orchardist and land owner in the Arcadia and Galston areas.

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Fagan, William

Early settler and pioneering orchardist at Arcadia.

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Flick, Casper

Vinedresser who emigrated from Hattenheim in Germany with his wife and two sons and was to raise a further four children in the colony.

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Flynn, Pat

Gardener who established a garden at Barrenjoey in 1804 to supply passing ships.

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Frere, Georges Gaston Leonce

Vigneron who emigrated with his family from France and established a vineyard on the Georges River.

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Frere, Georges Pierre

French born vigneron who took up land on the river that was to bear his name.

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Frere, Jacques Gustave

Vigneron who established a vineyard near Albury and also selected land on the Georges River with his brother and nephew.

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Frere, Marthe

French women who travelled with her family to work in vineyards in Albury and Sydney.

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Gerhard, Georg

German vinedresser who arrived from Hattenheim in Germany as a bounty immigrant to tend the Macarthur vines bringing with him his wife and five children.

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Himmelhoch, Isaac

Polish born financier and vigneron who took up winemaking in Eckersley at the end of the nineteenth century. His vineyard Grodno, became the site of the Holdsworthy Internment camp in World War I.

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Jenkins, Maria

Orchardist who with her husband established an orchard on land granted to her grandfather.

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Jenkins, Thomas

Orchardist who settled in Lindfield.

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Joyce, William

Early settler and orchardist in the Seven Hills area.

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Justus, Johann

Vinedresser who emigrated with his wife and child to help establish the Macarthur vineyard.

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Justus, Johannes

German vinedresser who emigrated to join his uncle in the colony.

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Kendall, John

Fruitgrower in early West Pymble.

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Kendall, William

Fruitgrower in the West Pymble area.

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Lee, Frederick

Merchant and Canterbury landholder.

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Leek, Charles

Early farmer and orchardist at Waitara.

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Longley, Frederick

Teacher who eventually took up farming near Camden and built the cottage Yamba on his orchard.

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Macarthur, William

Grazier and horticulturalist who helped establish the Australian wine industry, and with his brother James, expanded the Macarthur holdings across the state.

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Matthews, Harley

Writer, soldier and vigneron whose vineyard became a popular venue for Sydney's Bohemia.

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Monk, George

Gardener who maintained the grounds at Canterbury Park Racecourse.

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Monk, Jim

Gardener who maintained the gardens at Canterbury Park Racecourse for six decades.

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Mow Chow

Market gardener at Marrickville.

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Muller, Franz Melchior

German born vinedresser.

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Nicolson, Francis

Pioneer settler and orchardist in Forest Glen in the 1890s

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Parker, John Crane

Early landowner and successful market gardener in the suburb later known as Fairlight.

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Pearce, Phillip A

Landowner from a family of orchardists at Bella Vista who offered land for the construction of a new church at Seven Hills.

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Pendry, William

Orchardist in the Lane Cove area who took advantage of the good transport links to the city.

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Purchase, Samuel

Owner of the successful Somerset Nursery in Parramatta in the late nineteenth century.

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Pye, James

Orchardist, farmer and local politician.

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Ramsay, David

Medical practitioner who commanded the transport ship Surry on three voyages to Australia before settling in New South Wales to pursue commercial and pastoral interests.

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Ramsay, Edward Pierson

Zoologist, ornithologist and horticulturalist who influenced Victorian garden design and species registration.

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Sheather, Silas

Horticulturalist who specialised in vegetables and flowers especially camellias.

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Shepherd, Thomas

Early landholder in Darlington and Chippendale who established a commercial nursery in the 1820s.

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Sheppard, Richard Moxey

Western Sydney orchardist who developed the Imperial mandarin, now one of Australia's leading varieties.

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Shields, Joseph Henry

Early settler and orchardist in the Pennant Hills area.

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Sickold, Friederick

Vinedresser who emigrated with his wife and five children to work with the Macarthurs in establishing a wine industry.

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Smith, Maria Ann

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Orchardist who settled in Ryde and worked with seedling apples, eventually developing a variety which had huge commercial success after her death.

Smith, Thomas

Orchardist who settled in Ryde.

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Sorenson, Paul

Garden designer and horticulturalist responsible for many of the most beautiful gardens in the Leura and Katoomba.

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Stein, Heinrich Joseph

German vineyard worker.

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Stein, Jakob

Vinedresser who followed his brother from Erbach in Germany as the wine industry flourished in the colony.

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Stein, Johann

Vinedresser who bought Reisling vines to the colony when he emigrated from Erbach in Germany in 1838.

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Stumpf, Johann

German vineyard worker.

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Sun, Hop Yin

Market gardener in the Marrickville area.

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Thurn, Martin

Early German immigrant to Camden area who helped establish vineyards in the area.

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Vogt, Joseph Michael

German vinedresser.

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Waterhouse, EG

Professor of German at the University of Sydney, gardener and renowned camellia expert.

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Wenz, Johann

Vinedresser who travelled with his wife and three children to work near Camden. On completion of his contract he became an innkeeper at Lochinvar.

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Alderman GP Frere, Mayor of Albury 1913

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.news-article101181498 via Trove]

(Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, 7 March 1913, p30)

Maria Ann Smith (Granny Smith) and her eldest son Thomas, c1863-68

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By

Charles Percy Pickering

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a3055001 / PXB 275, 1]

(Mitchell Library)

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