Georgian Style Cottage

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NameGeorgian Style CottageAlternative NameKing Family Cottage HomeTypeBuildingResidenceGeolocation^[1] Last edited by: Will Chittick

DescriptionDistrict pioneer and Shellharbour Alderman Gabriel Timbs Snr of 'Mt Terry' farm, Albion Park, had this cottage built c.1880 during the boom period of growth in the town.

Occupants included the Sawtell, Crow and King families. Claude King, (descedant of Gabriel Timbs Snr's brother Henry Timbs) reputedly lived in this cottage following his marriage in c1930. It is likely members of the King family inherited the property. Other members of the extensive King family lived nearby on both sides of Tongarra Road.

Albion Park was part of the Terry Hughes estate: The estate was originally owned by convict Samuel Terry and named 'Terry's Meadows'. When Terry's nephew, John Terry Hughes inherited the estate, he renamed it 'Albion Park'. In the 1860s, the Terry Hughes estate was subdivided into 48 farms; many of which were purchased by the original clearing lease men.

The arrival of the railway near Albion Park saw a decline in shipping at Shellharbour Village and the growth of the dairying industry. This resulted in the commercial and administrative centre of the municipality also shifting to Albion Park.

By 1900, Albion Park was the dominant regional centre, exceeding Shellharbour in population and facilities. Dairying still predominated as an industry.

Photograph

Former King Family Home

Cottage, 111 Tongarra Road, Albion Park

King Family Home

Former home of the King Family, Albion Park

King Family Cottage, Albion Park c.2003.

Heritage Information

Heritage NSW LinkShellharbour Heritage Inventory Sheet Last edited by: Erin Tierney

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CollectionPlacesLocalityAlbion ParkPersonTimbs, Gabriel SnrRelated ItemCottage, 111 Tongarra Road, Albion Park

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Georgian Style Cottage