Panorama Of Dunster Farm 'Seaview'

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TitlePanorama Of Dunster Farm 'Seaview'Object TypePhotographDatec.1923DescriptionPanorama photograph of herd of milking shorthorn cattle, property of W.D. Dunster, 'Seaview', Shellharbour.

Photograph shows homestead, dairy, piggery, and stone walls running down to the lagoon and beach.
Provenance and SignifcanceIt is believed one of the Buckley brothers built the original farmhouse 'Seaview' in the area we know as Killalea State Park today. The Buckley's used to farm the area, then known as 'Clear Hills'.

John and Marion Fraser's son, Hector, carried on farming at his parents farm 'Brushgrove' at Tongarra, until 1923 when he and his wife Hilda (nee Dunster) and their family moved to 'Seaview', at Killalea.

Hilda Fraser later renamed the farm 'Killalea' after a chance meeting with Patrick Killalea, the son Edward and Maria Killalea who farmed the area in the 1860's.

Hector and Hilda's son, John McNevin Fraser was two years old when the family moved to 'Killalea'. He eventually took over the farm, which had a milking herd of about 60, and another 30 dry stock. In 1956, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) purchased the property to build an explosives plant. The venture never went ahead and John was asked to remain on the property as manager.

Concrete slabs of the dairy, feed house, cattle trough, dry stone walls, and remnants of the garden are all that remain of Killalea farm today.

This panoramic photograph hung at the Dunster's Guest House in Shellharbour Village, on the corner of Towns and Wollongong Streets.

DonorAdams, Sue

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialSepia panoramic photograph.Dimensions24cm x 112cm x 2cm

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PrimaryPhotographSecondaryLandscape

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CollectionObjectsPlaceSeaview - KillaleaLocalityShell CoveFamilyDunsterFraserRelated Item2016.1

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CopyrightShellharbour City Council

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Panorama Of Dunster Farm 'Seaview'