Seaview - Killalea

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NameSeaview - KillaleaAlternative NameKillalea State ParkKillalea FarmTypeBuildingFarmGeolocation^[1]DescriptionIt 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. The Fraser's later moved to Kiama. In 1978, after the farm became part of the what is now known as Killalea Regional Park, the home was destroyed by fire.

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.External LinkClearing Out Sale at Killalea 1942