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NameClover HillTypeFarmResidenceGeolocation^[1] Last edited by: Will Chittick

DescriptionHenry (Harry) Thomas was born in 1871 and began farming at 'Clover Hill' in 1894. 'Clover Hill' was a mountainside property, with road access about 2 miles up Macquarie Pass.

Henry married Mary James from Shellharbour in 1896. They farmed at 'Clover Hill' for sixteen years before moving to Shellharbour in 1912 to their new home, 'St Ives'. Most of their children were born at 'Clover Hill'

Ben Turner, born in England in 1901, was a world record parachutist in England, a manufacturer of parachutes in Australia in the 1940s, and the designer of the 'Scamp' swimsuit. He was a pilot and established Southern Cross Air, operating in the South Coast area. Ben retired in 1949 and moved to 'Clover Hill' (The former Thomas family farm) with his wife Jean and their English sheep dog, Roger.

In the 1970's, the historic 'Clover Hill' homestead burnt down, and the NWPS acquired his property as part of Macquarie Pass National Park. Despite all this, Ben built his English Tudor style Manor House, known locally as 'Ben's Folly'. It was built around huge rock formations on the property, the rocks also forming part of the interior of the building. Ben died at 'Clover Hill' in May 2001.

External LinkRed Clover in Illawarra 1936

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Ben Turner Collection - First Page Book Draft

Ben Turner Collection - Letter to Literature Board

Ben Turner Collection - Newspaper Articles

Ben Turner Collection - The Paraplane A Silent Flyer

Ben Turner Collection - 'All I Want is a Telephone for Christmas' Book Draft

Ben Turner Collection - Eulogy Written by Alan Potter.

Ben Turner Collection - The Telecom Tower

Victoria Automatic Sock Knitting Machine

Thomas Family Postcard Album 2

Thomas Family Postcard Album 1

Telegrams - Thomas Family

Glass Slides 'Clover Hill'- Thomas Family

Dan & Deanne Dynes Wedding

'A Mountain Stream' By Benjamin Horace Turner

'Bluebell Lane' By Benjamin Horace Turner

Benjamin Horace Turner's House at 'Clover Hill'

'Clover Hill' Painting - Kerry Suttonberg

Ensign Camera Box

Victor and Pearl Thomas

Child's Dress - Thomas Family

Spool Parachute Silk

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Erskine, John J

Thomas, Henry

Turner, Benjamin Horace

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The Life and Times of Ben Turner

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Thomas

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Macquarie Pass

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Clover Hill Collection

'Clover Hill' farm, Macquarie Pass, 1950.

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