Brushgrove

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NameBrushgroveTypeFarmResidenceDescriptionSome time after his marriage to Marion McGill in 1864, John Fraser, son of Alexander and Ellen of Albion Park, settled at Brushgrove Farm. Brushgrove owes its name to the clump of native trees surrounding the site and comprised 270 acres of Johnston’s Meadows Estate. Fraser initially leased a 50-acre portion of Brushgrove Farm from David Johnston, and commenced dairying. He later purchased the property.

Fraser’s father, Alexander, came to the colony in 1838, under the description of a grant which was termed a clearing lease, and began clearing land on a site which also housed the original Albion Park Butter Factory in Calderwood Road, Albion Park.

John Fraser was an important member of the community, serving some 30 years on Shellharbour Municipal Council, including a term as Mayor, Co-Director of the Shellharbour Steam Navigation Company, Chairman of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and Chairman of the first Board of Directors of the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Society.

John and Marion’s son, Hector, carried on farming at Brushgrove until moving up to Seaview, Killalea, where he continued to farm with his wife Hilda.

External LinkAlbion Park 1901Obituary John Fraser 1901The Fraser Family 1902Albion Park Lease 1902Marriage Fraser-Dunster 1912Sale of MS Herd Brushgrove, Albion Park 1918Our Surroundings Albion Park - Its Possibilities Ex Mayor John Fraser MP and Brush Grove Farm 1901

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Brushgrove Farm

The Fraser Family at 'Brushgrove'

Object

John Fraser, First Chairman Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy

Family

Fraser

Locality

North Macquarie

Darcy Fraser in a buggy at Brushgrove, c.1917.

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CollectionPlacesFamilyFraserLocalityNorth Macquarie

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