Title'Mount Terry' homesteadPhoto Number001405Date1900-1910DescriptionOn Gabriel Timbs death in 1901, his wife Ellen sold the No 3 Farm 'Mount Terry' to their son David Timbs (1904). This was the original cottage and farm. David farmed there until 1921 when he leased to his son Ernest, and himself moved to Croome Road, where he build a new farm 'Swansea'. He later sold 'Swansea' to Dick Youll and moved to Albion Park Rail. 'Mount Terry' farm was demolished in 1995 for the new housing development. Gabriel Timbs purchased land at Mt Terry and moved from Jerrara Creek to a cottage at the foot of Mt Terry in 1863. He built a new cottage on the banks of Frazers Creek, and planted a Norfolk pine, figtrees and an orchard at the rear of the house. The pine tree survived until the 1980s and the figtrees are part of a public park in the Woodbridge housing estate. Gabriel, a renowned dairyman, played a vital role in the early settlement of Albion Park. As well as his farm properties, he purchased building blocks in the township and, in 1876, built a butcher shop, blacksmith, shoemaker, dressmaker shops and a general store. In 1879 he built the Albion Park Hotel. He was elected an Alderman on Shellharbour Municipal Council in 1876, serving two terms. He died in 1901 and was buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Albion Park. Mt Terry homestead was demolished in 1995.PlaceMount Terry HomesteadLocationAlbion ParkStudioR. P. Moore, SydneyDonorHarris, Claude
