Good Morning, Can any one advise of the history of a property called St. Andrews which I believe was / is in the Minto area.? Any information appreciated. Terry

Hi Terry, I have a book compiled and edited by Frances Pollon in 1988 called "The Book of Sydney Suburbs" in which the suburb of St. Andrews is mentioned. Frances Pollan, a fourth generation Australian, is a social historian. Hope this helps a little Cheers, Maureen (Malbourne) To Quote:- St. Andrews, City of Campbelltown. Location : 46 kilometres south-west of Sydney between Campbelltown Road and the Hume Highway (Southwestern freeway). A Scottish migrant, Andrew Thompson, established a farm here on Bunburry Curran Creek, north of the present city of Campbelltown. In 1810 Governor Macquarie, who greatly favoured the Campbelltown area, called on Thompson, and was impressed by the farm. It consisted then of a slab hut beside the creek, and the beginnings of a sheep and cattle property. At that time the property covered 1,240 acres. Later Thompson demolished the house and rebuilt it in a better situation on the top of a nearby hill. Unfortunately it was destroyed by fire. When Thompson died his widow enherited the property, by which taht time included a total of 90 cattle and 1,400 sheep. To his friend and advisor Governor Macquarie, Andrew Thompson left the large sum of 6,000 pounds. Street names in the area continue the Scottish theme of the suburb's name, with Caithness, Galashiels and Bannockburn Avenues, and Paisley, Oban and Skye Places, for example. The modern St. Andrews Public School is in Ballantrae Drive. End quote. On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning, > > > > Can any one advise of the history of a property called St. Andrews which I > believe was / is in the Minto area.? > > > > Any information appreciated. > > > > Terry > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Good Afternoon, Thank you all for your assistance Terry

Good Morning, Thanks to all who responded re St Andrews. terry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maureen Gibbs Sent: Saturday, 5 January 2013 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] St Andrews Lower Minto Hi Terry, I have a book compiled and edited by Frances Pollon in 1988 called "The Book of Sydney Suburbs" in which the suburb of St. Andrews is mentioned. Frances Pollan, a fourth generation Australian, is a social historian. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message