Hadspen. Tasmania. Clipped hedges in the gardens of Entally House.
Entally House at Hadspen.
Unlike the estates of the Archer family, Entally House, the home of Thomas Reibey was a simple single storey cottage built in the vernacular style made of local materials with no architect or designer employed. It was built in 1819 making it one of the oldest still standing properties in the Australia. So it is not so much the house, but the family that built it, that is so fascinating. However, the house contains furniture and effects exemplifying the lifestyle of an early VDL settler in the 1820s. The outbuildings include a two storey coach house that looks grander than the homestead! The builder, Thomas Reibey had a son that went on to become an Anglican cleric and a premier of Tasmania in the 1870s. But the pioneering Reibey family is even more interesting. Look at a twenty dollar note, and there on the back is Mary Reibey. Convicted of horse stealing (she actually went for what we would call these days a joy ride) the 13 year old Mary was transported to NSW in 1792. A sub-lieutenant on the ship that transported her, Thomas Reibey took a shine to Mary. He returned to Sydney in 1794 and married the 15 year old Mary. He was 25 years old. He started trading with the East India Company in Calcutta and named his business Entally after a suburb of Calcutta. By 1803 he had a fleet of three ships for trade, apart from his rural estates in the Hawkesbury River Valley. In 1811 he died at Entally House in Calcutta on a trip to India. Mary took over the business and expanded operations and her wealth quickly. Despite her convict origins she was eventually accepted into the elite group that surrounded Governor Macquarie. At one stage she owned most of the houses in George Street and Macquarie Place, Sydney and she became the wealthiest woman in the colony. The bank of New South Wales was established in 1817 in her house. Mary Reibey only visited Entally House once in 1821 after a trip to England. She finally died in 1855.
One of her sons, Thomas, began building Entally on a 300 acre grant that he obtained at Hadspen in 1819. Thomas expanded the property, and his son Thomas who inherited Entally upon his father’s death in 1842, bred race horses and established the fine gardens that still surround Entally House. One of the second Thomas Reibey’s sons married Louisa Archer of Woolmers. The Anglican Church in Hadspen, built in 1858 was financed by Thomas Reibey. The village of Hadspen has some 1820s Georgian style cottages and the Red Feather Inn, built in 1845.
Georgian entrance to Entally House at hadspen Tasmania. House dates from 1819.
Entally House at Hadspen.
Unlike the estates of the Archer family, Entally House, the home of Thomas Reibey was a simple single storey cottage built in the vernacular style made of local materials with no architect or designer employed. It was built in 1819 making it one of the oldest still standing properties in the Australia. So it is not so much the house, but the family that built it, that is so fascinating. However, the house contains furniture and effects exemplifying the lifestyle of an early VDL settler in the 1820s. The outbuildings include a two storey coach house that looks grander than the homestead! The builder, Thomas Reibey had a son that went on to become an Anglican cleric and a premier of Tasmania in the 1870s. But the pioneering Reibey family is even more interesting. Look at a twenty dollar note, and there on the back is Mary Reibey. Convicted of horse stealing (she actually went for what we would call these days a joy ride) the 13 year old Mary was transported to NSW in 1792. A sub-lieutenant on the ship that transported her, Thomas Reibey took a shine to Mary. He returned to Sydney in 1794 and married the 15 year old Mary. He was 25 years old. He started trading with the East India Company in Calcutta and named his business Entally after a suburb of Calcutta. By 1803 he had a fleet of three ships for trade, apart from his rural estates in the Hawkesbury River Valley. In 1811 he died at Entally House in Calcutta on a trip to India. Mary took over the business and expanded operations and her wealth quickly. Despite her convict origins she was eventually accepted into the elite group that surrounded Governor Macquarie. At one stage she owned most of the houses in George Street and Macquarie Place, Sydney and she became the wealthiest woman in the colony. The bank of New South Wales was established in 1817 in her house. Mary Reibey only visited Entally House once in 1821 after a trip to England. She finally died in 1855.
One of her sons, Thomas, began building Entally on a 300 acre grant that he obtained at Hadspen in 1819. Thomas expanded the property, and his son Thomas who inherited Entally upon his father’s death in 1842, bred race horses and established the fine gardens that still surround Entally House. One of the second Thomas Reibey’s sons married Louisa Archer of Woolmers. The Anglican Church in Hadspen, built in 1858 was financed by Thomas Reibey. The village of Hadspen has some 1820s Georgian style cottages and the Red Feather Inn, built in 1845.
The single storey part of Entally House at hadspen dates from 1819 and the two storey part from much later.
Entally House at Hadspen.
Unlike the estates of the Archer family, Entally House, the home of Thomas Reibey was a simple single storey cottage built in the vernacular style made of local materials with no architect or designer employed. It was built in 1819 making it one of the oldest still standing properties in the Australia. So it is not so much the house, but the family that built it, that is so fascinating. However, the house contains furniture and effects exemplifying the lifestyle of an early VDL settler in the 1820s. The outbuildings include a two storey coach house that looks grander than the homestead! The builder, Thomas Reibey had a son that went on to become an Anglican cleric and a premier of Tasmania in the 1870s. But the pioneering Reibey family is even more interesting. Look at a twenty dollar note, and there on the back is Mary Reibey. Convicted of horse stealing (she actually went for what we would call these days a joy ride) the 13 year old Mary was transported to NSW in 1792. A sub-lieutenant on the ship that transported her, Thomas Reibey took a shine to Mary. He returned to Sydney in 1794 and married the 15 year old Mary. He was 25 years old. He started trading with the East India Company in Calcutta and named his business Entally after a suburb of Calcutta. By 1803 he had a fleet of three ships for trade, apart from his rural estates in the Hawkesbury River Valley. In 1811 he died at Entally House in Calcutta on a trip to India. Mary took over the business and expanded operations and her wealth quickly. Despite her convict origins she was eventually accepted into the elite group that surrounded Governor Macquarie. At one stage she owned most of the houses in George Street and Macquarie Place, Sydney and she became the wealthiest woman in the colony. The bank of New South Wales was established in 1817 in her house. Mary Reibey only visited Entally House once in 1821 after a trip to England. She finally died in 1855.
One of her sons, Thomas, began building Entally on a 300 acre grant that he obtained at Hadspen in 1819. Thomas expanded the property, and his son Thomas who inherited Entally upon his father’s death in 1842, bred race horses and established the fine gardens that still surround Entally House. One of the second Thomas Reibey’s sons married Louisa Archer of Woolmers. The Anglican Church in Hadspen, built in 1858 was financed by Thomas Reibey. The village of Hadspen has some 1820s Georgian style cottages and the Red Feather Inn, built in 1845.
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries Ltd Traction Engine No: 87964.
Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries Ltd, Leviathan Threshing Machine, A60, No: 25108 - This machine was mentioned in Launceston Examiner of 2 Oct 1912.
Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries Ltd, Leviathan Threshing Machine, A60, No: 25108 - This machine was mentioned in Launceston Examiner of 2 Oct 1912.
Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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Entally House, Hadspen Tasmania.
Built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, Entally House is one of Australia’s most intact Georgian colonial homes. Mary Reibey, Thomas’ mother is the face of the Australian 20 dollar note. A fine Colonial house and outbuildings which comprise stone stables, two storey brick coach house, cottage (now workshop) bluestone chapel (shingle roof), glasshouse and walled garden, and brick lodge. (National Trust Heritage Listing).
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