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St Ives

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NameSt Ives TypeFarmResidenceDescriptionSt Ives was the home of the Henry and Mary Thomas. The moved to St Ives from their old farm, Clover Hill at Macquarie Pass in 1912.

The first lessee of St Ives appears to be David Lindsay who originally leased 120 acres from Darley in 1876. Lindsay was a member of the Shellharbour Public School Board, a noted cattle breeder at the first Albion Park Show in 1888, and Chairman of the Shellharbour Butter Export Company formed in 1869.

When the pending railway was in planning stages, Lindsay, along with Dunster, petitioned the railway commissioners for a siding platform to be at Lindsay’s Lane in 1889, near St. Ives, however their proposal was rejected.

John Thomas purchased St Ives c.1911 as part of the Bassett-Darley Estate, and owned the property until 1922.

After moving from Clover Hill, Macquarie Pass, Henry and Mary Thomas (nee James) leased the 271-acre farm from John Thomas. Henry Thomas was an Alderman on Shellharbour Municipal Council, 1920-1927.

The fig tree at St Ives was planted by the Lindsay family, original occupants of the farm, in the late 19th century.

According to descendant Narelle Lindsay Kissell, David Lindsay’s son Benjamin - who later became Chairman of the Lands Board - planted a fig tree near the entrance to the farm, off what is now Lindsay Road. This would date the fig to c.1867.

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'The Hill' and 'St Ives' Farms

View from 'The Hill' to 'St Ives'

View from St Ives Farm to Bass Point

Site of Flinders Today

View North-West Towards 'The Hill' and 'Kyawana'

St Ives Fig Tree

'St Ives' Farm

St Ives, Croom

St Ives Farm Fig Tree

Thomas Boy and Dog at St Ives Farm

Dairy cow at 'St Ives', Dunmore

Bertha and May Wenham

A member of the Thomas Family at 'St Ives', Dunmore

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Victoria Automatic Sock Knitting Machine

Glass Slides 'Clover Hill'- Thomas Family

Ensign Camera Box

Victor and Pearl Thomas

Tech Books - Thomas Family

They Served Their Country And Then

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Thomas

Lindsay

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Thomas, Henry

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Kurrawong

Thomas family in their car at St Ives, Croom.

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Heritage NSW LinkShellharbour Heritage Inventory Sheet Last edited by: Erin Tierney

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