By Cathy Jones (2020, updated 2025)
‘Kirameron’ 151 Homebush Road Strathfield was built in 1923.
John Booth Jones was an original purchaser of Lot 6 of the Redmire Estate which was subdivided in 1867. This land measured 9 acres. Jones died in bankruptcy and the trustees of his estate sold this land to Henry Marcus Clark, owner of the Marcus Clark department stores. After Clark’s death, a transmission application was made by his executors in 1910 which included Joseph Ward Airey, Reginald Marcus Clark and William Day. Part of John Booth Jones’ land was then subdivided as Deposited Plan 7796 and marketed as the Strathfield Park Estate. This subdivision created Gelling Avenue (formerly Beaumont Street) and residential land lots on Homebush Road and Gelling Avenue.
In 1919, Lot 38 was transferred to Frances Elizabeth Airey, wife of Joseph Ward Airey. This is the lot on which 151 Homebush Road Strathfield was built.
The land transferred in May 1923 from Frances Elizabeth Airey to Elizabeth Mary Taylor, wife of Joseph Taylor, builder. A caveat was registered on the title requiring construction of any building to be in brick or stone with slate or tiled roof and such building would not cost less than £500.
In May 1923, Strathfield Council approved plans to build a brick bungalow of more than six rooms for the applicant and owner Mrs Elizabeth Taylor, wife of the builder Joseph Taylor. The house was named ‘Myalla’, while owned by the Taylor family and built at an estimated cost of £1500, which was a significant cost at the time.
In September 1925, ownership transferred to Reginald Wright Nossiter (1878-1946), a factory manager of Vaucluse, who renamed the house ‘Kiameron’. An application for transmission was made in October 1946 by Madeline Bertha Nossiter (1876-1955) (nee Hassall) and John Charles Nossiter, retired bank manager as joint tenants. Following the death of Madeline Nossiter in 1955, the property transferred ownership to Wilfred John Hocking in June 1956.
References
Department of Valuer-General, Valuation Lists, Municipality of Strathfield
Fox & Associates, Strathfield Heritage Study, 1986
NSW Land Registry Services
Sands Sydney and Suburban Directory 1924-1932
Wise’s Post Office Directory
