By Cathy Jones
Parts of Redmyre Road are located on land originally granted to James Wilshire in 1810. In 1874, land was acquired by members of the Vernon family from the subdivision of Wilshire’s land marketed as the Redmire Estate. The land was subdivided and marketed for sale in 1880 as the ‘Mount Vernon Estate’ (DP 528), creating Vernon Street, Brunswick Street (then called Redmyre St) and had lots on Redmyre Road (south between Vernon Street) and Homebush Rd (east between Vernon Street and Homebush Road). Properties 34 to 70 Redmyre Road are built on the Mount Vernon Estate.
‘Dalehurst’ was built c.1892 for Mrs C Bray who named the house ‘Ellington’. By 1896, the house was owned by George Lowlett and then from c.1901 T Stirling until c.1918. From c.1897 to c.1918, the house was leased to the Rev. W Cunliffe-Jones, a Congregational Church minister and his wife Maud. The Strathfield-Homebush Congregational Church was built in 1884. Rev. Cuncliffe-Jones was the second minister appointed as Minister to the Strathfield-Homebush Congregational Church (Albert Road Strathfied – now the Uniting Korean Parish).
From c.1918 to 1923, the house was owned and occupied by the Hon. William Hurley (1848-1924), a member of the NSW Parliament. Hurley served in NSW Legislative Assembly from 1895 to 1904 and then moved to the NSW Legislative Council from 1904 to 1924. Hurley served on the NSW Public Works Committee from 1905 to 1922 and was appointed Royal Commissioner for Boarder Railways in 1916. From c.1924, the house was owned by Ellen Elizabeth May. In May 1951, the house was sold to Dr Neil Campbell for £6500.
References
Sands Directory for Sydney and Suburbs 1900-1932
Strathfield Council Building Application Register
Strathfield Council Valuation Lists 1894 to 1960
Strathfield Council Notices of Land Transfer (1927-1960s)
Wise’s Post Office Directory 1908, 1936
