Thomas Family Grave

Thomas Family Grave
Location of Thomas Family Grave in New South Wales
Location 79 Callan Avenue, Maryland, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 32°52′04″S 151°39′27″E / 32.8678°S 151.6574°E / -32.8678; 151.6574Coordinates: 32°52′04″S 151°39′27″E / 32.8678°S 151.6574°E / -32.8678; 151.6574
Owner Newcastle City Council
Official name: Thomas Family Grave
Type state heritage (built)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 465
Type historic site

Thomas Family Grave is a heritage-listed grave at 79 Callan Avenue, Maryland, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by Newcastle City Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Description

The grave is a burial marker of the Thomas family, early colonial settlers descended from John Thomas, who received the first land grant in the area in 1835.[2]

It is a two-metre white marble obelisk with scrolls on a sandstone base, dated 1904. It is enclosed in a low cast-iron surround, surrounded by a wooden picket fence.[2]

Heritage listing

Thomas Family Grave was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas Family Grave, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00465". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Glendor Thomas Family Grave". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Thomas Family Grave, entry number 00465 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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