58-558: William John Dumaresq (25 February 1793 – 9 November 1868) was an English-born military officer, civil engineer, landholder and early Australian politician. He is associated with settler colonisation of the areas around Scone and Armidale , in New South Wales. Dumaresq was the son of John Dumaresq, a Shropshire colonel, and Anne Jones. He attended the Royal Military College, Great Marlow , and became
116-521: A Federal heritage listing. The Rose Bay ferry wharf provides access to the Watsons Bay ferry services . There are frequent Transdev John Holland buses to and from the centre of Sydney via Kings Cross as well as other points and out to Watsons Bay and the coast. Seaplane operators offer scenic flights over Sydney itself as well as a number of excursions along the coast as well as some scheduled services to Newcastle with aircraft operating out of
174-545: A bus service between Scone and Muswellbrook. Scone possesses a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen: Cfa), with hot, relatively wet summers and mild, relatively dry winters with cool nights. Average maxima vary from 31.8 °C (89.2 °F) in January to 16.7 °C (62.1 °F) in July, while average minima fluctuate between 17.2 °C (63.0 °F) in January and 3.4 °C (38.1 °F) in July. Annual precipitation
232-812: A civil engineer. He served in the Royal Staff Corps in the Peninsular War and in Canada. He rose to the rank of Captain . Although some sources say that he worked on the Ottawa canal , that seems unlikely, as the canal was built after Dumaresq arrived in Australia. However, he possibly worked on associated canals in Canada, which began construction earlier, such as the Greville Canal . In 1815, he and Samuel Augustus Perry were entrusted with
290-475: A foreshore park in Rose Bay, The land that he sold at Glebe is now a significant part of that inner suburb, and the heritage building Bidura is located upon one of the lots. One of the main streets of Scone is St Aubins Street, named after Dumaresq's estate, which was south of the settlement. Dumaresq's land adjoined the original village on its north and east sides, and also came close to its southern edge. As
348-484: A house called Claremont, which was built in 1852. The convent incorporated this house when it was built in 1888. Designed by John Horbury Hunt , the new building was of five storeys in height and made of sandstone that was quarried at the site. It included a Gothic Revival Chapel and is regarded as one of Hunt's most successful creations. It now houses the Kincoppal-Rose Bay school for girls. The building has
406-535: A key part of the festival and include schools, businesses, public events and sports centres. The Horse Festival is also traditionally linked with such events as the Belltrees poetry competition, the yarns night and many other small annual fundraisers and events. Scone also hosts the Inglis Guineas Day, a major race meet, in the middle of May. The town is also home to some of the very old pony clubs and
464-456: A landholding there, by Darling, which he named St. Aubins. In the 1830s, he was living in the area, then known as 'the district of Invermein', and was sitting as a Justice-of-the-Peace with two other local landholders. He was a pioneer of horse breeding, in the Scone district, at St Aubins.The Dumaresq brothers, Henry and William, also took, from local Aboriginal people, two vast squatting runs , in
522-508: A more public role, only after the death of his more ambitious and temperamental brother, Henry Dumaresq, in 1838. In addition to his own estate of St Aubins, William became responsible for operating St Hiliers near Muswellbrook (by then his brother's widow's property), and both the New England runs. Prior to the establishment of responsible government , Dumaresq was elected to the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council at
580-578: A religion and 7.7% said they were Anglican. The median weekly household income was $ 2,539, compared to the Australian median of $ 1,746. According to the 2016 census , the population of Rose Bay (including Vaucluse ) was 10,053. Data released by Sensis showed that in 2015 the Hebrew surname Cohen (i.e. Priest) was Rose Bay's top-ranked surname, followed second by the Anglo surname Smith , and third
638-425: Is a brick building with high ceilings, wide verandahs , cedar joinery and an underground cellar. In the 1960s an additional wing was added. The property now has five bedrooms , a library , lounge and dining areas. William Dangar purchased 800 acres and was given permission to purchase the 1800 acres adjacent to the property. It was well known for horse-breeding – producing racehorses and remounts for
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#1732791936620696-764: Is a celebration of Scone's cultural links to equines. It is celebrated during May and includes all manner of activities, including wine tours, Open Days across the numerous horse studs in the area, the Scone rodeo, the Scone School Horse Sports competition, the Black Tie Ball, and a parade in Kelly Street. The main event is a horse racing carnival featuring the prestigious Scone Cup, one of the richest country racing days in New South Wales and Australia . Small celebrations are also
754-596: Is a memorial to him in St. James' Church, Sydney , which has this inscription, " William John Dumaresq Captn. Royal Staff Corps Served in the Peninsula, and Canada, and New South Wales Born xxv February MDCCXCII., died in November MDCCCLXVIII ." William Dumaresq's grandson was Rear-Admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq (1873–1922). The family name Dumaresq appears in the naming of features in
812-465: Is connected to nearby Gloucester via Scone Road , which traverses the Barrington Tops. Scone Airport (ICAO code YSCO, IATA code NSO) is located 3.5 kilometers Northwest of the town center. The airport has a 1404 meter asphalt runway. It hosts an aeroclub, a flight school, a warbird collection (Hunter Warbirds) but does not currently have any scheduled airline service. Osborn’s Buses runs
870-623: Is home to the Waverley Amateur Radio Society , Australia's longest continuously licensed amateur radio club. The club meets on a regular basis at the Scouts Hall located in Vickery Avenue. Rose Bay beach (also known locally as Dog Beach) is at the far eastern end of the bay and as the name suggests is a popular beach for dog owners. Despite its popularity, Rose Bay beach is not always safe to swim at due to
928-412: Is known for a happening polo club. Besides these, the region is well known for its dairies and wineries. Located on Gundy Road and is heritage listed. The property is 23,000 acre farm . In 1830 Hamilton Sempill was granted the land and called Belltree after an estate of an ancestor . After Sempill returned to England, it was owned by explorer W C Wentworth . In 1853, Wentworth sold the estate to
986-584: Is moderately low (averaging 612.0 mm (24.09 in)), and is spread across 75.9 precipitation days (over 1.0 mm (0.039 in)). Rainfall is less common in winter than in summer due to the foehn effect , as the town lies on the leeward side of the Great Dividing Range . The town experiences 105.3 clear days and 57.1 cloudy days per annum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 46.5 °C (115.7 °F) on 12 February 2017 to −5.5 °C (22.1 °F) on 20 July 2023. Scone Polo Club
1044-533: Is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres (167.77 miles) north of Sydney , and is part of the New England (federal) and Upper Hunter (state) electorates. Scone is in a farming area and is also noted for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses . It is known as the 'Horse capital of Australia'. Allan Cunningham was the first recorded European person to travel into
1102-454: The 2021 census , there are 2,758 flats in Rose Bay, or 68.8% of all dwellings, compared to an Australian average of 14.2%. There are also 826 separate houses (20.6%) and 349 semi/terraces (8.7%). Of these, 42.4% are rented, 30.0% are fully owned and 23.8% are being purchased. Elizabeth Harrower 's debut novel, Down in the City , begins in Rose Bay. It depicts the character Esther Prescott, who
1160-493: The New England district; William's run Tilbuster and Henry's adjoining run Saumarez , which they operated as sheep runs from around 1835. During the 1840s, Dumeresq subdivided and sold his land, the 'Bossier Estate', at Glebe. It was an early suburban land development in what is now an inner suburb of Sydney. His land ran east-north-east, from modern-day Glebe Point Road , to the foreshores of Rozelle Bay and Blackwattle Bay . William seems to have emerged from retirement into
1218-617: The Scone School of Arts , a Mechanics' Institute and library, which occupied buildings in Kingdon Street (1873–1917) and Kelly Street (1924–1954). Present-day schools include: There is also a campus of TAFE NSW . Scone lies on the Main North railway line , and is served by a passenger train service made up of a daily NSW TrainLink train to Sydney and two or three NSW TrainLink services to Newcastle . The town
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#17327919366201276-623: The Sydney Roosters , officially known as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club. There are two golf courses located in Rose Bay. Woollahra Golf Club is a public 9-hole course and Royal Sydney Golf Club is a private 27-hole championship course, not open to the public. The 3rd Rose Bay Rovers group is an active Rovers group based in the Scouts Hall located in Vickery Avenue, opposite Woollahra Sailing Club. Rose Bay
1334-476: The first elections held in the colony in 1843 . He represented the electorate of Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh . He was defeated for the seat at the 1848 New South Wales colonial election by Donald McIntyre , but was re-elected in 1851 as the member for Counties of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh . He was appointed to the reconstituted Council in 1856, but resigned without taking his seat. After that, his only public roles seem to have been in relation to
1392-677: The European (mostly Ashkenazi Jewish ) surname Kaplan (i.e. Priest). The first and third top-ranking surnames reflecting the Jewish population plurality of the suburb. Rose Bay has been the centre of Sydney's Jewish community, including all over the Eastern Suburbs . It is still a strong centre for the Jewish population of Sydney, and has attracted a sizeable number of immigrants from Israel , South Africa and Russia . According to
1450-464: The Indian Army and attracted clientele from around the world. Built in the early 1870s with 12 rooms and offices. In 1888, a telephone line was installed to connect Turanville to Scone; it was the first connection to Scone from a property. In 1854, Thomas Cook started to work on the property. In 1889, Thomas Cook inherited the property from his uncle William Dangar. After Cook inherited
1508-531: The Rose Bay waterfront which commemorates Tingira . From 1938, seaplane flights to and from London began and terminated in Sydney Harbour on Rose Bay, making it Sydney's first international airport, and what is now Rose Bay Water Airport . On 14 September 1945, nine Catalina flying boats landed and moored at the Rose Bay wharf, repatriating Australian prisoners of war who were survivors of Japanese camps. Sydneysiders looked on in silence, aghast at
1566-559: The Scone area, reaching the Upper Dartbrook and Murrurundi areas in 1823. Surveyor Henry Dangar travelled through the area, prior to passing over the Liverpool Range above Murrurundi in 1824. The first properties in the area were Invermein and Segenhoe in 1825. The town initially started as the village of Redbank in 1826 and in 1831 Hugh Cameron, a Scottish descendant put forward the name of Scone to Thomas Mitchell. It
1624-649: The bay) and Waverley Council (east of Old South Head Road ). Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge together. Lyne Park abuts Sydney Harbour on its west. Shark Island is located in Sydney Harbour, just north of Rose Bay. The original name of the land now known as Rose Bay is Banarung, Dharag Language. Rose Bay was named after the Right Honourable George Rose , who
1682-422: The brothers as beneficiaries of nepotism. Initially, appointed as a civil engineer and as inspector of bridges and roads, he acted for a time as colonial treasurer. He was acting Deputy Surveyor-General in New South Wales . His appointment was never confirmed, due to concerns about the many appointments Darling had made of his relatives and close associates. During his time as a public official, William Dumaresq
1740-648: The campus at Vaucluse . Despite a surge in enrolments and an unmet demand for public high school places in the area, the Vaucluse campus was sold in February 2007 by the Government of New South Wales for $ 30M to become a seniors community development site. The Convent of the Sacred Heart overlooks the bay and can be seen from many vantage points around Sydney Harbour. The site was originally occupied by
1798-653: The church. After his wife's death in 1866, Dumaresq moved to Queensland , to live with his daughter, Susan Frances Sophia, who was the wife of the sugar industry pioneer and politician, Louis Hope . He died at Cleveland on 9 November 1868 (1868-11-09) (aged 75). His remains lie in the Camperdown Cemetery , in Sydney. He was interred, in one of the two vaults bearing the family name Macleay, presumably with his wife Christina (nee Macleay) and possibly with two of their children who predeceased Dumaresq. There
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1856-542: The emaciated state of the returning soldiers. The Wintergarden Cinema was a landmark building which housed the Sydney Film Festival from 1968 to 1973, but which was demolished to make way for exclusive apartments in the late 1980s. Rose Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Rose Bay Cottage and also known as Salisbury Court , located in Salisbury Road, was built in 1834 by
1914-527: The former castle grounds is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register . This police station originally started life as the gatekeeper's lodge in the estate of Woollahra House , a nineteenth-century mansion that has long gone. The surviving building was designed in a Victorian Classical Revival style which is attributed to 'Hilly and Mansfield' and which probably tells us what Woollahra House looked like. It
1972-477: The important colonial architect, John Verge , for James Holt who, at the time, managed the 'Cooper Estate'. When built, it was the only house on the 'Estate', with the possible exception of Henrietta Villa, Captain Piper's previous home on Point Piper . The house was built as a single-storey residence of about 225 square metres (2,420 sq ft) with a verandah , over a similar sized stone cellar. Adjacent to it
2030-479: The north of New South Wales and the south of Queensland, including Dumaresq (a locality) and its former railway station , Dumaresq Creek and on it Dumaresq Dam, Dumaresq River , Mount Dumaresq , and the former Dumaresq Shire . Dumaresq's Sydney home at Rose Bay, Tivoli House, although subsequently extended, still exists as a building of the Kambala School . He is also remembered by Dumaresq Reserve,
2088-463: The pollution issues surrounding the beach. At the 2021 census , there were 9,911 people living in Rose Bay. 54.8% of people in Rose Bay are Australian-born, compared to 66.9% for Australia. Of the immigrants, most are from South Africa (9.3%), then England (5.6%), New Zealand (2.1%), China (2.1%) and Israel (1.7%). Of Rose Bay's population, 29.0% stated they were Jewish, 28.3% said they had no religion , 17.2% said they were Catholic, 7.7% did not state
2146-599: The property as inspiration for his novel The Eye of the Storm (1973). In 1994 the property became the set for the film A Matter of Honour. In 1836 Thomas and Henry Dangar leased 6 acres of property at St Aubin's Village from Captain William Dumaresq . It was built in 1837 and is a pub located on 245 Kelly Street. The first name was "The Bird in Hand' and the first owner was James Briggs until 1838. There
2204-443: The property, it reached around 10,000 acres; he also built a homestead and gardens. During the 1900s, a new roof made out iron with a front porch was added to replace the shingled one. In 1912, the property was sold to Hugh Corbett Taylor, whose great grandson still lives on the property. In 1938, Helen Ethel Moore and Douglas Hamilton Robertson took over the property. In 1946, a renovation occurred which included demolishing
2262-536: The punishments to which convicts were being sentenced, and had legislation passed, which codified offences and limited punishments. On 15 October 1830, he married Christiana Susan Macleay, daughter of the Colonial Secretary , Alexander Macleay ; they had three daughters and two sons. Although he lived mainly at Rose Bay from the 1840s, Dumaresq was associated with the Scone district. He had been granted
2320-481: The seaplane terminal near Rose Bay ferry terminal. In 1902 a reserve named in honour of Sir William Lyne was reclaimed from tidal sand flats at Rose Bay. In 1904 harbour baths were built in a design by the architect Thomas Tidswell . The baths have since been removed. Since 1908, Rose Bay has been represented in one of Australia's most popular sporting competitions, the National Rugby League , by
2378-438: The separate kitchen block and adding a southern wing to the house. In 1963, Jock Douglas Roberyson and his Elizabeth took over running the property. Since 2003, Douglas Hugh Robertson and his Nicola now run the property. Scone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: One of the first educational groups to be established in New South Wales was a reading society, The Scone Book Society, formed in 1841. This later became
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2436-434: The site for sentencing and punishment by the court, sitting in northern perimeter buildings of the barracks. Punishments handed down included floggings , which were carried out on site, or terms on the treadmill or chain gangs . This role almost certainly ended, around the time that Governor Darling was succeeded by the liberal-minded Richard Bourke , in 1831. Bourke was horrified by the severity and arbitrary application of
2494-412: The sons of John White. Designed J W Pender for Henry Luke White in 1906. In 1912 it was 160,000 enclosed with 3,200 km fencing and 64 buildings. Currently on the property there is a homestead built in 1908, St James chapel (1887), the original homestead which is now a museum , a trading store (1837) turned into an office , a shearing shed (1880) and a primary school . Patrick White used
2552-402: The suburb are Rose Bay Secondary College (2004) and Rose Bay Public School (1891). Rose Bay Secondary College was formed by the amalgamation of Vaucluse High School and Dover Heights High School. Originally these schools were known as Vaucluse Boys High, Dover Heights Boys High and Dover Heights Girls High. The cost of improving the public school facilities at Rose Bay was linked to the sale of
2610-532: The task of removing and returning to Venice the four bronze Horses of St Mark that Napoleon had taken to Paris and installed atop the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel . He was a brother-in-law of Ralph Darling . When Darling became Governor of New South Wales , in 1824, Dumaresq and his brothers, Henry and Edward , came with Darling and their sister, Eliza , to Australia. William and his brother Henry were subject to criticism, from local opponents of Darling, who saw
2668-550: The town grew it expanded over some of the land formerly owned by William Dumaresq. Horse breeding, which Dumaresq pioneered at Scone, is still an important industry in the surrounding area. Scone, New South Wales Scone ( / s k oʊ n / ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Region of New South Wales , Australia . At the 2021 census , Scone had a population of 5,013 people. It
2726-428: Was an earlier structure ( c. 1820 s) which was apparently adopted as a kitchen. The house was significantly enlarged by sympathetic additions between 1837 and 1850 and the kitchen wing was joined to the main house forming a courtyard. By the end of this period the house had more than doubled in size. From 1861 until 1911, the house was usually known as Rose Bay Lodge; it has also been known as Salisbury Court. It
2784-543: Was built in 1871 and features rendered walls punctuated with pilasters. Sympathetically restored, it is now on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate . Rose Bay is home to two independent schools : Kambala (1887), an Anglican , day and boarding school for girls from Pre-school to Year 12; and Kincoppal – Rose Bay (1882), a Catholic , day and boarding school with a co-educational primary school and girls-only high school . Kincoppal – Rose Bay
2842-438: Was built in 1892, incorporating part of a sandstone cottage that dated back to 1874. Aptly named, it resembles a castle with its turrets, castellated towers and square Norman tower. Its sandstone structure contains thirty rooms and a number of stained-glass windows. Fernleigh Castle is on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate . A fig tree, Ficus superba var. henneana , planted in c. 1827 , located in
2900-463: Was established in 1891. [REDACTED] Scone travel guide from Wikivoyage Rose Bay, New South Wales Rose Bay is an affluent, harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia. Rose Bay is located seven kilometres east of the Sydney central business district , in the local government areas of Municipality of Woollahra (on its western side towards
2958-579: Was gazetted as Scone in 1837 and during the early days was renowned for its large pastoral properties including Belltrees and Segenhoe. Early buildings were St Luke's Church, Scone Post Office, the Old Court Theatre (that is now a hall for musicals and plays), and the St Aubins' Inn. Scone Shire was merged into the Upper Hunter Shire in 2004, integrating parts of the former Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The annual Scone Horse Festival
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#17327919366203016-594: Was joint Secretary to the British Treasury with Thomas Steele , after whom Steel(e) Point at Nielsen Park was named. The name Rose Bay was used as early as 1788 by Captain John Hunter . HMAS Tingira , named after an Aboriginal word for 'open sea' was moored in Rose Bay from 1912 to 1927. It was used to train over 3,000 Australian sailors, many for service in World War I . There is a small park on
3074-436: Was originally Rose Bay Convent but amalgamated with Kincoppal Elizabeth Bay in the late 1970s to become "Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart". The prep school campus of Cranbrook School (1918) is also located in the suburb. McAuley Primary School is a Catholic school for Kindergarten to Year 6. It was opened in 1967 on the site that had been a Christian Brothers High School from 1935 to 1966. Public schools in
3132-567: Was resentful of Governor Darling and any of those who had been favoured by Darling, such as Oxley, Darling's brothers-in-law, Henry Dumaresq and Dumaresq himself, George Bowen (an assistant surveyor under Oxley), and Charles Sturt (who was a cousin of Henry Dumaresq's wife). From 1830, Dumaresq was a magistrate of the Hyde Park Barracks Court of General Sessions, with Samuel Augustus Perry (his successor as Deputy Surveyor-General) and James Busby . Convicts were brought to
3190-559: Was seven rooms with attached attics , and a small paddock and stockyard. In 1838 the pub was owned by George Chivers. In 1840 the pub was robbed by the Jewboy gang. In 1842, John P Wilkie brought the property and renamed it the White Swan Inn. In 1888 the house was built on the property. In 1917 it was put on market but did not sell due to World War I . In 1938 the house was purchased. The property sits on 4 acres of land. It
3248-443: Was sub-divided and surrounded by other houses. During the next fifty years the old house suffered extensive unsympathetic additions including a second storey over the original Verge cottage which converted the house to twelve flats. It has subsequently been restored according to strict conservation standards and the unsympathetic additions removed. The house is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register . Fernleigh Castle
3306-440: Was surrounded by extensive gardens embellished by five working fountains fed from a water source above on the slopes of Bellevue Hill which later fed Woollahra House , built in 1883 on Point Piper. One of the fountains still remains. Prominent occupiers of the house included Sir Daniel Cooper , Walter Lamb and John Hay – they were all noted businessmen and parliamentarians. In 1911, the property, then of 1.6 hectares (4 acres),
3364-709: Was the sponsor of a major improvement in Sydney's water supply, Busby's Bore . that was completed after he had left office. He is also credited with the design of the Commissariat Store in Brisbane and a watch house in Sydney (later the Erskine Street Police Station ). In 1828, he purchased land owned by the church at Glebe , although he did not live on it. He retired in 1829, after the death of Surveyor-General John Oxley and his replacement by Thomas Mitchell . It seems that Mitchell
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