Burdekin House 197 Macquarie Street - Sydney
Now St Stephens Presbyterian Church
Here, Until 1933 Stood Burdekin House, &. Was Built In 1841 & Was Long Known as The “Most Handsome House In Sydney"
It's Owner, Thomas Burdekin, Was An Ironware Monger Merchant From England. He Died In 1844, After Which His Widow & Son, Sydney Burdekin (Mayor Of Sydney In 1890), Cared For The Home.
On The 2nd April 1845 The German Explorer Ludwig Leichardt, Overlanding From Moreton Bay (Now Brisbane) To Port Essington, Noted In His Journal -
"I Have Reached The Junction Of The Suttor With The New River Which I Called The Burdekin, In Appreciation Of The Assistance From Mrs Thomas Burdekin, In The Outfit Of My Expedition.”
About This Time, An English Globe trotter Named J.C. Byrne Visited Sydney, Scooping Up Gossip To Be Used In His "Twelve Years Wandering The British Colonies"
Said Byrne -
“A Person Named Burdekin... Had Amassed By His Trade & Private Discounting..... A Vast Fortune. Whether True Or False, No Man In Sydney Was Both So Disliked On Account Of The Usurious Interest, As It Was Asserted, He Exacted From those Who Were So Unfortunate As To Fall Into His Hands, & So Much Feared On Account Of The Power Of His Wealth..... This Mr Burdekin Took It Into His Head To Purchase An Extensive Piece Of Ground.... In The Immediate vicinity Of The Club House New South Wales Aristocracy, Many Of The Members Which Had Particular Reasons For Not Being Attached To Then Discount Gentlemen.
The Land Once Purchased, The Erection Of A Pile Of Costly Magnificence WasProceeded With...."
Byrne's Story Ends With The Arrival Of A Stranger From England, Who Actually
held The Original Title Deeds That Burdekin Had Buult His Mansion On, Valued at £16,000.
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Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 13th April 1923 - Page 8
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Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 18th October 1923
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Sydney Morning Herald - 6th September 1929 Page 12
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Sydney Morning Herald - To The Editor - 20th Sept 1929
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Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 9th October 1929 - Page 11
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Daily Telegraph - Monday 27th January 1930 Page 15
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Daily Telegraph - Saturday 18th February 1933 - Page 8
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Sydney Morning Herald - Sat 25th February 1933 Page 9
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Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 18th May 1933 - Page 8
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The Sun - Saturday 29th July 1933 - Page 3
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Bundaberg Daily - Sat 19th August 1933 - Page 8
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SOON TO DISAPPEAR
Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 19th August 1933 - Page 16
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Daily Telegraph - Monday 21st August 1933 Page 7
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Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 7th December 1933
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Obituary - Joseph Burdekin Holdsworth
Sydney Morning Herald Friday 7th May 1875
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Will Of Joseph Burdekin Holdsworth 1875
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