St Kilda House - Cnr Cathdral St & Palmer St - Woolloomooloo - New South Wales

St Kilda House - Photo Taken in 1925

Then..... & Now.....

Another Beautiful Home, one of the Early Mansions Built in The Darlinghurst Heights / Woolloomooloo Area

& Look At This Monstrocity Of Glass & Cheap Concrete They Replaced It With. There Were Other Options,

You Can Call It Progress.....
I CALL IT RAPE OF OUR HISTORY

The Citizens Of Sydney Must Demand More From The Politicians & Government To Protect the Cultural Hertiage Of The Area

Save St Kilda House - Tribune - Wed March 6th 1957 pg 6

Want Homes - Not Carpark - The Tribune - Wed March 6 1957

Homes Before Profits
The Tribune - Wed March 6 Feb 1957 Pg 12
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Friday, September 14, 2018

DARLINGHURST - A Short History

Originally the great Valley Of Darlinghurst was originally subdivided by Governor Ralph Darling in the mid 1820s when he created 17 allotments of land parcels to house public servants and other private citizens.

With the 17 land grants that Governor Darling allowed he had strict conditions regarding that there could only be one dwelling per allotment, that each each dwelling should be built facing the city along the ridge, and that the land should have landscaped gardens around.

This changed the whole topography of the area when you sailed into Sydney harbour and Port Jackson made a great difference from what people could see. It also gave a very strong impression of the colony and the prosperity that you could gain as a free settlers coming to Australia.

it was a very strong a pointer of what you could gain by coming to Australia it was also very strong reminder of what you could also lose