Thomas Family Grave Explained

Thomas Family Grave
Coordinates:-32.8678°N 151.6574°W
Map Relief:yes
Location:79 Callan Avenue, Maryland, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation:9
Beginning Label:Design period
Built:1904
Built For:Thomas family
Owner:Newcastle City Council
Designation1:New South Wales State Heritage Register
Designation1 Offname:Thomas Family Grave
Designation1 Type:state heritage (built)
Designation1 Date:2 April 1999
Designation1 Number:00465
Designation1 Free1name:Type
Designation1 Free1value:historic site
Designation1 Free2name:Category
Designation1 Free3name:Builders

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 fence, surrounded by a wooden picket fence.

Heritage listing

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

References

Attribution

Notes and References

  1. 00465. S91/01463 & KHC 87 2013. 1 June 2018.
  2. 7 July 2018.