" Toorak House " ( A ) 21 Saint George's Road, Toorak
" Toorak House " ( A ) 21 Saint George's Road, Toorak
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PXD 50/p.F.2
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" Toorak House " ( A ) 21 Saint George's Road, Toorak
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In 1845 James Jackson, a partner in the trading company Jackson, Rae and Company, bought 148 acres stretching from Toorak Road to the Rover Yarra and westward to Orrong Road.
The house in Italianate style was probably built for him in 1849 - 1850, but he died at sea in February 1851. So it stood alone and, for Melbourne, very grand, with three m...
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PXD 50/p.F.2
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9BvNDrm9
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DCL105071
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