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Helenie

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Helenie was built in the early 1840s by Isaac and Ann Shepherd. The house was located close to the end of Bowden Street, near the Parramatta River at Meadowbank. In 1846 it had a short life as a classical academy operated by J J Davies; during the 1850s one of its tenants was Sir Henry Parkes.

The integrity of the house’s grounds was compromised with the building of the Meadowbank Railway Bridge in 1886. When the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company established its works in 1890 (on the site of the modern day Meadowbank TAFE) Helenie was occupied by the manager. The building of the Ryde Punt in 1896 brought more transport infrastructure close to the house. It was described in the Northern District Times in June 1938 as, ‘a menace to health, being dilapidated, the woodwork being decayed and ant infested and the whole structure generally being in a bad condition.’

It was demolished in 1939. TEI (Telephone and Electrical Industries, later Siemens Plessey) was built on the site. When that factory closed the area became medium density housing.

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Ryde punt crossing to Bowden Street, Ryde, November 1935

Original 'Helenie' cottage at Meadowbank in 1931

Farm buildings at 'Helenie' Meadowbank in 1931

Helenie' Meadowbank in 1931

Helenie' Meadowbank in 1895

Rear view of 'Helenie', Meadowbank

Boundary gate and fence of 'Helenie', Meadowbank

View of Parramatta River from grounds of 'Helenie', Meadowbank

Eastern verandah of 'Helenie' Meadowbank

Original 'Helenie' cottage at Meadowbank

Helenie' Meadowbank in 1920

Bert Gallop painting at 'Helenie' gates, Meadowbank

Bert & Josie Gallop at 'Helenie' gates, Meadowbank

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Meadowbank Manufacturing Company

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Shepherd family

Shepherd's cottage, Hellenic [i.e. Helenie] estate, Meadowbank [picture] / H.R. Gallop - Catalogue | National Library of Australia

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Date BuiltEarly 1940sDate Demolished1939

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KeywordHousesHeritage buildingsSubjectsHistoric buildings--New South Wales--MeadowbankShepherd familyIsaac Shepherd, 1800-1877Helenie (Meadowbank, NSW)People & FamiliesShepherd familyPlaceParramatta RiverOrganisationMeadowbank Manufacturing Company

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