lt. john
birch bought the farm 1810 and built birchgrove house (# 67 Louisa
road-demolished 1967) a two story sandstone and shingle house with
external kitchen, scullery and stables.1814 john birch leaves sydney
with the nsw corps
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birchgrove house
the house & land is sold to r.w..loane who leases the property out (thomas barry a convict on a
ticket of leave was in 1822 charged and found guilty of the murder of the
tenants, mr & mrs bradley)1827 the house is extended, 1967 the house is
demolished & apartments built
didier
numa joubert subdivides birchgrove estate in 1860-few houses built-the
present street pattern in set in place-remaining land subdivided 1878
shows the site of birchgrove house apts. behind the trees.
