“Narapumelap Station,” Weste…

Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of Narapumelap Station, Wickliffe, Victoria.

The magnificent French Gothic bluestone mansion was built in 1873 by John Dixon Wyselaskie. The second owner of Narrapumelap, was Gerald Neville Buckley, who purchased the estate in 1884 and continued to live there for the remainder of his life. Subsequently it was inherited by his brother Charles Mars Buckley until his death in 1946.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 16439.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4084242
State Library Victoria: CCF 994.5 V66S
State Library New South Wales: 74Vv5vQ4lxmZ