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Address Anstey Hill TEA TREE GULLY
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area Tea Tree Gully Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Former Newman's Nursery Site, Anstey Hill Recreation Park
Registered Name Newman's Nursery Site - Former
Significance Newman's Nursery is strongly connected with the establishment and development of horticulture in the State. The connection is made not only through the site but also through the Newman family who were prominent in this field. The Nursery is a romantic combination of building ruins and introduced exotic plants set in a steep valley surrounded by native bush. Although both the buildings and the planting beds are in ruins, the activities and the site arrangement are evident. The 'Model Nursery' as it was known was one of the largest in South Australia from the 1880s to the early 20th century. It played a key role in the introduction of new varieties and was a large exporter of plants and seeds nationally and internationally. The Newman family were among the leading nurserymen in South Australia from the mid 1850s to this century, the 'Model Nursery' being established in 1875. A family shop selling seeds, plants, flowers etc. operated in Rundle Street until recent years. In 1913 major storms badly damaged the 'Model Nursery' and it did not recover its former importance, being sold by the family in 1932. (Sources: Heritage Conservation Branch Report 1982 & State Heritage Branch Report August 1990).
Subject Index Parks, gardens and trees - Nursery [Parks]
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 12-JAN-1984
REFERENCE
LGA Tea Tree Gully
State Heritage ID 10913
Heritage Number 3409
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CR 5759/135 D30929 A200,CR 5828/741 D26217 A1

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