Leuralla

Leuralla is a historic house in Leura, a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The property is now the home of the Leuralla Toy & Railway Museum. The ownersLeuralla was built for the independently wealthy yachtsman and big-game fisherman Harry Andreas, his wife Alice and their young family. Harry and Alice Andreas lived at Leuralla until after World War II. In 1928, Clive Evatt married Marjorie Andreas, a daughter, of Harry and Alice, and the Evatt family connection to the property began. Clive Evatt Jnr, an Andreas grandson, now owns the property and he and his wife, Elizabeth Evatt, are the founders of the present museum. They are responsible for the exhibition of H. V. Evatt memorabilia and for the toy and railway collection displayed in various buildings. Herbert Vere Evatt was Clive Evatt Snr's brother but had no particular connection with Leuralla and had a home of his own in Leura.

Leuralla is a historic house in Leura, a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The property is now the home of the Leuralla Toy & Railway Museum. The ownersLeuralla was built for the independently wealthy yachtsman and big-game fisherman Harry Andreas, his wife Alice and their young family. Harry and Alice Andreas lived at Leuralla until after World War II. In 1928, Clive Evatt married Marjorie Andreas, a daughter, of Harry and Alice, and the Evatt family connection to the property began. Clive Evatt Jnr, an Andreas grandson, now owns the property and he and his wife, Elizabeth Evatt, are the founders of the present museum. They are responsible for the exhibition of H. V. Evatt memorabilia and for the toy and railway collection displayed in various buildings. Herbert Vere Evatt was Clive Evatt Snr's brother but had no particular connection with Leuralla and had a home of his own in Leura.