Miss Porter'S House - National Trust Of Australia Nsw
About Miss Porter'S House - National Trust Of Australia Nsw
Freestanding Edwardian terrace house
Open every second Sunday of each month from 1pm-4pm. Closed in January.
Entry fee: Adults $10; Concession $8
Miss Porter'S House - National Trust Of Australia Nsw Description
When newlyweds Herbert Porter and his bride Florence Jolly moved into their new home in 1910, their thoughts were focused on the here and now; the need to furnish and care for the house, and the need to cultivate their general store and carrier business in nearby Blaine (now Hunter) Street. They pondered too the prospect of starting a family, Ella was born in 1911 and Hazel in 1914. Sadly, Herbert (and his mother) fell victim to the influenza epidemic in 1919, and Florence was left to raise the two girls.
Herbert and Florence could not have imagined that Ella and Hazel, who remained single and lived in the house all of their lives, would one day bequeath the house to the National Trust, an ambition realised after the death of Hazel in 1997.
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House and Garden Open Day - 9 September 2018
Miss Porter’s House (Newcastle’s only National Trust House) invites you to a celebration of Spring on Sunday 9 September.
See our neat and colourful period garden, and our display of Porter family household objects with floral designs.
... The House is located at 434 King Street, Newcastle West (between Steel and Union Streets) and is open from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Admission: $8 adults, $20 family, $6 pensioners and children five years and over. Free to National Trust Members and children under five.
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Picture caption: Herbert Porter in his back yard garden in the teen years of the twentieth century
India and Alex our clever detectives at Miss Porter’s House.
Welcome to Miss Porter’s House and St John’s Anglican Church High Tea
Miss Porter’s House Volunteers out for a good night at the Lambton Park Hotel!
The Ephemera of Family History at Miss Porter's House - Open Day 13 August 2018
Miss Porter’s House will celebrate National Family History Month with a special Family History Month exhibition called The Ephemera of Family History at its Open Day on Sunday, 12 August 2018 from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Of particular interest is the collection of greeting cards, letters, photographs and other household records.
Browse our stall which offers foodstuffs, needlework and speciality cards....
The House is located at 434 King Street, Newcastle West (between Steel and Union Streets) and is open from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Admission: $8 adults, $20 family, $6 pensioners and children five years and over. Free to National Trust Members and children under five.
The photo below: Herbert and Florence Porter started their family in 1911 with the birth of their first child, Ella. Two years later Hazel arrived. Hazel became the Miss Porter of Miss Porter's House when she bequeathed the family home to the National Trust in 1997
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Our Clever Detective Maiya!
Miss Porter’s House 8 July 2018 Open Day: The Porter Family in Newcastle’s West End.
When the Porter family built their home in King Street, opposite the Steel Street Gasworks (now a MacDonald’s outlet) 104 years ago, it was surrounded by Chinese gardens and the wooden huts of the gardeners.
The Porters ran a general store in Hunter Street until 1919 and continued to live there until the death of Miss Hazel Porter in 1997.
... Our 8 July exhibition at Miss Porter’s House 434 Hunter Street Newcastle, (Newcastle’s only National Trust House) celebrates the contribution of the Porters to Newcastle society and commerce.
Picture caption: James Porter's Shop in Hunter Street West in the late 1890s.
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Kathryn Pitkin brought 12 Australians to this little patch of Australia in Scotland (Gruline on the Isle of Mull). It is owned by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and holds the Mausoleum of Major General Lachlan Macquarie, fifth Governor of NSW. A special and sacred site.
Miss Porter’s House will be open on 10 June 2018 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
Open Day Theme: Threads and Fibres
See a collection of Arts and Crafts made by skilled craft-women Florence Porter and her daughters Ella and Hazel. Of particular interest is the range of basket work, embroidery and crochet and some fine fabric stencil work.
Goodbye Manniquins!
Party time - end of Homemade Exhibition
Our clever detectives Joshua and Madeline
Harry - our new Clever Detective
Clever detectives - Jasmine & Mars Anastas
Chelsea & Gemma Barry - Miss Porter’s House clever detectives !
Exhibition Launch photos ....
Kite and Edie our Clever Detectives at Miss Porter’s House
Jean Bridges, Deputy Chair welcoming guests to the Homemade Exhibition Launch
We had a high tea for my birthday at this beautiful Home. I was completely spoilt by the wonderful Wendy and Kathryn who doted on us and made us feel so welcome.
If you haven’t been here yet make some time to visit. It is step back into time and gives a wonderful sense of not only life in Newcastle but family life of this period. Huge thank you for such a special experience
We had a high tea for my birthday at this beautiful Home. I was completely spoilt by the wonderful Wendy and Kathryn who doted on us and made us feel so welcome.
If you haven’t been here yet make some time to visit. It is step back into time and gives a wonderful sense of not only life in Newcastle but family life of this period. Huge thank you for such a special experience
We had a high tea for my birthday at this beautiful Home. I was completely spoilt by the wonderful Wendy and Kathryn who doted on us and made us feel so welcome.
If you haven’t been here yet make some time to visit. It is step back into time and gives a wonderful sense of not only life in Newcastle but family life of this period. Huge thank you for such a special experience