Henry Halloran
Henry Ferdinand Halloran (9 August 1869 – 22 October 1953) was a major property owner and developer in New South Wales in the early part of the twentieth century.
Halloran was born in Sydney, his father was a bank clerk and architect named Edward Roland Halloran and mother was Adeline Burgess, née Reuss. His grandfather was also called Henry Halloran and his great grandfather was Laurence Hynes Halloran, a convict transported to Sydney.[1] Halloran attended Sydney Boys High School and Newington College.[2] He qualified as a surveyor in 1890 and became a conveyancer and valuer. After establishing Henry F. Halloran & Co. in 1897, Halloran became a significant figure in property development and urban planning in New South Wales from the 1880s through to the 1950s.[1] His developments included Seaforth and Warriewood in Sydney in 1906, and Environa near Canberra in 1930.[3] He also built structures at Tanilba Bay in 1931.[4] He attempted to create a place called Pacific City near Jervis Bay.[5] He also attempted to create a place called Port Stephens City near North Arm Cove.[6] Halloran died on 22 October 1953 at the age of 84.[1]
Legacy
The University of Sydney, established the Henry Halloran Trust, aimed at promoting scholarship, innovation and research in town planning, urban development and land management.[7] Several collections of Halloran's papers, including maps and survey notes detailing land and property subdivision throughout New South Wales, are held at the State Library of New South Wales.[8]
See also
- Henry Halloran (Grandfather)
References
- Atchison, John (1983). "Halloran, Henry Ferdinand (1869 - 1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 1 January 2011 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 81
- Allan J. Mortlock; Bernice Anderson (1978). Undiscovered Canberra. Canberra: Australian National University Press. pp. 42–47. ISBN 0-7081-1579-9.
- Tim the Yowie Man (8 June 2019). "Mailbag". Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- Jennifer Horsfield (2005). "Environa: Marketing a Life-Style Near Canberra 80 Years Ago" (PDF).
- Henry F Halloran (1920). "1st subdivision, Port Stephens city estate".
- "Henry Halloran Trust". University of Sydney. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Henry F. Halloran survey roughs, New South Wales, 1880-1925 M ser 4 810/16/Halloran Survey Roughs". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 27 November 2017.