Ormiston House, Accommodation, Strahan, Tasmania
History 1
Frederick Ormiston Henry—he arrived on the West Coast of Tasmania with just 100 pounds in his pocket. Within ten years he had become one of the wealthiest men in Tasmania. He had stores in all of the mining towns on the West Coast. He acquired 2067 shares in the Mt Lyell mine and sold them in 1897 for £16-10s. A tidy sum indeed for those days. He then set about to build the grandest mansion on the West Coast and one of the finest examples of federation architecture in Australia.
This family photograph c1900 shows the Henry family of Strahan. From the left seated on the credenza is Harry Lyell, F O Henry ( standing ), Jessie, Mary Alice ( seated ), Frederick Ormiston 2nd ( standing ), Amelia ( seated ).
Ormiston House as it was around 1905 with the Henry family in a typical pose for photography. From the left is Amelia, Jessie, F O Henry, Mary Alice, unknown relative, Frederick ( 2nd), Harry Lyell, unknown relative.
Jessie as a young lady
old Strahan during reclamation for the port facilities late 1880s