Annandale Farm was situated six kilometres (3.7 mi) from Sydney in the present day suburbs of Stanmore and Annandale. Built by George Johnston, it became one of the most successful farms in the early colonial days of New South Wales. Johnston was a Royal Marines officer, and briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was a key figure in the Rum Rebellion of 1808. He rode from the farm to arrest Captain Bligh on 26 January 1808. Also it was from the farm where Johnston marched with his troops to Castle Hill on 5 March 1804 to quell a convict revolt.
Annandale Farm, near Parramatta Road, Australia
The gatehouse, last surviving building of Annandale Farm, view from rear lane
Weekley Park, part of the former Annandale Farm. Stanmore, Sydney.
Norfolk Island Pines on the carriageway to Parramatta Road at Annandale Farm
Stanmore, New South Wales
Stanmore is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia 6 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the local government area of the Inner West Council. It is known for its long strip of shops running along Parramatta Road.
Aerial view of the suburb
An image of Stanmore central
Trafalgar Street shops
Percival Road shops