60 Church Road

Moss Vale NSW 2577

- Three additional bedrooms with build in robing
- Galley kitchen with enormous island, 900mm oven, generous storage, integrated fridge and dishwasher
- Floor to ceiling glass doors leading to covered entertaining area and views to "Throsby House"
- Butlers pantry with additional fridge
- Timber floors in living areas, flagstones in hallway and carpet to bedrooms
- Hydronic heating throughout and fireplace in lounge
- Main bathroom with bath and separate WC
- Additional rooms for a home study
- Laundry with washer and dryer
- Established cottage gardens
- Carport and two parking spaces

Contact us today to arrange an inspection of this magnificent property.

History of "Throsby Cottage"

Throsby Cottage stands near the boundary of the traditional lands of the Gundungurra and Dharwal people who have occupied this land for thousands of years. The arrival of new settlers in the late 1810s brought dispossession and disease and by 1850 few Aboriginal people remained although a small number were employed on pastoral holdings, notably here at Throsby Park. Today their descendants live in the area as the custodians of Gundungurra and Dharwal heritage and culture.

Throsby Cottage is part of Throsby Park, originally over 400 hectares granted to retired naval Surgeon and explorer Dr Charles Throsby in 1819. By 1823 Throsby's nephew, Charles Junior, erected a small cottage on the property which is said to have later been occasionally used as a local court when Throsby was required to act as Magistrate

Charles Throsby junior married Elizabeth (Betsey) Broughton in 1824. Betsey, daughter of public servant and Commissary - General William Broughton, is famous as a survivor of the notorious Boyd massacre of 1809 in which all but four of the crew and passengers of the brigantine Boyd were killed by Maori at Whangaroa in New Zealand

Betsey was rescued and returned to Sydney in 1812. After she married Charles Throsby junior the cottage became the family home and on Throsby senior's death in 1828 Charles junior inherited the estate.

The family moved into Throsby Park House in 1834 and the cottage was then occupied by staff. After Charles Throsby's death in 1854, Betsey leased many of the functions of the property to tenants. In 1868, she moved back into the cottage and leased Throsby Park House to the governor of New South Wales, Lord Belmore, the first of several distinguished tenants. Betsey Throsby, who had become one of the most respected residents of the districts, died in 1891.

Following Betsey's death, the cottage was tenanted before becoming home to members of the Throsby family again in the 1920s. George Frederick Osborne Throsby moved into the cottage with his wife Margaret May Sophia Lawson (Peggy) on 1929. the cottage was sold in 1945 and changed hands several times before being purchased by the artist, conservationist, and heritage campaigner Rachel Roxburgh in 1967. After her death in 1991, Throsby Cottage passed into the care of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

A NPWS Field Officer and his family lived here until 2006. Throsby Park was transferred to the ownership of Historic Houses Trust (now Sydney living Museums) in 2010 and in 2014 was leased to a direct descendant of the original owner Charles Throsby, continuing this long standing association of the property with the Throsby family.

Despite essential repairs by various owners of Throsby Cottage, significant deterioration had taken place due to ground moisture, animal burrows, termites, rot and excessive movement.

On 2018-2019 the cottage was restored, intrusive additions removed and a contemporary living wing added to ensure the long-term conservation of the cottage and continuation of its historic use.