Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

National Trust of Australia (NSW)

An independent community-based organisation that has advocated the conservation of built, cultural and natural heritage since its foundation in Sydney in 1945.

Milestone
Formed
06 Apr 1945
Position
1945
1945 - 1961
1961 - 1965
1977 - 1987
1992 - 1998
2013 -
Property
Owner of
1960 -
Owner of
1962 -
Owner of
1963 -
Occupied
1970 -
Occupied
1975
Owner of
1980 -
Owner of
1984 -
Owner of
1990 - 1991
Type

Annie Wyatt House

CC BY-SA 2.0
,
2008

Annie Wyatt, a founder of the National Trust (NSW), lived here from 1926, and the unofficial first meeting of the trust was held in the house in 1945.

Wyatt, Annie

CC BY-SA 2.0
,
2008

Wyatt was a tireless advocate for heritage protection and conservation who believed that women could make a difference in community issues. She helped found the National Trust and save some of Sydney's most iconic buildings.