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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | It was built by [[George P. Campbell]] in about 1858 for his ploughman William Ginn.<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Dale|title=Cedric Emanuel's Canberra Sketchbook|year=1976|publisher=Rigby Limited|isbn=0-7270-0114-0|page=20}}</ref> Ginn lived there with his family until 1874 and then Flora and |
+ | It was built by [[George P. Campbell]] in about 1858 for his ploughman William Ginn.<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Dale|title=Cedric Emanuel's Canberra Sketchbook|year=1976|publisher=Rigby Limited|isbn=0-7270-0114-0|page=20}}</ref> Ginn lived there with his family until 1874 and then Flora and George Blundell moved in and remained there until about 1933.<ref name="book"/> Flora was a [[midwife]] and George a bullock driver for Campbell. In 1913 the Duntroon estate was acquired by the Commonwealth to form part of the new Federal Capital Territory, although the Blundells continued to live there. Then Harry and Alice Oldfield moved to the cottage in 1933. |
==Preservation== |
==Preservation== |
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