Heritage site marker for Bluebeard Farm

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ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionHeritage site marker text:

Site of the limestone cottage "Bluebeard Farm". Built in the mid 1800s by John Hughes, a former Irish convict of Fremantle prison. He obtained the earliest land grant in the Scarborough area after receiving his conditional pardon. One of the first in the vicinity, the cottage stood here until it's demolition in the 1960s.

Located at Butlers Reserve. Plaque on concrete plinth. TypePlaqueCollectionConvicts and ColonialsPlaques and heritage markers collectionHistoric houses collection Date created2011Materialsbronze, concreteHistorical details

Artist: Mark Datodi

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Related personJohn HughesRelated placeJohn Hughes Cottage

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Date of acquisition13th April 2021

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