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Berowra Waters - George Collingridge
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DescriptionThree paintings by former resident of Berowra Creek, George Collingridge purchased by David Lever
From the style of the works and the signatures on each work David Lever believes that they were painted circa 1885/1886. At that time the artist was living either at Collingridge Point, Berowra Creek or at a later place of residence in a home he built in what is now in the grounds of Hornsby Hospital. He lived at Berowra Creek for 5 years before moving to Hornsby
Davis unaware of the locations he has depicted in any of the three paintings, Collingridge travelled extensively around Sydney, the Central Coast, the south coast and the Blue Mountains. It is possible that they depict Singletons Mill or Dusthole Bay.
There is a considerable documentation on George Collingridge and his many achievements
In the records of the Mitchell Library David was pleased to find two newspaper interviews conducted by reporters from the Sydney Morning Herald on the occasion of Collingridges 72nd birthday and his 80th birthday. Both reporters described him as welcoming, enthusiastic and full of life. He was only too willing to stop what he was working on and talk extensively about his life and his plans for a further trip around the world in his eighties. One of the reporters stated that his studio and work area were just the opposite of what one might imagine that an artists studio might look like. Collingridges work area was immaculate and well ordered.
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From the style of the works and the signatures on each work David Lever believes that they were painted circa 1885/1886. At that time the artist was living either at Collingridge Point, Berowra Creek or at a later place of residence in a home he built in what is now in the grounds of Hornsby Hospital. He lived at Berowra Creek for 5 years before moving to Hornsby
Davis unaware of the locations he has depicted in any of the three paintings, Collingridge travelled extensively around Sydney, the Central Coast, the south coast and the Blue Mountains. It is possible that they depict Singletons Mill or Dusthole Bay.
There is a considerable documentation on George Collingridge and his many achievements
In the records of the Mitchell Library David was pleased to find two newspaper interviews conducted by reporters from the Sydney Morning Herald on the occasion of Collingridges 72nd birthday and his 80th birthday. Both reporters described him as welcoming, enthusiastic and full of life. He was only too willing to stop what he was working on and talk extensively about his life and his plans for a further trip around the world in his eighties. One of the reporters stated that his studio and work area were just the opposite of what one might imagine that an artists studio might look like. Collingridges work area was immaculate and well ordered.
Physical FormatBerowra WatersDimensionsBerowra Living History
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Berowra Waters - George Collingridge. Hornsby Shire, accessed 26/07/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3572