Ellensbrook – National Trust Property

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The National Trust works to preserve and promote Australia’s indigenous, environmental, and built heritage and culture.

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Volunteering at the National Trust is a fantastic way to meet new people, develop new skills and contribute to the history of your local community.

About this site: It is entirely fitting that Ellensbrook is named after a woman. Built over many decades from the 1850s by ticket-of-leave convicts, deserting seamen and local Nyoongars, the property was largely managed in turn by Ellen Bussell and two of her five daughters, Fanny and Edith, as a farm, home for Aboriginal children and guesthouse.

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