This park was built on Railway land as a community project complete with picnic facilities and named after Greg Featherstone who was a long serving staff member of the Rydal Railway Station.
When the station was first built there was also a park and this was designed by the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. The article from The Sydney Mail 29 September 1937. Öak Tree at Rail Station, gives a retrospective view of the village as well as a “current” 1937 version. The Canadian Oak tree, which gets a special mention, is the background for the photo of Mrs Hunter and her mother Mrs Anderson as she leaves for her honeymoon from Rydal.
This park was built on Railway land as a community project complete with picnic facilities and named after Greg Featherstone who was a long serving staff member of the Rydal Railway Station.
When the station was first built there was also a park and this was designed by the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. The article from The Sydney Mail 29 September 1937. Öak Tree at Rail Station, gives a retrospective view of the village as well as a “current” 1937 version. The Canadian Oak tree, which gets a special mention, is the background for the photo of Mrs Hunter and her mother Mrs Anderson as she leaves for her honeymoon from Rydal.