It was a packed Mosman Room to hear
A video recording of the presentation is now available. Marlene Reid, a member of Mosman’s Bicentennial committee that prepared a number of the plaques you see in the area, told me after the talk that Sir William Cullen was one of those whose contributions to Mosman should be better known. This talk is a valuable addition to resources held by Mosman Library.
Tony Cunneen also had a suprise in store. He shared seeds of the tree named in Sir William’s honour – Eucalyptus cullenii, Cullen’s ironbark – and suggested they be planted locally as a memorial to the man and his family.
The Cullen boys, William and Howard
Cullen, William Hartland
National Archives of Australia: B2455, CULLEN W H
Australian War Memorial – Embarkation Roll
Cullen, Howard Clifford
National Archives of Australia: B2455, CULLEN H C
Australian War Memorial – Embarkation Roll
Australian War Memorial – Honours & Awards
Further resources
- A Social History of the New South Wales Supreme Court Judges in the First
World War –
Sir William Cullen and family at Tregoyd in Raglan Street
Near the end of the talk you will see Tony Cunneen with seeds of the ….
responsible for identifying those who had made great contributions to Mosman during her history
noted as a man who more needed to be known about … and
She told me that at the time, they identified Sir William Cullen as someone who should be better known
“Carry on” with the Cullens
goal to identify significant people Mosman federation
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