ABS 1833 Traditional Cache

A 2bois cache celebrating the historic houses of the inner west and east of Sydney.

A visit to Wolli Creek on the banks of the Cooks River either to Chifley Park or a view of planes leaving the nearby Mascot Airport should not be complete without a stroll through the river side ground of Tempe House & St Magdalene’s Chapel. 

The cache is a micro in suspension amongst the surrounding residential towers. Please byo pen.

Tempe House was constructed for Alexander Brodie Spark (the name of the near by Drive bears his name) between 1833-1836 and originally covered 12 acres.

The sisters of the Good Samaritan Order added the Chapel in 1888 for the penitents that then were accommodated in their Refuge.

The full heritage listing and other history of the site is variable available @ http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/visit/ViewAttractionDetail.aspx?ID=5045451# or Rockdale Council website. 

Minutes from the relatively new Wolli Creek railway station and a short stroll to the Cooks River amid the hustle and bustle of the busy Princes Highway sits the tranquil grounds of Tempe House. Take the short stroll from the cache site to the river and the tranquil grounds of Tempe House. You will not be disappointed. The residential towers of Wolli Creek ascend around you yet you can really appreciate the grandeur of by gone days at Tempe House and the care that was afforded the unfortunate women who were resident at the Good Samaritan Sisters Refuge.