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Statement of Significance

The house Meigunya was built in 1886 by Herbert Perry, the son of one of the Perry brothers. Herbert was a widely experienced businessman and held directorships in the Castlemaine Brewery and Quinlan, Gray & Co. George, William (Herbert’s father) and Frederick Perry migrated to Australia in the 1860s and set up a successful ironmongery business in Queen Street, Brisbane, at the site of the now Wintergarden Mall. Herbert and his brothers carried on the ironmongery business after their father’s death. In 1922 after Leila and Herbert Perry’s death, the house passed out of the Perry family. The trees are believed to have been planted around the time that Meigunya was built in 1886. Meigunya historic house now belongs to the Queensland Women's History association who purchased it in 1967.
The trees are outstanding examples of their species and are of important landscape significance in the inner city suburb. They are associated with William and Herbert Perry who were reputable prominent businessmen in Brisbane in the late 19th and early 20th century. The trees formed part of the gardens Meigunya historic house which now belongs to the Queensland Women's History association who purchased the house in 1967.
Along the front boundary inside the fence.