Sir John See. 1902.

Yester Grange was purchased in 1902 by Sir John See and his wife Charlotte. Sir John was Premier of New South Wales from 1901 to 1905. A biography of this prominent citizen of NSW is on the next page.

Lady Charlotte and Sir John were leading members of the political and business worlds and of the 'social set', who would have enjoyed many fine soirees at Yester Grange.

Sir John added the large kauri-lined ballroom to the house and used the estate as a summer residence. As the house had only two, 'his and hers', bedrooms visitors to parties and balls had to leave at the end of the day. The hotels and boarding houses of Wentworth Falls and Katoomba bustled with the late-evening arrival of the guests from Yester Grange ~ leaving Sir John and Lady Charlotte to the blissful quiet surroundings of the estate.

Sir John retired from politics in 1904. Lady Charlotte died while they were on holiday in New Zealand in 1905 and Sir John did not live long to enjoy his retirement after a very busy life. He died in January 1907 at the family home in Randwick (later a Private Hospital) at the age of 63.

From 1907 to 1938 the house was used as a holiday home by their descendants.

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