Entally House was built in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey, the eldest son of Mary and Thomas Reibey of Sydney.

Mary, who is pictured on Australia’s $20 note, has been described as a “plucky Lancashire lass”, a “remarkable pioneer” and a “successful and respected merchant”.

In 1792, at the age of 13 and disguised as a boy, Mary was convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for seven years.

Mary met Thomas when he was a junior officer aboard the ‘Britannia’. Thomas and Mary were married on September 1, 1794 after Thomas applied for a land grant and sought permission from the authorities for a wedding.

The couple became very successful business partners and the proud parents of seven children: Thomas, James, George, Celia, Eliza, Jane and Elizabeth.

Shipping interests bought their eldest son Thomas to Tasmania and he obtained about 2630 acres where the current Entally Estate is located. The Landholder’s Muster of 1819 says he owned five horses, 92 cattle and 600 sheep on a property with 2430 acres of pasture and 200 acres of wheat.