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Variant titleA Waverley Library Local History FactsheetAuthor/CreatorWaverley LibraryContentsEbenezer Vickery emigrated to Australia in 1833, and gradually built a fortune in manufacturing and mining. A devout Methodist, Vickery was a generous philanthropist in aid of the Church’s work. Following his death in 1906, his remaining family donated the magnificent grounds and estate of the family home ‘Edina’ in Waverley to the Methodist Church. This estate is now known as the War Memorial Hospital.TypeFactsheetCollectionLocal History Factsheets
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Related placeWar Memorial HospitalSubject - Personal NameVickery, EbenezerSubject - Corporate NameWar Memorial Hospital, WaverleySubject - Geographical NameWaverleyTaxonomySpecial Collections | Factsheets | Waverley People
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Ebenezer Vickery. Waverley Council Library, accessed 22/01/2026, https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/40574