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Henry Ferdinand Halloran 1869-1953.
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Henry Halloran was born in August 1869 at Glebe in Sydney. Halloran became a licensed surveyor, valuer and conveyancer, and by 1897 had set up in Sydney as Henry F. Halloran & Co., specialising in land and property dealings. Known for his American style high pressure salesmanship, colourful brochures and over the top advertising, he was the first to produce artistically styled estate layout plans. Halloran embarked on a number of ambitious plans, focusing on Canberra and Queanbeyan, Port Stephens, Jervis Bay, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie. Most of the Halloran developments were coastal. Many of his more ambitious plans never really eventuated as they coincided with the Great Depression. His business survived two world wars and two major economic dislocations: the boom of the 1880s when speculation in land was rampant followed by the depressed 1890s, and the land boom of the 1920s followed by the economic collapse of the 1930s. Halloran travelled to town planning conferences in Europe in 1923 and 1924. He set up a London office of Henry F Halloran and Co. in June 1923, becoming the first Australian agent to do so. Realty Realizations Ltd. was established by Henry Halloran in the 1930's, and is still trading under that name and headed by a Halloran descendant today. Halloran's Lake Macquarie holdings were scattered round the northern and western sides of the lake. Henry Halloran died unexpectedly in October 1953. Typical of such a hard working individual, the 84 year old passed away on a bus on his way to work.
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