Eschol Park, New South Wales

Eschol Park is located 60 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.

An avenue of fine old trees in Eschol Park Drive, off Raby Road, guards what was once the entrance to the historic mansion.

Fowler quickly established an extensive vineyard and two-storey winery on his property, and within a decade or so, was producing 2000 to 3000 gallons of award-winning wines.

One feature described in the auction pamphlet was a large manure tank "into which the sweepings of the sheep sheds, stables, and fowl houses are placed; there they remain until winter, when each vine and tree that appears to require assistance receives its share."

In 1975, when plans for a suburb at the site were under way, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales inadvertently approved the use of the incorrectly spelt Eschol Park.

This complex, consisting of sporting fields which double as water detention basins in times of flood, follows a branch of the old Eagle Creek.

This was converted into a series of cascading detention basins in the 1970s, and a public park now stands on what was once the headwaters - Eagle Creek Reserve.