Leuralla

Leuralla is a historic house in Leura, a suburb in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, Australia.

[7] Leuralla was built for the independently wealthy yachtsman and big-game fisherman[8] Harry Andreas[9] (1879 – 1955),[10] his wife Alice and their young family.

It is an imposing two-storey house set in extensive grounds in the Federation Free Classical style and is notable for its entry portico and stair, symmetry, and bracketed cornice.

The wide external sandstone staircase which has twin flights from the ground under a single storey portico.

[11] During the 1927 Royal Tour of Australasia, Harry Andreas had acted as a fishing guide for The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) in the Bay of Islands,[12] whilst the young Princess "Lillibet" was at home in London.

Represented characters included Alice in Wonderland, Tintin, Babar, Winnie the Pooh, Noddy and Rupert Bear, Popeye, James Bond, Action Man, Barbie and Harry Potter.

Important dolls, teddybears and stuffed animals, Meccano, construction kit, games and jigsaws, children's literature & comics were also represented.

The grounds feature an outdoor display of model trains and original ephemera from NSW railways such as signage, benches and station contents, which were being removed and disposed of in the 1980s.

The house also features a commemorative museum to the great Australian politician, intellectual and statesman Dr. H V Evatt.

Nazi-themed toys at Leuralla with disclaimer