DescriptionToo-Mee-Ree is one of four houses built on the southern slopes of Denmark Hill by local builder, George Williams. He built this house in 1911 for his daughter Nelly and her husband Sydney May. Nelly was an amateur artist and was one of 13 children. Sydney, a notable Queensland musician and church organist lectured in music at Queensland University and was associated with the foundation of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Sydney had a deep interest in Aboriginal culture and encouraged the use of aboriginal place names. Tomeree is the Aboriginal name for a headland in Sydney Harbour.
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