Lane Place

From The Orange Wiki

The Lane family has been associated with Orange since its very early days. William Lane of Bathurst, owner of Orton Park acquired a grant of 4,000 acres. The first grant was called Rosehill and was promised in 1830 and deed for 640 acres was issued on 17 May 1839. John Tom Lane, the eldest son of William Lane, later obtained Clifton Grove and Rosedale. He was appointed first police magistrate in Orange in 1867.

Edwin Hurst Lane, the youngest son of William Lane after finishing his education visited New Zealand. On returning to Orange he purchased Wambangalang Station in the Dubbo area. He resided there for about 16 years. On returning to Orange he built Llanello in 1885. In 1908 the property was sold to Miss Amelia Hubbard of Euchareena. Miss Hubbard died in 1910 and in 1914 her nephew Francis John Hubbard sold the property to the Patrician Brothers. It was then named Croagh Patrick College and in 1929 Croagh Patrick Orphanage. James B Lane was another member of the Lane family. He assisted in the management of some of his father’s properties. In 1886 he purchased Rosehill which remained in the family until 1934 when it was sold. Now most of it is under Suma Park Dam.

• Hughes, L. Streets of town, [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.