History
The area around Subiaco Creek and the Ponds was one of the earliest areas settled by European colonists in Australia, the first land grant in the area being made in 1791. This was the fourth land grant by Governor Phillip, the governor of the newly founded colony of New South Wales, and it was made to Phillip Schaeffer. He created a property called 'The Vineyard'. After a succession of owners the property was purchased by Hannibal Macarthur in 1813. Macarthur went on to build a mansion, called 'The Vineyard' in 1836. This was the mansion which became the Benedictine school, from which the name Subiaco was derived.
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