▁the ▁property ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁les see ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁was ▁Matt ▁Herbert . ▁The ▁Herbert ▁family ▁later ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁Rio ▁T into . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁ran ches ▁and ▁stations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : P il bara ▁Category : P ast oral ▁le ases ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : St ations ▁( Austral ian ▁agricult ure ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Char ing ▁Cross ▁is ▁a ▁her itage - list ed ▁former ▁hom est ead ▁and ▁former ▁pre - school ▁and ▁now ▁house ▁and ▁child care ▁centre ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁Victoria ▁Street , ▁Queens ▁Park , ▁W aver ley ▁Municip ality , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁W aver ley ▁W aver ley ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁Scottish ▁author ▁and ▁poet , ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott . ▁Its ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁W aver ley ▁comes ▁through ▁Bar nett ▁Le vey ▁( or ▁Le vy , ▁ 1 7 9 8 - 1 8 3 7 ) ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Sydney ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁brother . ▁When ▁he ▁saw ▁how ▁prosper ous ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁becoming , ▁Le vey ▁decided ▁to ▁sett