the Tullimbar School (see separate entry). The Moles family were important pioneers in the local dairy industry. The property had close associations with the development of the Illawarra Shorthorn breed of cattle. The house is believed to have been built by Maurice Scanlan some time after his purchase of the original property in December 1873. It was a dairy farm at the time and he later mortgaged it to the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (1892). In 1898, William Moles, the second Mayor of Shellharbour Municipality, moved to this residence from his Tongarra property. Title passed to his daughters Barbara and Marion Douglas Moles after their father's death in 1911. They sold it to Mr Leonard Anderson in February 1930. Owners in the late 1980s early 1990s were Mr M. and Mrs J. Simon. Description Toongla is sited on a north facing ridge off a quiet country lane along the fertile valley leading to the Macquarie Pass National Park. The residence enjoys commanding rural, lake and escarpment views. The property is approximately mostly grassed paddock with a large garden around the house with well established trees beside. The present land area is . Curtilage includes area within a radius of the house. House Toongla is a largely intact Victorian villa constructed of colonial bonded brickwork, now painted, its main roof has a hipped iron form with three large stuccoed chimneys. Possibly a smaller building originally, later extended to the east, as evidenced by the chimneys. The northern verandah has a bellcast roof bevelled posts and iron lace brackets. The facade is asymmetrical, featuring two 12-paned windows, three French windows opening onto the front verandah and a main four panelled door with sidelight. Stone steps, with masonry piers either side, lead up to a wide entrance door. Glass transom lights, timber & glass side panels. Other windows are double-hung, with six panes in the top frame. The interiors have cedar joinery, some iron ceilings, two interesting fireplaces of marbled wood with tiles and grates. It has an established garden and orchard. Outbuildings There is a small slab outbuilding at the rear with an iron roof, a former laundry,remains of sites of other outbuildings. A portion of the original slab kitchen may still stand at the rear. The house is tenanted. The building is completed in the Late Victorian villa architectural style. The building materials used include Colonial bonded brickwork, hipped iron