Henry Ferdinand Halloran was a major property owner and developer in New South Wales in the early part of the twentieth Century. He was born in Sydney on 9 August 1869. His father was a bank clerk and architect named Edward Roland Halloran and mother was Adeline Burgess, née Reuss. His grandfather was also called Henry Halloran and his great grandfather was Laurence Hynes Halloran

Laurence Hynes Halloran

Laurence Hynes Halloran was a convict who became a pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia, founder of the Sydney Grammar School.-Early life:...

, a convict transported to Sydney. He qualified as a surveyor on 1890. He was also a conveyancer and valuer. His developments included Seaforth

Seaforth, New South Wales

Seaforth is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Seaforth is located 12 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Manly Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region....

 and Warriewood

Warriewood, New South Wales

Warriewood is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Warriewood is located 26 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council. Warriewood is part of the Northern Beaches region.-History:Warriewood takes...

 in Sydney in 1906, and Environa

Environa, New South Wales

Environa was a failed real estate development on the border of the ACT and New South Wales .It has long been abandoned, however the original street designs can still be seen on local maps and online sources such as Google Maps.The land itself was originally a subdivision of the grazing...

 near Canberra. He attempted to create a place called Pacific City near Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay is a large bay bounded by the state of New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory, and a detached enclave of the Australian Capital Territory. HMAS Creswell is located between Jervis Bay Village and Greenpatch in the Jervis Bay Territory.-History:...

. Halloran died in 22 October 1953 at the age of 84.