John and Charles Enys were early runholders of Castle Hill having bought the station in partnership with Edward Curry off the Porter Brothers in 1864. Although not as well known as his older brother John, Charles Enys was a talented watercolour painter and painted many pictures of their homestead 'Trelissick' (sited near the present day Castle Hill Village) and the surrounding area.

A collection of about 60 of his paintings is currently housed in the Australian National Library (ANL) in Canberra. By permission of the ANL a selection of these watercolours is shown below. (Photographic copies of the paintings can also be ordered on the ANL website at http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/picturescatalogue keyword: Enys)

 

 'Castle Hill Station, after additions'

 

'Castle Hill Station, after additions'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 22.8 x 28.8 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount,  Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/5, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3600385

 'Castle Hill Station'

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'Castle Hill Station'  

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 17.6 x 25 cm.

Title from inscription on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/8, National Library of Australia, nla-pic-an3601024

 'Castle Hill Station'

 

'Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 17.8 x 25.3 cm.

Title from inscription on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/14, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3635496

 'Castle Hill Station'

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'Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 22.8 x 29 cm.

Title from inscription on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/19, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3635563

 'Castle Hill Station'

 

'Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 25.4 x 35 cm.

Title from inscription on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/1, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3599270

 'Gorge on the Porter River

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'Gorge on the Porter above the junction of Broken River, Castle Hill run'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 17.3 x 25 cm.

Title from inscription on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/55, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3641482

 'Limestone rocks, Castle Hill Station'

 

'Limestone rocks, Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 18.2 x 17.4 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/36, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3640063

 'Castle Hill Station looking south west'

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'Castle Hill Station looking south west'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 22.8 x 28.8 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount, Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/4, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3600318

 'Mount Torlesse, Otorama [i.e. Otarama]'

 

'Mount Torlesse, Otorama [i.e. Otarama] eastside'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 17 x 25 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/27, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3635856

 'Otorama [i.e. Otarama] Station'

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'Otorama [i.e. Otarama] Station'

Charles Enys, (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 17 x 24.5 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/12, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3601139

 'View through the sheep yards, Castle Hill'

 

'View through the sheep yards, Castle Hill'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 19.3 x 20.2 cm.

Title from inscription on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/57, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3641488

 'Stone quary [i.e. quarry] Castle Hill Station'

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'Stone quary [i.e. quarry] Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 15.2 x 22.9 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/43, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3640694

 'Trelissick looking south west'

 

'Trelissick looking south west'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 19.6 x 26 cm.

Title from inscription on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/11, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3601121

 'Woolshed, Castle Hill Station'

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'Woolshed, Castle Hill Station'

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 16.9 x 24.2 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/13, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3601153

 'Gorge of sandstone and limestone on River Porter near woolshed'

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'Gorge of sandstone and limestone on River Porter near woolshed'  

Charles Enys (ca. 1865)

Watercolour ; 20.8 x 20.2 cm.

Title from inscribed label on mount.; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2768/40, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3640643