Doncaster and Templestowe had a population of 1,600.
Much of the land had been cleared and the itinerant wood cutters who had been living in bark huts throughout the area moved on to districts further out.
At the Templestowe Roads Boards elections, Edward Tatham, who lived in his stone cottage in Leeds Street was elected Chairman.
At Templestowe, a new State School was built.
At Doncaster Max Schramm had sold his school to the Education Department and started to build a stone cottage.
George Holden formed a cricket club to play in the paddock behind the Doncaster Hotel.
At Warrandyte, gold mining was booming and the rich Pig Tail mine was opened.
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