Bulleen
(3105, 12 km NE, Manningham City)
Bulleen is located opposite Heidelberg between the Yarra River and the Eastern Freeway. Frederic Unwin derived the name Bulleen from a Yarra billabong. Applied initially to his 1841 Special Survey, it was also the original name for the Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe. The district's proximity to Melbourne and its rural nature attracted John and Sunday Reed, whose farm Heide, established in 1934, was frequented by artists like Sidney Nolan and Joy Hester. The area remained rural until after World War II when housing began to replace dairy farms and orchards. Bulleen has Melbourne's third highest rate of home-ownership and has attracted many Italian-born residents, whose Veneto Club opened there in 1973.
Source: Mary Sheehan writing in http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00261b.htm . May 2019
Bulleen
1975 is an important-historical year for our Society. One hundred years ago the Shire of Bulleen, the origin of the City of Doncaster and Templestowe, was formed.The Historical Society has planned a program of events for its part in celebrating the Centenary. On 22nd March, our Society will be hosts to the Eastern Region of Suburban Historical Societies for the annual Regional Meeting. The theme of the meeting will be "fruit growing".
In the afternoon a tour of the district will visit an orchard, and afternoon tea will be served at Schramm's Cottage. The evening will take the form of a dinner. Speakers will talk about some interesting an unusual aspects of fruit growing. In May an enlarged souvenir issue of the Newsletter will be published. In June, the Society will participate in a stage presentation of "100 Years of Music". As a climax to the Society's program, a "Pioneer Ball" is to be held on 28th June in the Athenaeum Hall, Doncaster Road. It is hoped that guests will wear period costume for the ball will be held on the lines of Balls of Olden Days. Members of pioneer families will be welcome and we intend to invite past Shire Presidents if they can be located.
Members are asked to let people know about the ball. Ideas for the evening are welcome and members are invited to help.
Source: 1975 02 DTHS Newsletter
The Shire of Bulleen
On 7th May 1875, the Victorian Government Gazette proclaimed the Templestowe Road District to be the Shire of Bulleen. Elections for the new Shire were held on 1st July. The returning officer, Joseph Thompson, after whom Thompsons Road is named, conducted elections at three polling booths: The Shire Hall at Templestowe, the Court House at Warrandyte and the most popular, the Doncaster Hotel.Six councillors were to be elected from eight nominees. Edward Tatham topped the poll with 160 votes. Mathew Hoare received 150 votes; John Smedley 157. James Kent 101; John Delaney 97; and Robert Laidlaw 90. Joseph Smith with 77 votes and Robert Hunter with 70, were defeated.
The first meeting of the new council was held on 21st July at the Shire Hall in Parker Street, Templestowe. Edward Tatham was the first Shire President and Thomas O'Brien was appointed Shire Secretary.
Source: 1975 05 DTHS Newsletter
The City of Bulleen by any other name
The announcement of the new name for the City of Doncaster and Templestowe has caused some disappointment. Most people do not know that name Bulleen has great significance for our city. Our area was the Shire of Bulleen when the municipality was first formed in 1875.
Before that, in 1841, when the area was surveyed, it was named the Parish of Bulleen. Bulleen is the aboriginal name for the White Cockatoo that still lived in the area.
The problem with the name started when the Doncaster riding severed rom the Shire of Bulleen in 1890 forming a separate shire. The remainder of the old Shire then only covered part of Bulleen so it was renamed the Shire of Templestowe.
In 1914, Templestowe was told to join with Doncaster.
In the 1920s, the Templestowe people objected to being part of Doncaster and wanted their name included. They ignored the rest of the area such as Warrandyte, so we were stuck with the cumbersome name “the Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe” - then later, the City.
The suburb of Bulleen, once being part of Doncaster and part of Templestowe, was named in the 1950s when its Post Office was formed.
If people look at the title of their land they will see that they are in the Parish of Bulleen.
They have been living in Bulleen all the time.
Source: Irvine Green writing in 1994 12 DTHS Newsletter
Shire of Bulleen Statement of Receipts and Expenditure from the 17th of October, 1874
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