The McAuley Cottage 2 Russell Road, Warrandyte.
This modest timber cottage, which dates from the 1870s or earlier, has associations with district miners. However, although A.Fairweather held the Miner's Right to the property (Crown Allotment 6A Section 18) in 1892 and became the registered owner in 1893567 , he was not listed in early district rate records.
First occupier rated for a house on the site was in the 1873-74 Warrandyte Riding records .He was Murdoch Cameron McAuley, a Warrandyte miner568 The property was described from 1875 as a house and garden in the Warrandyte township with an extremely small valuation,suggesting a very small dwelling..569 McAuley, who continued to live in the cottage/i° died in 1886, and is buried in an unmarked grave in the Anderson's Creek Cemetery at Warrandyte.571 His widow,Margaret, a midwife, lived in the Russell Road house until her death from pneumonia five years later.572 She is also buried in the Warrandyte Cemetery, 573
Another local miner, Fredrich Johensen(1865-1923) lived in the cottage from 1892 until 1901. Johensen also owned a selection of 20 acres in Parson's Gully,)74 a popular district gold-,mining area. Like McAuley, he is buried in an unmarked grave in the Warrandyte Cemetery, 575
A number of other owners and occupiers were listed in district rate records in the first decades of the new century. They included Mrs Eleanor Day of Fairfield Park, George Elletson, an engine-driver; and Amy and Lilla Rouvray, who lived therre from 1909 until the eve of the First World War.Throughout this period valuation of the cottage changed little576
Some changes seem to have been made to the 1870s cottage during the ownership of Mary Reddie in the 1920s, when the valuation of the property doubled.577 This was at a time when Victoria was entering a period of deep economic depression.
Even greater changes seem to have taken place during the ownership from 1934 by the notable Warrandyte builder, Constance Alexa Goyder.578 Valued at only seven pounds in that year, and down to four pounds in 1938, the cottage's valuation soared to 42 pounds by 1944.579 By this time, Goyder and her husband were living in the house she designed for herself at 300 Yarra Street.)8° The Russell Road cottage was let to William McGregor.58'
Two cottages were listed on the Russell Road site by the late 1940s. The occupiers in 1948 were Alan Carter, a clerk, and Frank Rowan, a journalist.582Rowan may have been a friend from the time Goyder worked as a journalist before settling in Warrandyte.
Of local historical significance. as a typical early miner's cottage, much altered in the 1920s and 1940s, but retaining much of its earlier form. It has local significance, also, for its associations with district miners McAuley and Johensen, with McAuley's wife, a district midwife, and, from 1934, with local builder, Alexa Goyder.
563 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe General and Water RB 1948-49 Warrandyte Riding No.2915.
564 Bruce Bence,Sir George and Lady Reid, Warrandyte Historical Society.
565 Bruce Bence.
566 Geoff Brown, Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament ,1900- 1984,Parliament of Victoria, 1985,p.177.
567 Plan of Township Allotment Warrandyte Department of Lands and Survey 8 Oct.1892;Parish Plan.
568 Shire of Bulleen RB 1873-74 Warrandyte Riding No.355 (NAV 7 pounds 10 shillings).
569 Shire of Bulleen RB 1875 Warrandyte Riding No.338.
570 Shire of Bulleen RB 1885 Warrandyte Riding No.356 (NAV 8 pounds).
571 Unmarked Burials Anderson's Creek Cemetery, 1867-1938, Bruce Bence,1988.
572 Shire of Bulleen RB 1887 Warrandyte Riding No.380; 1891 No.219.
573 Bence; Anderson's Creek Cemetery Warrandyte, 1866-1988, Bruce Bence,p.33(copy of Margaret's Form of Certificate of Burial).
574 Shire of Bulleen RB 1892 No.209(late McAuley).
575 Bence.
576 Shire of Templestowe RB 1902 Warrandyte Riding No.235(late Johensen);1908-9 No.50 (late Elletson);1914-15 No.197(NAV 7 pounds).
577 Shire of Doncaster RB 1920-21 Templestowe Riding No.940(NAV 7 pounds);1923-24 No.674(NAV 13 pounds).
578 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1934-35 Warrandyte Riding No.475(Mary Reddie crossed out)NAV 7 pounds.
579 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1935-36 Warrandyte Riding No.188(NAV 4 pounds);1939-40 No.195(NAV 14 pounds);1944-45 No.197(NAV 42 pounds).
580 See research into 300 Yarra Street.
581 Shire of Doncaster and TemplestoweRB 1944-45 Warrandyte Riding No.197.
582 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe General and Water RB 1948 Warrandyte Riding No.281 l(NAV 42 pounds).
583 Templestowe District Board RB 1873 No.337(NAV 18 pounds 10 shillings).
584 Shire of Bulleen RB 1881 Warrandyte Riding No.314 (NAV 20 pounds).
585 Anderson's Creek Cemetery.Warrandyte,1866-1988, Bruce Bence,p.43.
Doncaster & Templestowe Heritage Study . Additional Historical Research. Page85
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Photos from: http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/22657 - COTTAGE 2 Russell Road WARRANDYTE Of local significance as a typical early cottage, much altered about 1910 and 1940, but retaining much of its earlier form.
Photos from: https://www.realestate.com.au/property/2-russell-rd-warrandyte-vic-3113 - 2 Russell St Warrandyte Oct 2014;
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First occupier rated for a house on the site was in the 1873-74 Warrandyte Riding records .He was Murdoch Cameron McAuley, a Warrandyte miner568 The property was described from 1875 as a house and garden in the Warrandyte township with an extremely small valuation,suggesting a very small dwelling..569 McAuley, who continued to live in the cottage/i° died in 1886, and is buried in an unmarked grave in the Anderson's Creek Cemetery at Warrandyte.571 His widow,Margaret, a midwife, lived in the Russell Road house until her death from pneumonia five years later.572 She is also buried in the Warrandyte Cemetery, 573
Another local miner, Fredrich Johensen(1865-1923) lived in the cottage from 1892 until 1901. Johensen also owned a selection of 20 acres in Parson's Gully,)74 a popular district gold-,mining area. Like McAuley, he is buried in an unmarked grave in the Warrandyte Cemetery, 575
A number of other owners and occupiers were listed in district rate records in the first decades of the new century. They included Mrs Eleanor Day of Fairfield Park, George Elletson, an engine-driver; and Amy and Lilla Rouvray, who lived therre from 1909 until the eve of the First World War.Throughout this period valuation of the cottage changed little576
Some changes seem to have been made to the 1870s cottage during the ownership of Mary Reddie in the 1920s, when the valuation of the property doubled.577 This was at a time when Victoria was entering a period of deep economic depression.
Even greater changes seem to have taken place during the ownership from 1934 by the notable Warrandyte builder, Constance Alexa Goyder.578 Valued at only seven pounds in that year, and down to four pounds in 1938, the cottage's valuation soared to 42 pounds by 1944.579 By this time, Goyder and her husband were living in the house she designed for herself at 300 Yarra Street.)8° The Russell Road cottage was let to William McGregor.58'
Two cottages were listed on the Russell Road site by the late 1940s. The occupiers in 1948 were Alan Carter, a clerk, and Frank Rowan, a journalist.582Rowan may have been a friend from the time Goyder worked as a journalist before settling in Warrandyte.
Of local historical significance. as a typical early miner's cottage, much altered in the 1920s and 1940s, but retaining much of its earlier form. It has local significance, also, for its associations with district miners McAuley and Johensen, with McAuley's wife, a district midwife, and, from 1934, with local builder, Alexa Goyder.
563 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe General and Water RB 1948-49 Warrandyte Riding No.2915.
564 Bruce Bence,Sir George and Lady Reid, Warrandyte Historical Society.
565 Bruce Bence.
566 Geoff Brown, Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament ,1900- 1984,Parliament of Victoria, 1985,p.177.
567 Plan of Township Allotment Warrandyte Department of Lands and Survey 8 Oct.1892;Parish Plan.
568 Shire of Bulleen RB 1873-74 Warrandyte Riding No.355 (NAV 7 pounds 10 shillings).
569 Shire of Bulleen RB 1875 Warrandyte Riding No.338.
570 Shire of Bulleen RB 1885 Warrandyte Riding No.356 (NAV 8 pounds).
571 Unmarked Burials Anderson's Creek Cemetery, 1867-1938, Bruce Bence,1988.
572 Shire of Bulleen RB 1887 Warrandyte Riding No.380; 1891 No.219.
573 Bence; Anderson's Creek Cemetery Warrandyte, 1866-1988, Bruce Bence,p.33(copy of Margaret's Form of Certificate of Burial).
574 Shire of Bulleen RB 1892 No.209(late McAuley).
575 Bence.
576 Shire of Templestowe RB 1902 Warrandyte Riding No.235(late Johensen);1908-9 No.50 (late Elletson);1914-15 No.197(NAV 7 pounds).
577 Shire of Doncaster RB 1920-21 Templestowe Riding No.940(NAV 7 pounds);1923-24 No.674(NAV 13 pounds).
578 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1934-35 Warrandyte Riding No.475(Mary Reddie crossed out)NAV 7 pounds.
579 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1935-36 Warrandyte Riding No.188(NAV 4 pounds);1939-40 No.195(NAV 14 pounds);1944-45 No.197(NAV 42 pounds).
580 See research into 300 Yarra Street.
581 Shire of Doncaster and TemplestoweRB 1944-45 Warrandyte Riding No.197.
582 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe General and Water RB 1948 Warrandyte Riding No.281 l(NAV 42 pounds).
583 Templestowe District Board RB 1873 No.337(NAV 18 pounds 10 shillings).
584 Shire of Bulleen RB 1881 Warrandyte Riding No.314 (NAV 20 pounds).
585 Anderson's Creek Cemetery.Warrandyte,1866-1988, Bruce Bence,p.43.
Doncaster & Templestowe Heritage Study . Additional Historical Research. Page85
http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/3925
Photos from: http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/22657 - COTTAGE 2 Russell Road WARRANDYTE Of local significance as a typical early cottage, much altered about 1910 and 1940, but retaining much of its earlier form.
Photos from: https://www.realestate.com.au/property/2-russell-rd-warrandyte-vic-3113 - 2 Russell St Warrandyte Oct 2014;
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