DP0216 | Eastern Golf Links c1930 | Photograph of the Club House of the Eastern Golf Club. The oldest section of the building was built for Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, the eminent surgeon of the Melbourne Hospital. The property was later purchased by William Stutt, the owner of the Doncaster Hotel. This photograph is a copy of one that appeared in a newspaper or magazine, and shows the new additions on the east side. Dr Fitzgerald named the property 'Tullamore', by which name it was known for many years after Fitzgerald ceased to be the owner. (Photograph mounted with caption) | Doncaster Doncaster|Eastern Golf Club|Tullamore|Fitzgerald, Thomas|Stutt, William|Doncaster Road|Doncaster Hotel|Scanned images |
Once a Surgeon’s Mansion
Brief Description: Newspaper cutting from the Manningham Leader of 7 August 2002 featuring articles about two historic houses. The first, under the heading Once a Surgeons Mansion, is about Tullamore, now the Eastern Golf Club building.The second, under the heading Home to Pear Orchard, is about the home of Reinhold Dehnert. Old and new photographs of both houses are featured, the new photograph of Tullamore includes the Golf Club manager, Mai Gibson. | Date: 2002 | Photographer: Kelcey, Michelle |
Publisher: Leader newspapers | Storage Location: Archive room | Publication Name: Document | Size: 28 x 28 cm | Condition: Fair | Condition Date: 14/11/2012 | Subjects: Historic
buildings|Tullamore|Fitzgerald, Thomas (Sir)|Stutt, William|Stutt,
Julia|Eastern Golf Club|Gibson, MailDehnert, Reinhold|Waldau|German Lane, Waldau|Dehnert, Christiana
Source: DTHS Document: dd7f3d
The site was originally part of Robert Campbell’s subdivision of the Carlton Estate and comprised allotments purchased by David Mitchell (Madame Melba’s father) and James Smith.(78)
Fitzgerald named his Doncaster property Tullamore after his birthplace in Ireland. He arrived in Melbourne in 1858 and soon embarked on a distinguished medical career. Opening in private practice in Lonsdale Street, Fitzgerald became senior surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital. In 1884, the first clinical lectureship in surgery was created for him by the University of Melbourne at the Melbourne Hospital. In the same year, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. In May 1897, Fitzgerald was knighted, the first Australian to be honoured for eminence in the medical profession. He was president of the Medical Society of Victoria in 1884 and 1900, of the surgery section of the first International Medical Congress in 1887, and of the Australasian Medical Congress in Sydney in 1889.(79) (80)
Fitzgerald and his wife, Margaret, enjoyed an affluent lifestyle. They lived in an Italianate town house, Rostella ,in Lonsdale Street (now demolished) and spent weekends and holidays at Tullamore, their country home. Fitzgerald also bred horses at Tullamore, racing them under the name of T. Naughton. The stables at Tullamore survive. He was surgeon for many years to the Victorian. Racing Club. Other interests included a collection of paintings of which “Chloe”, which once hung at Rostella, has been a notable feature of Young and Jackson’s Hotel in Melbourne for many years. Fitzgerald died in 1908 on a trip to Cairns and was buried with R.C. rites in the Melbourne General Cemetery.
The second owner of Tullamore in 1909 was William Stutt,(81) (1827-1912), MLA and hotelkeeper. Born in Inniskillen, Ireland, the son of a miller, Stutt arrived in Melbourne in 1853. He made a number of land speculations and in 1862 became the licensee of the Melbourne City Buffet Hotel. MLA for South Grant, south of Geelong, from 1867 - 1871, Stutt later came to Doncaster. Here he ran the Doncaster Hotel (once known as the Racecourse Hotel and Stutt’s Hotel) and became President of the Licensed Victuallers Association.(82)
After Stutt’s death in 1912, Tullamore remained in the family for some years. In 1924, a committee of the Box Hill Golf Club under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt(83) (84) and laid out an 18-hole golf course. Tullamore became the club house. In June 1924 Stanley Bruce, P.M., opened the newly-formed Eastern Golf Club. This club had its origins in 1896 when a Surrey Hills Golf Club was formed which in 1914 became the Box Hill Club. After a loss of interest in golf throughout Victoria in the 1920s depression, the Eastern Golf Club became part of the 1930s revival. In 1935, Doncaster joined the Victorian Golf Association followed by Ivanhoe and Rosanna. By 1939, twenty clubs were affiliated with this body which administered club golf on public courses in the metropolitan area.(85)
Tullamore and its stable are of regional historical significance as the country home in 1887 of Sir T. N. Fitzgerald, surgeon, a leader of the medical profession in the Australian colonies, and as demonstrating the lifestyle of successful professional men and their families in the nineteenth century. It was important later for its associations with William Stutt, MLA and publican.
74 Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol4 p.180.
75 Shire of Bullneen RB 1886 Doncaster Riding No. 148 (NAV 70 pounds) ; 1887 No. 188 (NAV 165 pounds).
76 Shire of Bulleen RB 1886 Doncaster Riding No. 148.
77 Shire of Bulleen RB 1890 Nos. 96,99, 100.
78 Plan Shewing Subdivision of Portion C of the Carlton Estate, n.d; Plan of Bulleen, Parish of Bulleen Plan 526 B, 1874.
79 ADB vol.4 pp. 180-181.
80 ADB vol.4 pp. 180-181.
81 Shire of Doncaster RBB 1909-1910 Doncaster Riding No.315 (NAV 155 pounds)
82 Kathleen Tomson and Geoffrey Serle, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1851-1900,
83 Thomson and Serle,p.204.
84 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1924-25 Doncaster Riding No. 163.
85 Tullamore Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter Nov. 1974; Garry Mansfield, A History of Golf in Victoria, Victorian Golf Association, 1987, pp.89,101.
Doncaster and Templestowe Heritage Study Additional Research Carlotta Kellaway - July 1994 -
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/file/26136/download
Continual additions are swamping the original building.
The remainder of the property has been converted to a golf course, however a number of earlier features remain. These include timber stables with brick end walls. Some earlier windbreaks and a dam system remain.
Fitzgerald purchased the land (76 acres - originally part of the Carlton Estate) in 1886. He lived there only at weekends and holidays, and kept racehorses in the stables. In 1909 'Tullamore' was sold to William Stutt (formerly a Shire Councillor and an M.P.), and it remained in the family for over forty years.
Architecturally, this building can be compared to (for example) site no. 192.5
The house "Tullamore", the stables and some plantings and site features are of local historical significance as remnants of the 'country property' established in 1887 by Thomas Fitzgerald, demonstrating the lifestyle available to professional men in the nineteenth century, and later for its association with William Stutt.
1. Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter, November 1974.
City of Doncaster and Templestowe Heritage Study 1991 Richard Peterson.
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/file/26126/download
The property of "Tullamore" had its origins in 1858 when the "Carlton Estate", north of Doncaster Road was subdivided. A grazing lease of over one square mile had previously extended across this area. The homestead and stockyards of this cattle station were located in the vicinity of the corner of Petty's Lane and Wilson's Road. The land, which later became the Eastern Golf Links, covered three blocks of approximately thirty acres each.
One of these was bought by James Smith and the others by David Mitchell. James Smith was the father of Laurie Smith, who became well known in the district as a drawing teacher. His brick home still stands at the top of Elgar Road.
David Mitchell bought his land as a farm, it became one of his four country properties. He built a small cottage on Doncaster Road, where there is a gap in the hedge opposite the stables. A Bunya Bunya pine that Nellie Melba used to climb when a young girl marks the location of the cottage.
In 1886, Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald bought 76 acres from Fredrich Burcamp, a land speculator with several interests in the district. This land being one of the picked sites in the district, would have appealed to David Mitchell's canny business sense. With Fitzgerald, it would have been more a matter of aesthetics. He had a flair for the spectacular and liked the finer things of life. The land with its high hill, and tree-studded pastures that swept down to a small creek, was an ideal place for a country seat. Fitzgerald, who had just been made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, had reached the height of his career. In 1887, he built "Tullamore", a two-storey twelve-room mansion. It was built of red brick, with a slate roof and was surrounded by verandahs on the north and west. The building was rich in decoration, but without the extravagances of the boom style, which was then becoming popular. The fluted red brick chimneys and imitation cement quoins at the corners of the walls followed the classical style, but the gable at the front with its half timber, and the gothic windows, showed a freedom from the strict adherence to style of earlier years. A theme of circles, round holes and sweeping lines was carried through the decoration. There were round holes and flowing lines, in the fretwork of the timber decoration on the verandahs and in the balustrade of the fine staircase. Also circles and flowing lines formed scrolls around the windows. Behind the stairs, a large stained glass window dominated the south wall and stairwell. This glass window was designed with a geometric pattern, again repeating the decorative theme with a circle in the centre. The glass was stained with a wide range of delicate colours which gave a feeling of good taste to the interior.
As Tullamore was only used at weekends and holidays, Fitzgerald built a two roomed caretaker's cottage on the road behind the house. This cottage, later enlarged, has been removed to make way for road widening.
On the east, built into the slope of the land are the magnificent stables. Fitzgerald took a keen interest in horses and had a few racehorses. He raced under a family name T. Naghten. Architecturally, the brick stables are a finer building than the house. Symmetrically designed with a high centre section between two skillions, the building is well-proportioned. The centre section forms a wide aisle where the carriages were housed. Above is a high hay loft with clerestory ventilators. At each corner, brick rooms provided quarters for the staff. Two rooms were provided with fireplaces of arched brick as living rooms. On each side, between these rooms, were the horse boxes. The stout timber partitions have been removed to make room for golf course equipment.
Fitzgerald took great pride in his horses and, until ill-health in later years forced him to employ a coachman, he always drove the team himself. The people of Doncaster were proud of their distinguished resident, and enjoyed watching his departure for Melbourne in the morning. The four matched bays drawing his phaeton would swing out onto the road at a lively pace with Fitzgerald's large and dignified figure on the front seat and his wife and teenage daughters seated in the rear. The last years of the century were the heyday of the four-in-hand. Sir Thomas’ fine horses were an excellent example. 0n Derby Day, the departure of his drag occasioned a buss of admiration among the crowd assembled on the steps as it swept dashingly around the curve, with the red parasol of a lady supplying a gay touch of colour.
Sir Thomas Fitzgerald was born at Tullamore, Ireland, in 1838. He studied surgery at Mercer Hospital, Dublin, under Professor Osborne, and came to Australia as a ship's surgeon. He was appointed house surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital, and during his forty years reached the top of his profession. He devised new techniques in surgery that became standard practice throughout the world. With his dexterity and brilliance, Fitzgerald became the acknowledged leader of his profession. In 1897, he was knighted.
He was a man of dignity and style, but was quite ready to rough it with the men in the field while acting with the Imperial Forces during the Boer war. Sir Thomas lived in Lonsdale Street in a house called "Rostella" next to the A. B. C. studios. "Rostella", demolished two years ago, was classified by the National Trust. He was a man of culture and had a large collection of fine paintings. One of these was the well-known "Chloe" which hung at "Rostella". He said that he liked "Chloe" because the painting was anatomically correct. Possibly it was his love of fresh air that decided Fitzgerald to have a country house. He said that a bedroom should be large and airy as we spend one third of our life in bed. Early in the new century after a full life, his health began to fail.
In 1909, Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died. Tullamore was sold to another distinguished man, William Stutt, who had been a Shire Councillor and Member of Parliament. Like Fitzgerald, Stutt had come from Ireland, having been born at Eniskillon in 1827. At the age of 15, William went to Canada and married an Irish girl, Mary Anne Barnes. After her death a few years later, he came to Australia in 1853.
Stutt went to the Geelong district to be a farmer, but successful land investment gave him the opportunity to buy a hotel in Melbourne. Ten years later, his pleasant personality made him a successful hotelkeeper and respected member of the community. In 1867, William Stutt was elected to Parliament representing South Grand, the area south of Geelong where he lived as a farmer. At the age of sixty, he married a young bride, Julia Conlan. It became a happy marriage. There were two children, a son William and a daughter Anne. They came to Doncaster and ran the Doncaster Hotel. The Stutts were well liked and respected in the district, for they were always willing to go out of their way to help people. In 1896, Stutt was elected to the Shire of Doncaster. It was his second municipal term, for he had been a member of the Bellarine Roads Board.
"Tullamore" appealed to Stutt as a home for his retirement. The imposing house was a fitting climax for a successful life and the fine stables appealed to his interest in horses.
When Stutt took over the Doncaster Hotel, it was known as the Racecourse Hotel, but, as with his City Buset Hotel, it was soon being called Stutt's Hotel. The forty-acre paddock at the rear of the hotel was used as a racecourse on Easter Monday each year. Stutt took an active interest in the races being Chairman of the racing club. After a happy and successful life, William Stutt died in 1912 at the age of 84. Tullamore remained in the family for another forty years.
In 1924, a committee from the Box Hill Golf Club under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt and laid out an eighteen hole golf course. In June, 1924, Stanley Bruce opened the newly formed Eastern Golf Club. The clubës origins go back to 1896 when the Surrey Hills Golf Club was formed at Mont Albert. This club was disbanded in 1914 at the outbreak of war, but the members formed the Box Hill Club in Canterbury Road. Again the 1939, War interrupted the club when the Melbourne Girls' Grammar School was evacuated to Tullamore, until it was considered safe to return to South Yarra.
Tullamore has changed considerably during the club's fifty years. The trees surrounding the greens and fairways have added to the beauty of the land. The verandahs have been removed and the red tricks have been painted white. Dressing rooms and a large lounge have spread out around the building. The original front door and entrance hall have disappeared and the living rooms, with their elaborate Victorian decorations of heavy drapes and masses of furniture, have become the austerely official entrance hall and club office.
Tullamore still stands proudly on its hill alongside Doncaster Road, the focal point of its beautiful surroundings.
Irvine Green writing in 1974 11 DTHS Newsletter
Tullamore is one of the three mansions built in our district. "Ben Nevis" was built at the corner of Thompson's and Bulleen Roads in 1890 and "Clarendon Aire", originally called. "Springbank" is on the National Trust Recorded List.
1974 08 DTHS Newsletter
Few modern residential enclaves can trace their roots in the local community back to the 1850s.
The name Tullamore has played a significant role in Doncaster and surrounds for 160 years, consistently representing the highest aspirations in lifestyle. From country estate to renowned golf course, this site continues to inspire.
Homestead
First built for Sir Thomas Naughton Fitzgerald, a pioneering medical professional in 19th century Australia, Tullamore will retain its significance and elegance in this new community. The original homestead’s stately presence and sweeping views of the neighbourhood and district presents a unique asset and opportunity for the entire community.
The Stables
Once known as the Elephant House, The Stables at Tullamore add further character and individuality to this location. Planned to become a destination in itself, The Stables conjures potential opportunities such as a café, art gallery, or even a wine bar. Built by the original owner to house his prized racehorses, the charming architecture and beautiful grounds will be admired by locals and visitors alike.
http://tullamore.mirvac.com/discover/a-rich-heritage July2017
Tullamore Residential Development Project Site
Figure 3: 1912 plan of Doncaster Road and surrounding area. There appears to be a track between the Tullamore homestead and stables (indicated).
Source: Heidelberg, Doncaster & Eltham Manoeuvre Area, 18/10/1912, State Library of Victoria Maps Collection. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f3 p11
Figure 4: 1913 plan of Doncaster Road and surrounding area. The track between the Tullamore homestead and stables (indicated) also appears on this plan. Source: Map of Heidelberg District, 12/03/1913, State Library of Victoria Maps Collection. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f4 p11
Figure 5: 1931 aerial image of the southern portion of the golf course. A track between the Tullamore homestead (in use by this time as the clubhouse) and stables is evident in this image, as is a second track to the stables from the secondary entrance off Doncaster Road. (NB. The numbers shown relate to plantings identified in Mr Patrick’s report). Source: John Patrick, Amendment C86 Manningham City Council, Eastern Golf Course, 463-535 Doncaster Road, Doncaster. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f5 p12
Figure 6: 1945 aerial image of the southern portion of the golf course. The clubhouse and stables building are visible in the centre of the image. The track to the stables from Doncaster Road has been removed by this time to accommodate the establishment of the fairway. Source: University of Melbourne Map Collection Melbourne 1945 Photo-Maps. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f6 p12
Figure 14: Detail of the 2014 aerial. The approximate extent of the original Tullamore dwelling is indicated. Source: www.nearmap.com Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f14 p16
Figure 13: Detail of the 2014 aerial with the Tullamore, the stables building and three identified trees indicated. Source: www.nearmap.com Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f13 p15
Figure 21: Tree 82, Bunya Bunya Pine (Auracaria Bidwillii – in the centre of the image) located on Doncaster Road, opposite (to the south) of the stables Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f21 p34
Figure 8: c. early 1960s aerial image of the southern portion of the golf course. Source: The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 19. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f8 p13
Figure 7: c. early 1950s aerial image of the southern portion of the golf course (north is at right). The clubhouse and stables building are indicated.
Source: The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 18. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f7 p13
Figure 20: Tree 27, English Oak (Quercus Robur) located to the west of the clubrooms Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f20 p34
Figure 28: View across the fairway towards the stables Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f28 p38
Figure 25: View from the east towards the stables and house Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f25 p36
Figure 16: Proposed reduced extent of HO43 as part of Amendment C101. Source: Planning Scheme Amendments Online Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f16 p26
Figure 18: Proposed reduced extent of HO as proposed by Mirvac. Source: Submission from Urbis on Behalf of Mirvac, Council Minutes 9.4, 25 March 2014, Attachment 3, p. 647. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 f18 p29
Figure 15: Eastern Golf Club (HO43) in the Heritage Overlay to the Manningham Planning Scheme. Source: Manningham Planning Scheme. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f15 p21
Figure 29: Proposed extent of HO43, not to scale Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f29 p39
Figure 27: View from the house towards the stables, obscured by fairway buffer planting Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f27 p37
Figure 12: March 2014 aerial of the Eastern Golf Club, Doncaster (location of Tullamore and the stables building indicated). Source: www.nearmap.com Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f12 p15
Figure 9: North and west elevations of Tullamore. The relocated entry, removal of the timber verandah and single storey golf club additions are visible in this image. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f9 p14
Figure 2: View of the north and west elevations of Tullamore following the addition of single-storey Clubrooms to the east and changerooms to the south. Source: The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 32. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 f2 p10
Figure 1: Early view of Tullamore homestead, showing the original two-storey timber verandah to its north and west sides. Source: The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 9. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f1 p10
Figure 19: Tree 4, River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) located just outside the west property boundary Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f19 p33
Figure 10: View south-west towards the clubhouse. A portion of the original two-storey Tullamore dwelling is visible above the recent additions. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f10 p14 AND f22 p35
Figure 23: Stables building in the existing context with fairways to the north and south. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f23 p35
Figure 11: Stables located to the east of Tullamore. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f11 p15
Figure 26: View along the track from the stables to the house, largely obscured by trees Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f26 p37
1899 'OUR ILLUSTRATIONS.', Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), 1 April, p. 33. , viewed 17 Feb 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196516004
Publisher: Leader newspapers | Storage Location: Archive room | Publication Name: Document | Size: 28 x 28 cm | Condition: Fair | Condition Date: 14/11/2012 | Subjects: Historic
buildings|Tullamore|Fitzgerald, Thomas (Sir)|Stutt, William|Stutt,
Julia|Eastern Golf Club|Gibson, MailDehnert, Reinhold|Waldau|German Lane, Waldau|Dehnert, Christiana
Source: DTHS Document: dd7f3d
Tullamore (The Eastern Golf Club) - 459 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster.
Sir Thomas Naughton Fitzgerald (1838-1908), surgeon, and claimed to be “unquestioned leader of the medical profession in all the Australian colonies” last century, (74) was the first owner of this residence built for him in 1886-87.(75) Its site had been purchased the year before from the developer, Frederick Burkamp.(76) In 1890, Fitzgerald’s Doncaster property was described in district rate records as a twelve-roomed brick house on 74 acres in Doncaster Road and had the huge valuation for house and land of 600 pounds.(77)The site was originally part of Robert Campbell’s subdivision of the Carlton Estate and comprised allotments purchased by David Mitchell (Madame Melba’s father) and James Smith.(78)
Fitzgerald named his Doncaster property Tullamore after his birthplace in Ireland. He arrived in Melbourne in 1858 and soon embarked on a distinguished medical career. Opening in private practice in Lonsdale Street, Fitzgerald became senior surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital. In 1884, the first clinical lectureship in surgery was created for him by the University of Melbourne at the Melbourne Hospital. In the same year, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. In May 1897, Fitzgerald was knighted, the first Australian to be honoured for eminence in the medical profession. He was president of the Medical Society of Victoria in 1884 and 1900, of the surgery section of the first International Medical Congress in 1887, and of the Australasian Medical Congress in Sydney in 1889.(79) (80)
Fitzgerald and his wife, Margaret, enjoyed an affluent lifestyle. They lived in an Italianate town house, Rostella ,in Lonsdale Street (now demolished) and spent weekends and holidays at Tullamore, their country home. Fitzgerald also bred horses at Tullamore, racing them under the name of T. Naughton. The stables at Tullamore survive. He was surgeon for many years to the Victorian. Racing Club. Other interests included a collection of paintings of which “Chloe”, which once hung at Rostella, has been a notable feature of Young and Jackson’s Hotel in Melbourne for many years. Fitzgerald died in 1908 on a trip to Cairns and was buried with R.C. rites in the Melbourne General Cemetery.
The second owner of Tullamore in 1909 was William Stutt,(81) (1827-1912), MLA and hotelkeeper. Born in Inniskillen, Ireland, the son of a miller, Stutt arrived in Melbourne in 1853. He made a number of land speculations and in 1862 became the licensee of the Melbourne City Buffet Hotel. MLA for South Grant, south of Geelong, from 1867 - 1871, Stutt later came to Doncaster. Here he ran the Doncaster Hotel (once known as the Racecourse Hotel and Stutt’s Hotel) and became President of the Licensed Victuallers Association.(82)
After Stutt’s death in 1912, Tullamore remained in the family for some years. In 1924, a committee of the Box Hill Golf Club under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt(83) (84) and laid out an 18-hole golf course. Tullamore became the club house. In June 1924 Stanley Bruce, P.M., opened the newly-formed Eastern Golf Club. This club had its origins in 1896 when a Surrey Hills Golf Club was formed which in 1914 became the Box Hill Club. After a loss of interest in golf throughout Victoria in the 1920s depression, the Eastern Golf Club became part of the 1930s revival. In 1935, Doncaster joined the Victorian Golf Association followed by Ivanhoe and Rosanna. By 1939, twenty clubs were affiliated with this body which administered club golf on public courses in the metropolitan area.(85)
Tullamore and its stable are of regional historical significance as the country home in 1887 of Sir T. N. Fitzgerald, surgeon, a leader of the medical profession in the Australian colonies, and as demonstrating the lifestyle of successful professional men and their families in the nineteenth century. It was important later for its associations with William Stutt, MLA and publican.
74 Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol4 p.180.
75 Shire of Bullneen RB 1886 Doncaster Riding No. 148 (NAV 70 pounds) ; 1887 No. 188 (NAV 165 pounds).
76 Shire of Bulleen RB 1886 Doncaster Riding No. 148.
77 Shire of Bulleen RB 1890 Nos. 96,99, 100.
78 Plan Shewing Subdivision of Portion C of the Carlton Estate, n.d; Plan of Bulleen, Parish of Bulleen Plan 526 B, 1874.
79 ADB vol.4 pp. 180-181.
80 ADB vol.4 pp. 180-181.
81 Shire of Doncaster RBB 1909-1910 Doncaster Riding No.315 (NAV 155 pounds)
82 Kathleen Tomson and Geoffrey Serle, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1851-1900,
83 Thomson and Serle,p.204.
84 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe RB 1924-25 Doncaster Riding No. 163.
85 Tullamore Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter Nov. 1974; Garry Mansfield, A History of Golf in Victoria, Victorian Golf Association, 1987, pp.89,101.
Doncaster and Templestowe Heritage Study Additional Research Carlotta Kellaway - July 1994 -
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/file/26136/download
"Tullamore" (The Eastern Golf Club) Doncaster Rd, Doncaster (193.02)
Built in 1887 as the country home of Melbourne surgeon Thomas Fitzgerald(1), this painted brick house is now used as a golf club. It is a double-fronted, two storey, Italianate house with a slate hipped roof. The chimneys have heavy mouldings and mansard tops. The frieze has brackets, regularly spaced between panels over a cornice mould. There is a flat string course band at first floor level and flat quoins. The projecting left-hand bay combines a hipped roof section, with a steeper gable-roofed projection, and side windows with pointed segmental heads and panels below.Continual additions are swamping the original building.
The remainder of the property has been converted to a golf course, however a number of earlier features remain. These include timber stables with brick end walls. Some earlier windbreaks and a dam system remain.
Fitzgerald purchased the land (76 acres - originally part of the Carlton Estate) in 1886. He lived there only at weekends and holidays, and kept racehorses in the stables. In 1909 'Tullamore' was sold to William Stutt (formerly a Shire Councillor and an M.P.), and it remained in the family for over forty years.
Architecturally, this building can be compared to (for example) site no. 192.5
The house "Tullamore", the stables and some plantings and site features are of local historical significance as remnants of the 'country property' established in 1887 by Thomas Fitzgerald, demonstrating the lifestyle available to professional men in the nineteenth century, and later for its association with William Stutt.
1. Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter, November 1974.
City of Doncaster and Templestowe Heritage Study 1991 Richard Peterson.
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/file/26126/download
Tullamore
In the area of our City, the older houses were built by orchardists or farmers. The more successful they were the larger their home. One house "Tullamore", now the club house of the Eastern Golf Club, was an exception. It was built as the country home of Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, Melbourne’s leading surgeon.
The property of "Tullamore" had its origins in 1858 when the "Carlton Estate", north of Doncaster Road was subdivided. A grazing lease of over one square mile had previously extended across this area. The homestead and stockyards of this cattle station were located in the vicinity of the corner of Petty's Lane and Wilson's Road. The land, which later became the Eastern Golf Links, covered three blocks of approximately thirty acres each.
One of these was bought by James Smith and the others by David Mitchell. James Smith was the father of Laurie Smith, who became well known in the district as a drawing teacher. His brick home still stands at the top of Elgar Road.
David Mitchell bought his land as a farm, it became one of his four country properties. He built a small cottage on Doncaster Road, where there is a gap in the hedge opposite the stables. A Bunya Bunya pine that Nellie Melba used to climb when a young girl marks the location of the cottage.
In 1886, Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald bought 76 acres from Fredrich Burcamp, a land speculator with several interests in the district. This land being one of the picked sites in the district, would have appealed to David Mitchell's canny business sense. With Fitzgerald, it would have been more a matter of aesthetics. He had a flair for the spectacular and liked the finer things of life. The land with its high hill, and tree-studded pastures that swept down to a small creek, was an ideal place for a country seat. Fitzgerald, who had just been made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, had reached the height of his career. In 1887, he built "Tullamore", a two-storey twelve-room mansion. It was built of red brick, with a slate roof and was surrounded by verandahs on the north and west. The building was rich in decoration, but without the extravagances of the boom style, which was then becoming popular. The fluted red brick chimneys and imitation cement quoins at the corners of the walls followed the classical style, but the gable at the front with its half timber, and the gothic windows, showed a freedom from the strict adherence to style of earlier years. A theme of circles, round holes and sweeping lines was carried through the decoration. There were round holes and flowing lines, in the fretwork of the timber decoration on the verandahs and in the balustrade of the fine staircase. Also circles and flowing lines formed scrolls around the windows. Behind the stairs, a large stained glass window dominated the south wall and stairwell. This glass window was designed with a geometric pattern, again repeating the decorative theme with a circle in the centre. The glass was stained with a wide range of delicate colours which gave a feeling of good taste to the interior.
As Tullamore was only used at weekends and holidays, Fitzgerald built a two roomed caretaker's cottage on the road behind the house. This cottage, later enlarged, has been removed to make way for road widening.
On the east, built into the slope of the land are the magnificent stables. Fitzgerald took a keen interest in horses and had a few racehorses. He raced under a family name T. Naghten. Architecturally, the brick stables are a finer building than the house. Symmetrically designed with a high centre section between two skillions, the building is well-proportioned. The centre section forms a wide aisle where the carriages were housed. Above is a high hay loft with clerestory ventilators. At each corner, brick rooms provided quarters for the staff. Two rooms were provided with fireplaces of arched brick as living rooms. On each side, between these rooms, were the horse boxes. The stout timber partitions have been removed to make room for golf course equipment.
Fitzgerald took great pride in his horses and, until ill-health in later years forced him to employ a coachman, he always drove the team himself. The people of Doncaster were proud of their distinguished resident, and enjoyed watching his departure for Melbourne in the morning. The four matched bays drawing his phaeton would swing out onto the road at a lively pace with Fitzgerald's large and dignified figure on the front seat and his wife and teenage daughters seated in the rear. The last years of the century were the heyday of the four-in-hand. Sir Thomas’ fine horses were an excellent example. 0n Derby Day, the departure of his drag occasioned a buss of admiration among the crowd assembled on the steps as it swept dashingly around the curve, with the red parasol of a lady supplying a gay touch of colour.
Sir Thomas Fitzgerald was born at Tullamore, Ireland, in 1838. He studied surgery at Mercer Hospital, Dublin, under Professor Osborne, and came to Australia as a ship's surgeon. He was appointed house surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital, and during his forty years reached the top of his profession. He devised new techniques in surgery that became standard practice throughout the world. With his dexterity and brilliance, Fitzgerald became the acknowledged leader of his profession. In 1897, he was knighted.
He was a man of dignity and style, but was quite ready to rough it with the men in the field while acting with the Imperial Forces during the Boer war. Sir Thomas lived in Lonsdale Street in a house called "Rostella" next to the A. B. C. studios. "Rostella", demolished two years ago, was classified by the National Trust. He was a man of culture and had a large collection of fine paintings. One of these was the well-known "Chloe" which hung at "Rostella". He said that he liked "Chloe" because the painting was anatomically correct. Possibly it was his love of fresh air that decided Fitzgerald to have a country house. He said that a bedroom should be large and airy as we spend one third of our life in bed. Early in the new century after a full life, his health began to fail.
In 1909, Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died. Tullamore was sold to another distinguished man, William Stutt, who had been a Shire Councillor and Member of Parliament. Like Fitzgerald, Stutt had come from Ireland, having been born at Eniskillon in 1827. At the age of 15, William went to Canada and married an Irish girl, Mary Anne Barnes. After her death a few years later, he came to Australia in 1853.
Stutt went to the Geelong district to be a farmer, but successful land investment gave him the opportunity to buy a hotel in Melbourne. Ten years later, his pleasant personality made him a successful hotelkeeper and respected member of the community. In 1867, William Stutt was elected to Parliament representing South Grand, the area south of Geelong where he lived as a farmer. At the age of sixty, he married a young bride, Julia Conlan. It became a happy marriage. There were two children, a son William and a daughter Anne. They came to Doncaster and ran the Doncaster Hotel. The Stutts were well liked and respected in the district, for they were always willing to go out of their way to help people. In 1896, Stutt was elected to the Shire of Doncaster. It was his second municipal term, for he had been a member of the Bellarine Roads Board.
"Tullamore" appealed to Stutt as a home for his retirement. The imposing house was a fitting climax for a successful life and the fine stables appealed to his interest in horses.
When Stutt took over the Doncaster Hotel, it was known as the Racecourse Hotel, but, as with his City Buset Hotel, it was soon being called Stutt's Hotel. The forty-acre paddock at the rear of the hotel was used as a racecourse on Easter Monday each year. Stutt took an active interest in the races being Chairman of the racing club. After a happy and successful life, William Stutt died in 1912 at the age of 84. Tullamore remained in the family for another forty years.
In 1924, a committee from the Box Hill Golf Club under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt and laid out an eighteen hole golf course. In June, 1924, Stanley Bruce opened the newly formed Eastern Golf Club. The clubës origins go back to 1896 when the Surrey Hills Golf Club was formed at Mont Albert. This club was disbanded in 1914 at the outbreak of war, but the members formed the Box Hill Club in Canterbury Road. Again the 1939, War interrupted the club when the Melbourne Girls' Grammar School was evacuated to Tullamore, until it was considered safe to return to South Yarra.
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Tullamore has changed considerably during the club's fifty years. The trees surrounding the greens and fairways have added to the beauty of the land. The verandahs have been removed and the red tricks have been painted white. Dressing rooms and a large lounge have spread out around the building. The original front door and entrance hall have disappeared and the living rooms, with their elaborate Victorian decorations of heavy drapes and masses of furniture, have become the austerely official entrance hall and club office.
Tullamore still stands proudly on its hill alongside Doncaster Road, the focal point of its beautiful surroundings.
Irvine Green writing in 1974 11 DTHS Newsletter
Eastern Golf Club (Correction to Irvine Green writing in 1974 11 DTHS Newsletter)
In 1924, a committee from the Box Hill Golf Club under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt and laid out an eighteen hole golf course. In June, 1924, Stanley Bruce opened the newly formed Eastern Golf Club. Golf in the area had begun in 1892 when the Surrey Hills Golf Club was formed at Mont Albert. This club moved to East Camberwell in 1907. Players who did not wish to travel, or could not, were left without a local links. In1909 a new club was formed at New College in Rose St, Box Hill – the Middleborough Golf Club. This club moved in 1912 to Albion Rd, Box Hill where it renamed itself, the Box Hill Golf Club. It moved again in 1913 after securing a five year lease of 76 acres off Canterbury Rd. Like other golf clubs it struggled through the war years due to the many members that enlisted. At the end of the war, when it might have expected to flourish, it was not able to extend the lease on the property. It sold its clubhouse and was wound up in early 1919. However, in 1923, a push to revive the club eventually saw it reestablish itself, in 1924, in Doncaster where it rename itself as Eastern Golf Club. A committee from the Box Hill Golf Club had, under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Richards, leased Tullamore from Mrs. Julia Stutt and laid out an eighteen hole golf course. In June, 1924, Stanley Bruce opened the newly formed Eastern Golf Club. Then, in 1941, most members of the club would leave to form Huntingdale Golf Club. However, the 15 year lease of Tullamore was still running and eventually a new Committee took charge and the club flourished.
Source of Correction: Ian Monks in 2023
Eastern Golf Club
During August the Eastern Golf Club is celebrating its Jubilee. Fifty years ago the Golf Club opened in the house built by the noted surgeon Sir Thomas Fitzgerald in 1888. Sir Thomas called the property "Tullamore" after his birthplace in Ireland.Tullamore is one of the three mansions built in our district. "Ben Nevis" was built at the corner of Thompson's and Bulleen Roads in 1890 and "Clarendon Aire", originally called. "Springbank" is on the National Trust Recorded List.
1974 08 DTHS Newsletter
Mirvac Tullamore Development
Refined, Visionary, DistinctiveFew modern residential enclaves can trace their roots in the local community back to the 1850s.
The name Tullamore has played a significant role in Doncaster and surrounds for 160 years, consistently representing the highest aspirations in lifestyle. From country estate to renowned golf course, this site continues to inspire.
Homestead
First built for Sir Thomas Naughton Fitzgerald, a pioneering medical professional in 19th century Australia, Tullamore will retain its significance and elegance in this new community. The original homestead’s stately presence and sweeping views of the neighbourhood and district presents a unique asset and opportunity for the entire community.
The Stables
Once known as the Elephant House, The Stables at Tullamore add further character and individuality to this location. Planned to become a destination in itself, The Stables conjures potential opportunities such as a café, art gallery, or even a wine bar. Built by the original owner to house his prized racehorses, the charming architecture and beautiful grounds will be admired by locals and visitors alike.
http://tullamore.mirvac.com/discover/a-rich-heritage July2017
Tullamore
The house 'Tullamore', the stables and some plantings and site features are of local historical significance as remnants of the "country property" established in 1887 by Thomas Fitzgerald - demonstrating the lifestyle available to professional men in the C19th - and later for its associations with William Stutt.
Tullamore Residential Development Project Site
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2.0 Summary history and description
Tullamore
Tullamore, a substantial double-storey red brick dwelling with a slate roof and timber verandahs on the north and west elevations (Figure 1), was constructed in 1886-87 for eminent surgeon Sir Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald to a design by prominent Melbourne architect Lloyd Tayler. (1) Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1838 and arrived in Melbourne in 1858. Soon after he established a private practice in Lonsdale Street and was also elected an honorary surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital in 1860, a post he held until 1901. He held similar consulting appointments at St Vincent's, Queen Victoria and Austin Hospitals.(2) Fitzgerald's primary residence was Rostella in Lonsdale Street, but he purchased 76 acres of land in Doncaster in 1886 for a country residence. Fitzgerald kept and bred racehorses on the property, (3) and brick stables were constructed at around the time of the construction of the residence, similarly to a design by Lloyd Tayler.(4) The following year Tayler also designed FitzGerald's private hospital in Lonsdale Street Melbourne (472-474 Lonsdale Street, also known as Waverly Terrace, extant today), one of the earliest of its kind. Tayler was also responsible for overseeing alterations to FitzGerald's city residence, Rostella (also in Lonsdale Street, 1869, demolished) in 1887.(5)
FitzGerald called his country property 'Tullamore', after his Irish birthplace. He loved horses and was a skilled four-in-hand driver himself. (6) His most successful horse was Rhesus, which won the Victorian Grand National Hurdle Race in 1882, some years before FitzGerald purchased the land at Doncaster. FitzGerald was a familiar figure at Flemington and was surgeon to the Victoria Racing Club for many years.(7)
It is understood that there was a caretaker's cottage somewhere on the property, constructed by Fitzgerald around the time of the construction of Tullamore, and another cottage, south of the stables on Doncaster Road (adjoining the Bunya Bunya Pine), had previously been constructed by David Mitchell. Neither of these cottages remain within the property.(8)
After FitzGerald's death in 1908, Tullamore was sold to William Stutt, local councillor, chairman of the racing club and former MP for South Grant, near Geelong.(9) Stutt, with his wife Julia, ran the Doncaster Hotel and purchased Tullamore for his retirement. Stutt died in 1912, and Tullamore remained in the Stutt family for another 40 years.(10) While there are some early photographs of the house (refer Figure 1, Figure 2), very little documentation has been located related to the layout of the property in the period it was used by FitzGerald and William Stutt after him. Plans of 1912 and 1913, prior to the development of the golf course, indicate the primary driveway entrance to the property (south-west of the homestead) off Doncaster Road and also suggest a track continuing eastward between the Tullamore homestead and the stables building. Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4.
Eastern Golf Club
The Eastern Golf Club was formed in 1914, and soon leased Tullamore from Julia Stutt. An 18 hole golf course was laid out by leading golf architect Sam Berriman. In 1924, the Committee took over the assets of the Box Hill Club and re-established it at Tullamore under the name of the Eastern Golf Club.(11) The Club was officially opened on 14 June 1924 by then Prime Minister Mr Stanley Bruce, and was described in The Argus as follows: The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) on Saturday opened the new links of the Eastern Golf Club at Tullamore, Doncaster road, Doncaster, in the presence of a large assemblage of enthusiasts. The new links which extend of 78 acres, face a wide vista of open country towards Macedon.(12) At this time extensive tree planting and formation of fairways occurred. It is understood the single storey Clubroom and changeroom additions (refer Figure 2) were also constructed at this time.(13)
An aerial photograph of 1931 (Figure 5) shows the development of the site. Note that the track between the clubhouse and stables building is still evident, lined by a small number of trees. A track to the stables building is also evident from the secondary entrance to the property (south-east of the clubhouse) off Doncaster Road.
The Eastern Golf Club remained at Tullamore until 1941 when it relocated to a new course at East Oakleigh, named Huntingdale. In 1943 a new committee of the Eastern Golf Club was formed and took over the lease of Tullamore from Huntingdale. Following the death of Julia Stutt, the Eastern Golf Club Committee purchased the Tullamore property, and extensive alterations have been made to the Tullamore dwelling since this time.(14) From 1948, further extensions were made to the changerooms to the south, encompassing the original entrance to Tullamore on the west elevation. The original timber verandah was also removed.(15) Between 1964 and 1970, the carpark south of the clubhouse expanded, encompassing the garden area between the entry drive and the southern property boundary. In 1979 an addition was constructed on the north side of the building, and in 1985 a new golf shop was constructed under the main building. The next major development of the Clubhouse was undertaken in 2002, creating a new dining room, bar, shop, balcony and locker room facilities to the north and east of the main building. The Eastern Golf Club remains at the Doncaster site, but will relocate to Yering in mid-2015.(16)
As shown in Figure 9 - Figure 14, Tullamore and the stables building are located at the southern end of the Eastern Golf Club site. The main house is a double-fronted two storey overpainted brick and render Italianate villa with a hipped roof clad in slate. The chimneys have heavy mouldings and mansard tops. The frieze has brackets, regularly spaced between panels with a cornice mould. There is a flat string course band at first floor level and flat quoins. The projecting left hand bay combines a hipped roof section, with a steeper gableroofed projection, and side windows with pointed segmental heads and panels below. As constructed the house was in red brick with render dressings, all now overpainted. Sited to take advantage of the views from this elevated position to the north and west, the house originally had a prominent and elaborate two-storey timber verandah to its north and west sides which has been demolished (Figure 1 - Figure 2). Portions of the north and west elevations of the dwelling are visible from the car park, albeit with a new entrance. The house has been partly subsumed by a series of single-storey additions on all sides although the upper level of Tullamore remains evident. These new additions are variously weatherboard or rendered or painted brick, with extensive glazing to the north and east. A new car park has been constructed south and west of Tullamore, with vehicular access from Doncaster Road.
The stables is located some distance to the east. It is a substantial brick and timber building, also overpainted, with a central lantern form. Later roller doors have been added to the east and west elevations associated with the use of the building as a machinery shed by the golf course The majority of the landscaping within the site forms part of the design of the golf course as laid out in the 1930s,(17) although several mature trees remain within the site which predate the Eastern Golf Club.
1 Tender Notice, The Argus, 1 July 1886, p. 3, 'Tenders are invited for the erection of a villa residence at, at Doncaster for TN FitzGerald, Esq., Lloyd Tayler Architect'.
2 Colin Macdonald, 'FitzGerald, Sir Thomas Naghten (1838-1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fitzgerald-sir-thomas-naghten-3529/text5435 , accessed online 17 April 2014.
3 Colin Macdonald, 'FitzGerald, Sir Thomas Naghten (1838-1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fitzgerald-sir-thomas-naghten-3529/text5435 , accessed online 17 April 2014.
4 Tender Notice, The Argus, 2and 3 June 1886, p. 3, 'Tenders are invited for the erection of stables and outbuildings, at Doncaster for TN FitzGerald, Esq., Lloyd Tayler Architect.'
5 Allom Lovell & Associates, Waverley Terrace (formerly Lonsdale House), Conservation Management Plan prepared for Multiplex Constructions, 2000, pp. 2, 18.
6 Colin Macdonald, 'FitzGerald, Sir Thomas Naghten (1838-1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fitzgerald-sir-thomas-naghten-3529/text5435 , accessed online 17 April 2014.
7 C Macdonald, 'Sir Thomas Naghton FitzGerald', in Douglas Pike (ed.) Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, pp. 180-181.
8 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd, The Doncaster site of the Eastern Golf Club Conservation Analysis and Policy, p. 15 and I Green, 'Tullamore', Doncaster and Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 8, no. 2, November 1974, pp. 4-5.
9 I Green, 'Tullamore', Doncaster and Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 8, no. 2, November 1974, p. 7, The Argus, 14 May 1904, p. 16.
10 Doncaster and Templestowe Historical Society Newsletter, Vol 8, No. 2, November 1974, pp. 4-7.
11 The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 14.
12 The Argus, 16 June 1924, p. 7.
13 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd, The Doncaster site of the Eastern Golf Club Conservation Analysis and Policy, pp. 16 & 27.
14 The History of the Eastern Golf Club, pp. 14-15.
15 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd, The Doncaster site of the Eastern Golf Club Conservation Analysis and Policy, p. 28.
16 http://www.easterngolfclub.com.au/guests/membership/abMembership.mhtml
17 Meredith Gould Architects Pty Ltd, The Doncaster site of the Eastern Golf Club Conservation Analysis and Policy, p. 29.
Source: Heidelberg, Doncaster & Eltham Manoeuvre Area, 18/10/1912, State Library of Victoria Maps Collection. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f3 p11
Source: The History of the Eastern Golf Club, p. 18. Republished in: Manningham Heritage Overlay Amendment - Heritage Assessment Tullamore C101 - Lovell Chen May2014 - f7 p13
OUR ILLUSTRATIONS - CELEBRITIES OF VICTORIA. SIR THOMAS NAGHTEN FITZGERALD, K.B.
The name of Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald has been a prominent one in the annals of medical , practice for 40 years, for It was so long ago as 1859), in the earliest days of Victoria's establishment as an independent colony, that it was to be found in the reports of the Melbourne Hospital as house surgeon. To-day the name Is still the most prominent in the same records, and it is dignified, by the title of Knight Bachelor, conferred upon the most distinguished member of the honorable profession in the Australasian colonies.
Sir T. N. Fitzgerald, K.B. President of the Medical Society of Victoria. (Photo by Johnstone, O'Shanessey & Co.)
Sir T.N. Fitzgerald is an Irishman, born at Tullamore, in King's County, on 1st August, 1858, his father, Mr. John Fitzgerald, A.M., T.C.D., being himself a man of scientific attainments. Young Fitzgerald's thoughts to wards the medical profession were very decided, and immediately on leaving school he joined the staff of Mercer's Hospital, Dublin, where he was "dresser" to the ever celebrated Irish surgeon, Mr. Butcher, who gave him the advice which he has success-fully followed during his whole career — Don't attempt anything without knowing what you have to do; and if you do know, do what you have to, and don't care for any one? His medical studies were not neglected, and in this branch of his profession he acted as clinical clerk to Professor Os-borne, professor of medicine, T.C.D. For a brief period the outbreak of the Crimean war drew off his attention to military matters, but when peace was declared he returned to his studies in surgery with renewed zest. In 1857 he passed his final examination as a licentiate of the' Royal College of Surgeons, and, looking around for an opening practice, decided to follow his father out to the wide fields of the new country then opening up under Australian skies. At first his endeavor to secure a post as surgeon on a ship bound for Port Phillip was unsuccessful, but a lucky retort, suggested by his brisk Irish wit, and an impromptu diagnosis obtained for him a cheque, a ease of instruments and a ship, and he accordingly arrived in Melbourne on 7th July, 1858, and shortly afterwards received the appointment of house surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital, "the clinical home," as it has been de-scribed, "of the largest Australasian school of medicine." In 1860 he became full surgeon to the hospital. In 1899 he was president of the great medical congress of Australasia, held in Melbourne, at which representatives from Great Britain, India and most of the European countries,
joined the Australasian representatives in conference on the great questions of scientific and medical progress. He held the position of president of the Medical Society of Victoria a few years ago, and has been again elected to that position this year. The rise of Mr. Fitzgerald's reputation as a surgeon was from the time of his arrival in the colony remarkable alike for its rapidity and his permanence. During the two years that he retained his post on the staff of the hospital, and during his subsequent career, as chief of the visiting staff, and also in private practice at his own hospital in Lonsdale-street west, Melbourne, he made his mark as a skilled and inventive operator, and at an early age rose to the head of his profession, occupying a position unanimously and un-grudgingly conceded to him by
his confreres throughout the en-tire continent. To quote an illuminated address presented to him by the staff of the Melbourne Hospital on a recent notable occasion, "the fertility of his conceptions and the brilliancy of his operations have shed a lustre on the institution." . To the medical profession he has long been known, in his public and private practice, as the most brilliant surgeon of his time; and has also won fame by introducing, new operation's for the treatment of talipes, of fractured patella, of lengthening the ten-dons, of ununited fractures and in many minor matters too numerous to specify. In
the art of surgery be has exhibited qualities of brilliance, dexterity and fertility, in which he is practically unrivalled. It has been said of him that he has eyes in the tips of his fingers, and in plastic operations the rapidity, and precision with which he works have been remarkable, whilst in sud-den emergencies he exhibits the greatest ingenuity and readiness of resource. In the early days, before antiseptics came into use, he gave a great deal of attention to subcu-taneous surgery, and an operation which he devised for the rapid cure of hernia bears his name; he also won distinction for his method of drilling inflamed bones and also for his operation for the cure of talipes, and for immediate wiring of fractured patella. As surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital for 40 yours, as clinical lecturer and as a teacher in the wards he has had successive genera-
tions of students under him, and thousands of students and hundreds of graduates bear testimony to his unequalled attainments. It was therefore no surprise to the general public to hear in 1897 that in the list of honors conferred on the most distinguished people of the day, in commemoration of her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, the name of Thomas N. Fitzgerald appeared in the list of new Knights. . This was the first time the medical profession in Australasia had received the honor of a title, and consequently the profession, found considerable satisfaction in the honor to their acknowledged head. Other Australian medical men, such as Sir Alfred Roberts, Sir. Anthony Brownless, Sir James Agnew. and Sir Arthur Renwick have of course been knighted, but the firstnamed received the title as an acknowledgment of his services in the founding of the Prince Alfred Hospital; Sir Anthony Brownless as Chancellor of the Melbourne University and the two last for their political services; but Sir T. N. Fitzgerald received his honor as an acknowledgment of his pre-eminence in his profession. Personally, Sir Thomas Fitzgerald is very popular. His uniform courtesy and geniality not only to the public, but to members of his own profession and students, his ready wit and lovable temperament, his judgment and tact, with the more sterling qualities of honor and unswerving integrity of purpose and singleness of aim have endeared him to all who come into contact with him, and it is universally conceded that he has done much to advance the dignity and social prestige of his profession.
NEW GOLF LINKS AT DONCASTER.
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) will open at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, the new links of the Eastern golf club at Tullamore, Main road, Doncaster, about
two and a half miles from Box Hill rail-way station. Motor-'buses will carry visi-tors from the station to the links. A brick residence upon the property, which formerly belonged to Sir Thomas Fitz-gerald, will be used as a clubhouse.
1924 'NEW GOLF LINKS AT DONCASTER.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 13 June, p. 17. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4324492
NEW GOLF LINKS OPENED AT DONCASTER.
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) on Saturday opened the new links of the Eastern Golf Club at Tullamore, Doncaster road, Doncaster, in the presence of a large assemblage of enthusiasts. The new links which extend of 78 acres, face a wide vista of open country towards Macedon. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce are on the left in the picture watching the wife of the president (Mrs B. R. Richards) drive the first ball.
1924 'NEW GOLF LINKS OPENED AT DONCASTER.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 16 June, p. 7. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4321653
1924 'EASTERN GOLF CLUB.', The Reporter (Box Hill, Vic. : 1889 - 1925), 20 June, p. 3. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2572036221
EASTERN GOLF CLUB LINKS OPENED AT DONCASTER. THE PRIME MINISTER ON GOLF AND EMPIRES.
Saturday last marked an advanced change in the sporting institutions of Nunawading and Doncaster by the official opening by the Prime Minister Of the Eastern Golf Links at "Tullamore," Doncaster. The links which the Box Hill Golf Club arranged for owing to the old links, in the words of Dr. Richards, having been ploughed up, are an ideal ground on the western slopes of the central elevation of the famed and beautifully situated Doncaster district. The area contains a mansion, formerly the residence of Sir L. W. Fitzgerald, and the gentle elevations and varied vistas in perspective should add a zest to the absorbing game of golf if the concentrated mind which is supposed to be the exclusive possession of the golfer, will allow of a respite from the game to absorb some of the suffusing beauty and ordered excellence which the surrounding orchards homesteads and natural beauty gratuitously offer to the aesthetic faculty. The provision made in-cludes a club house perhaps second to none in the metropolitan area. The ambition of the club is to make it a freehold and permanent addition to the. golfing area of Melbourne districts. The owner of the property is Mrs. Stutt, mother of the aviator, the late Captain Stutt, who lost his life in attempting to cross Bass Straits. There were between 200 and 300 in attendance. The new course is at present rcstricted to nine holes, and it is hoped in the near future to extend it to eighteen holes. The playing area comprises 72 acres. Mr. S. Berriman, formerly of Riversdale Club, says the soil is a little on the stiff side, but the drainage is good, while the creek is a well-grassed hazard, and is rarely unplayable Dr. Richards, president of the club, in introducing the Prime minister, said the Eastern Golf Club, which had been established by members of the old Box Hill club, had a membership of 130. In February last it was reported by one of the committeemen, however, that the golf links had been "ploughed up." (Laughter.) Members were therefore compelled to look elsewhere, and an opportunity presented itself of acquiring the present property. The old club was wound up, and a ten years' lease of Tullamore was obtained. Of the 134 members in Box Hill club, 84 had joined the Eastern club, while a large number had applied for membership. It was intended to restrict the membership to 200 full members. The Prime Minister declared, and laughter, that he had no idea speeches were involved in the opening of new golf links; the driving of a ball from the tee was the customary procedure. After deploring the shortage of golf links both in Sydney and in Melbourne Mr. Bruce declared that there must be "something wrong with anyone who does not play golf!" About three years ago he said he would never be seen playing such an "old woman's game". Now he was quite indifferent to anything else. In fact, he had come to the conclusion that he sat in Parliament House in order to fill in the intervals between the week ends. The inestimable advantage of golf was that for the first hole, possibly, one's mind was still dwelling on the things which had occupied attention during the week; . but after the first hole "empires might rock." but it would not make the slightest difference! He thought the ceremony of opening a golf club consisted of hitting the first ball, down the fairway, and he was wondering which was the better thing to do to deliberately miss it, or make a desperate struggle to hit it, and possibly miss it altogether. (Laughter.) It was a lamentable thing that in Australia there were no country clubs such as in the United States and Canada, but he hoped the admirable example set by these countries would be followed, and that probably twenty or thirty new country clubs would be established in Australia. Mr Greenwood, M.L.A. congratulated those who had established the club, which was picturesquely situated, and which would provide pleasure for all who took part m the game. Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. Richards were presented with souvenir spoons. Mrs. Richards then drove the first ball, and the Prime Minister, with the president (Dr. Richards) and Messrs. V. B. Browne ad W. J-Boyland, played a four-ball match.
EASTERN CLUB Links To Be Extended
For some time there has been some uncertainty as to tenure of the links of the Eastern Golf Club at Tullamore, Doncaster. With a new lease of 14 years secured, and an additional 20 acres procured at the right of the present 15th fairway, the club seems to be set on a new scheme of progress. In addition to the present 15 interesting holes, there will straight away be-gun three others, to bring the number up to the conventional 18. Berriman, the competent green-keeper, who has done such good work with course to date, will supervise the making of the new holes, and it is expected that they will be ready for play early in the 1928 season. Eastern has a particularly good club house, and during the past season members have been actuated by progressive spirit. The club has advanced considerably, and the standard of play among the members has consistently improved. Next year; it is hoped to place a very sound team in the V.G.A. junior pennant competition.
1927 'EASTERN CLUB', Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), 23 November, p. 13. (SYDNEY, N.S.W. & QUEENSLAND EDITION), viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184866828
AMATEUR GOLF.
NEW LINKS AT DONCASTER. How Golf Ha3 " Gripped " the Prime Minister.
The Eastorn Golf Club's links at Tullamore, Doncastor, tvprnpanluis f.ho f-hirtl now course to bo otitublisbrel within tbe space of a few months, was officially opened on baturriay by Ibo I'rime Alt ulster, Mr. Bruce. About 20D gueirtB were present. Tho new couit-i) occupies a commanding position on t.he side of n hill, and though it is at present restricted to nine holes it is hoped in the near future to extend it to Ecve.u'teen holes, and possibly, with tho addition of another short hole, eighteen holett. Altogether the playing area, of which tho club hna secured a lease, comprises 72 acres. The club house, which was originally the residence of Sir L. M. FiUgerald, has recently bcon owned by Mrs. Stutt, mother of the aviator, Captain Stult, who lost his life while attempting to cross Bass Strait from Melbourne to Tasmania. According to the gr ecu-keeper, Mr. S. Berriman, formerly of Bivcrrdale club, the roil in a little on tbe stiff side, but the drainage is good, while the creek is a well-grossed hazard, and is rarely unplayable. Application has been made for registration by the Victorian Golf Association. Dr. hicli, ires, president of toe club, in introducing the Prime Minister, said the Eastern Golf Club, which had been established by members of the old Box Hill club, had a membership ox ISO. In Tolv ruary last, it waa reported by one of tho committeemen, however, that tbe golf linlca had bce.il "ploughed up." (Daughter.) Members were therefore compelled to look elsewhere, and an opportunity presented itseli of acquiring the present property. The old club was wound up and a i i:il years' lease of Tuliamore was obtained. Of the 134 members in Box Hill club, 84 Iiad joiued the Eastern club, while a large number had applied for membership. It wns intended to restrict tho membership to 200 full members. Tho Prime Minister declared, amid laughter, thnt he had no idea speeches were involved in the opening of a netv golf links; the driving of a ball from t.lie tec was the customary procedure. After deploring the shortage ox golf -inks both in Sydney and in Melbourne, Mr. Bruce declared that there must be "something wrong with anyone who does not play golf I About three years ago he said lie would never ba seen playing such en "old woman's game." Now he was quite indifferent' to anything elre. in uet, he had come to the cori-clumou that he cut in Parliament House in order to fill in the intervals between the week ends. The inestimable advantage of golf was that for the Srst hole, possibly, one's mind wns utill dwelling on tjie_ things which had occupied attention during t.he week; but nftcr the first hole "umpires rak-ht rqr.k" but it would not make, the viightest difference ! Ho thought the ceremony nf opening a golf club con-aisfed of hitting the ftwt ball down tho lairt-.-ay, and he was wondering which was the bctrer thing to do— to deliberately miis it, or make a desperate struggle to hit it, and possibly mien it altogether. (Laughter.) It was a Jamautabie thing that in Australia there were no country clubs such as in tbe United States unri in Canada, but lie hoped tbe admirable example act by these' countrios would be followed, and that probably twenty or thirty new country clubs would be established ill Australia. . Mr. Greenwood, M.L.A., congratulated those who had established the club, which w.ib pietureoquel.v situated, nnd which would provide pleacurc for ali who took part in tho game. Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. Richards were presented vrith souvenir spoons. IDs. Richards then drove tbe first ball, and tho Prime Minister, with the president (Dr. Richards) and Messrs. C. B. Browne, and YV. A. Borland, played a four-ball match. Mr. Bruce'a drive from the first tee with a m.-ishio iron was a particularly good one, rearbmg the green, 1.10 yards distant.. His effort evoked loud applause from the "gallery."
1924 'AMATEUR GOLF.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 16 June, p. 7. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203644618
AMATEUR GOLF - NEW LINKS AT DONCASTER. How Golf Ha3 " Gripped " the Prime Minister.
Tlic Eor-torn Golf Club's linke at Ttilla-mnre, Douca:-'tur, tvprnpanluis f.ho f-hirtl now course to bo otitublisbrel within tbe space of a few months, was officially opened on baturriay by Ibo I'rime Alt ulster, Mr. Bruce. About 20D gueirtB were present. Tho new couit-i) occupies a commanding position on t.he side of n hill, and though it is at present restricted to nine holes it is hoped in the near future to extend it to Ecve.u'teen holes, and possibly, with tho addition of another short hole, eighteen holett. Altogether the playing area, of which tho club hna secured a lease, comprises 72 acres. The club house, which was originally the residence of Sir L. M. FiUgerald, has recently bcon owned by Mrs. Stutt, mother of the aviator, Captain Stult, who lost his life while attempting to cross Bass Strait from Melbourne to Tasmania. According to the gr ecu-keeper, Mr. S. Berriman, formerly of Bivcrrdale club, the roil in a little on tbe stiff side, but the drainage is good, while the creek is a well-grossed hazard, and is rarely unplayable. Application has been made for registration by the Victorian Golf Association. Dr. hicli, ires, president of toe club, in introducing the Prime Minister, said the Eastern Golf Club, which had been established by members of the old Box Hill club, had a membership ox ISO. In Tolv ruary last, it waa reported by one of tho committeemen, however, that tbe golf linlca had bce.il "ploughed up." (Daughter.) Members were therefore compelled to look elsewhere, and an opportunity presented itseli of acquiring the present property. The old club was wound up and a i i:il years' lease of Tuliamore was obtained. Of the 134 members in Box Hill club, 84 Iiad joiued the Eastern club, while a large number had applied for membership. It wns intended to restrict tho membership to 200 full members. Tho Prime Minister declared, amid laughter, thnt he had no idea speeches were involved in the opening of a netv golf links; the driving of a ball from t.lie tec was the customary procedure. After deploring the shortage ox golf -inks both in Sydney and in Melbourne, Mr. Bruce declared that there must be "something wrong with anyone who does not play golf I About three years ago he said lie would never ba seen playing such en "old woman's game." Now he was quite indifferent' to anything elre. in uet, he had come to the cori-clumou that he cut in Parliament House in order to fill in the intervals between the week ends. The inestimable advantage of golf was that for the Srst hole, possibly, one's mind wns utill dwelling on tjie_ things which had occupied attention during t.he week; but nftcr the first hole "umpires rak-ht rqr.k" but it would not make, the viightest difference ! Ho thought the ceremony nf opening a golf club con-aisfed of hitting the ftwt ball down tho lairt-.-ay, and he was wondering which was the bctrer thing to do— to deliberately miis it, or make a desperate struggle to hit it, and possibly mien it altogether. (Laughter.) It was a Jamautabie thing that in Australia there were no country clubs such as in tbe United States unri in Canada, but lie hoped tbe admirable example act by these' countrios would be followed, and that probably twenty or thirty new country clubs would be established ill Australia. . Mr. Greenwood, M.L.A., congratulated those who had established the club, which w.ib pietureoquel.v situated, nnd which would provide pleacurc for ali who took part in tho game. Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. Richards were presented vrith souvenir spoons. IDs. Richards then drove tbe first ball, and tho Prime Minister, with the president (Dr. Richards) and Messrs. C. B. Browne, and YV. A. Borland, played a four-ball match. Mr. Bruce'a drive from the first tee with a m.-ishio iron was a particularly good one, rearbmg the green, 1.10 yards distant.. His effort evoked loud applause from the "gallery."
1924 'AMATEUR GOLF.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 16 June, p. 7. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203644618
ABOUT "TULLAMORE," West Doncaster, Main Road, 84 Miles from Melbourne, the BEAUTI-FUL, RURAL SUBURBAN RESIDENCE of the late Mr. Fitzgerald, one of Melbourne's famous sur-geons, SUPERIOR BRICK BALCONIED, 10 Rooms, Large. Lofty; Every Convenience; Water, Electric Light: Extensive Brick Stabling, &c; in GROUNDS, 72 Acres, rich Grazing Paddocks, Shrub-beries, &c £250 per annum. T.R.B. MORTON and SON, 72 Swanston street; and BOX HILL.
follow it.
1921 'Classified Advertising', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 12 November, p. 15. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4621576
Clubs and Personalities
No. 11. EASTERN rpHAT undulating country over which the Eastern links spreads its eighteen fairways affords players many picturesque views of the surrounding districts. Eastern is yet another inland golf club, which has made rapid advancement during the past three years. The property originally belonged to the late Sir Thos. Fitzgerald, and when the old Box Hill Golf Club took over to become known as "Eastern," eighty golfers enjoyed their game over a course of nine holes. The subscription then was four guineas; today it is seven guineas. The additional subscription and a full membership list provided the means to complete the golf course and bring the old homestead, known as "Tullamore," up to the standard of a well-appointed clubhouse. Of the original committee, numbering thirteen, only three remain members today-namely, John Daly, F. W. Campbell and P. O'Brien. The Eastern Golf Club introduced the first A.I.F. Cup played for in Australia. The present Mayor of Box Hill (W. J. Boyland) was the first winner, and so popular has this event become today that in the near future it will occupy two days to play, despite the ultra-etticient handling of the event, which begins at davbreak. Allan Woo d, manager of Eastern Golf Club. Here are a few of the men who enjoy their golf over the hills and dales at Doncaster. In addition to being an excellent captain and one of the club's "live-wires,'' Lou Wather is the Adonis at Eastern. Phil Jacobs is a better speaker lhan he is a golfer. He tslls a good story, Is a good entertainer, and a brother to Lady Isaacs. Harry Rothberg can speak six languages with his mouth, and one with his hands. Members will recall tha first game of golf he ever played. The best is not good enougn for Harrybut Ron Harris filled the bill 011 that occasion. Sid Baker, the outstanding chairman of- the House and Entertainment Committee. A good worker for the club, he has clone much for the social side -_f golf at Eastern. Colonel Harold Cohen; old soldier, good fellow, and one of the main pillars of ths club. The service he has rendered can never be repaid. Alan Wood is not only an efficient club manager, but one of the most pleasant personalities in the game. Neil Morrison, at the age of 15, servoti in the Great War with a Scottish regiment. He does not look much olcier now, but he is a typical Scot, in that he plays every stroke as though his very life depenced upon the result. A. L. Joubert is usually seen with a golfing pal, who has a very Loft voice; Tom McManamey has not besn sighted since the Bendigo A.I.F. Cup. When found, he is certain to have his packet of "gaspers.' Bob Cole is the man who puts he liquid focd in the /ibbotsford botllss, an:l sometimes boxing gloves, too. H. L. Willens-a good thirsty jovial type who, they say, prefers summer to winter. K. Healing won the pla.te-cracking competition, an event which was held after the A.I.F. Cup, and in which Sid Birrell was a poor second. A great chap is Dale Perry, and if you want to know where he originally hailed from, just ask him how he played today. E. S. Dingwall has won the distinction of being spoken of as one of the best sportsmen in the club. Vic Lindlow has an "uplifting" in fluence on the club. Chas. Collins-the "best dressed golfer in the world." Alan Ross is hard, of hearing when those behind are requesting to be allowed play through. Jules Stoffen.-Now why doesn't Jules take a full swing? Norman Bonning was last seen leaving the 18th green after playing in the Bendigo A.I.F. Cup. R. K. McDougall is batman to Sid BiiTell in the A.I.F. Cup matches. Tim Collins, one of the men who founded the A.I.F. Cup. He is an old Melbourne footballer, and because of a footballer's knee he cannot pivot. However, he plays golf, and at the finish of his drive his right foot is in front of his left foot. Now work that out! Emie Purdy is a good man to call "fore" if the warning is needed. Jack Daly, a life member, the man on whose shoulders the club rested for a few years. JoubeVt, president of Eastern.
1934 'Victoria's Golf Clubs and Personalities', Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), 28 June, p. 33. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149215788
Obituary. THE LATE WILLIAM STU'TT.
Obituary. THE LATE WILLIAM STU'TT.
The death of William Stutt, who passed away on Thursday, August 29, at his residence, "Tullamore," Doncaator, at the ripe old ago of 91 years, removes one of Victoria's oldest citizens, an ex-member of parliament, a patriarch among hotelkeepers, a resident of Box Hill and Doncaster districts for many years, and a man who in his varied walks of life had proved himself to be large hearted, generous and broad minded-in short a white man in the truest meaning of the term. William Stutt first saw the light in 1821 at Florence Court, near Enniskillon, County Fermanagh, Ireland. At a comparatively early ago he quitted the parental root and served three years in the Royal Irish constabulary, resigning to emigrate with his family to Canada. After niue years in Canada William Stutt and a brother moved on to Australia landing in Victoria on August 15, 1853. After trying their luck at the Mclvor diggings with indifferent success, they opened a produce store in Melbourne. Here the brother died, however, and William relinquished the store and took on dairy farming at Indented Heads, near St. Leonard's where he was subsequently appointed agent for a line of steamers trading with Melbourne. Later on he sold his dairy herd and went in for wheat buying, wheat being the chief product of that district. It was at the Indented Heads Mr. Stutt secured his first experience of municipal work; he was elected to the local road board, and during his term of office he assisted in purcased the City buffet hotel and restaurant in Bourke street, Mel-bourne, which then stood on the site of the present Bijou theatre, where he remained for five years. Then he sold out and bought an interest in a brewery at Williamstown and speculated in mining, but he lost money in both ventures, and he re-entered the licensed victualling business. He first took over an hotel in Latrobe street, and eventually he opened Stutt's family hotel at the corner of Bourke and Russell streets. Whilst in the City Buffet Mr. Stutt was elected a member of parliament for South Grant. There were then three seats for this constituency, and his colleagues were the late Peter Lalor (of Eureka Stokade fame, afterwards Speaker of the house), and the late J. it. Hopkins. At the next general election Mr Stutt was returned to parliament, and he took a prominent part with other members of the liberal party in the movement for unlocking the land. He also passed through many stirring scenes, his house being the rendezvous for liberal caucuses and ministries have been made and unmade there. After serving with distinction in two parliaments Mr. Stutt stood for Barwon, South Grant having been divided, but he was defeated by Mr. Levien. Mr. Stutt then retired from the hotel and tried mining speculation again, with indifferent success, and eventually he returned to the hotel business, and remained there until the land boom, when, he shared the common fate and lost heavily in real estate speculations. In 1890 he sold the hotel and finding the Doncaster hotel on his hands he moved out and remained there until a few years ago, when he retired altogether from business and lived privately at his residence in the same district. During his residence in Doncaster Mr. Stutt had associated himself generously with all movements for the advancement of the district; for several years he was a umember of the Doncaster shire council, and he occupied the presidential chair with marked ability and succou? succou? 9 of active life had lnst ..appreciable exo.,iv ??drhanced age he -.e_ t"'?' ad his activity, tawe call of the last trump, and he passed to the Great Beyond with the philosophical calm and quiet fortitude which had characterised his long and useful career. Mr. Stutt leaves a widow and family of one son and one daughter. for shom state-wide condolence is felt. The remains were interred privately in the Box Hill cemotery on Saturday morning.
1912 'Obituary.', The Reporter (Box Hill, Vic. : 1889 - 1925), 6 September, p. 2. , viewed 18 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90370017
Eastern Golf Club
The Eastern Golf Club was home of the A.I.F. Cup for many years from 1927. It gave those who had returned from WW1 a chance to have a bit of fun whilst enjoying a day's golf.
First Field Post Office, Eastern Golf Links, Doncaster Australia. Postal officials clearing letter receiver at Field Post Office.
10th Annual Victorian AIF Cup 1937 - Souvenir Post Card
Club's Name The Eastern Golf Club. (The Home of the A.I.F. Cup.)
Full Postal Address: The Eastern Golf Club Doncaster
Membership, 250.
Club's 'Phone No. WX1867
Hon. Secretary's 'Phone No. Hawthorn 2258
Hon. Secretary Stewart E. Scott
Associates' Hon. Secretary Mrs. H. Harwood
Professional's Name W. J. Eames
Greenkeeper's Name S. Berriman
Course, 18 holes. Par 73
Fees-Men, 3/6 per day. Ladies, 2/6 per day.
Box Hill Railway Station, 11 Miles.
Associates, 150
Direct 'Bus Service from Flinders Street, Melbourne, passes the Links. Distance, 7 miles.
Records-Amateur: Mr. Ron. Harris, 68.
Professional: Mr. Arthur Le Fevre, 76.
Note Visitors must be introduced by a Member or Associate.
Course The Links are laid out in picturesque, undulating country, 7 miles east of Melbourne, being surrounded by peach and apple orchards, and the variation in each hole is a contrast which provides an excellent test of golf in ideal golfing country.
AIF Service cup, the AIF service cup played for at the Eastern (V) Golf Club Links on Show Day was a happy reunion of former soldiers. There was a record entry of 369 golfers. The estaminet at the 11th green Major-General TA Blamey and Brigadier General CH Jess. Ploeg Street Estaminet and oyster bar. Colonel H E Cohen putting.
Oysters 1 deener per plate. Oysters, beer, balls and golf at Eastern's AIF club. (1) Rick Craig stoked up with a Deeners worth of oysters before setting out (2) Harry Willen samples, a flowing flagon of frothy fluid on route (3) Potting the white is evidently Clive Fergie's mistaken notion (4) gentleman, Sid Birrell's bull! And according to the notice, the bull was unwelcome at the diggers' big day, but here it is as usual (5) the now famous slogan, "no button no beer" was plastered on the post for all to see. These boys evidently think it's a joke - or was it just another furphy going over?
Source: Information and images kindly supplied by Leon 'Oldgolf' Rowbell.
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