Aumann Family

August Heinrich Aumann married Auguste Emma Zerbe and the couple made their home in Tindals Rd., Warrandyte. August Heinrich was known by his Anglicised name of Harry, by the way. The Aumann family was still working that orchard in the mid-90's, at least.

The 18 year old Ernst August married Caroline Ernestine Hanke in 1867. The second of their 11 children was Carl August, presumably named after Ernst's younger brother. This Carl August (1869-1953) married an Isabella McNeil and the couple had one child, John Milne Aumann, or Jack as everyone called him.

Jack married Dorothy Hill and they had three children. It was Jack and Dorothy who lived in the house on an orchard between Warrandyte Rd and Porter St in Templestowe, near Newmans Rd.  It was demolished @1977. It was situated just off a little track that ran between Warrandyte Rd and Porter Street. L shaped gravel drive. the homestead had a bungalow attached to the main shed at the end of the drive, There were stables behind.
There was a second smaller residence closer to Warrandyte Rd as well.Dorothy lived there for many years after Jack died.

David Samuel Aumann. (Carl Samuel Aumann emigrated here in 1853, with his son Carl August, then aged about 18. Carl August married a Hanke girl and their firstborn was Carl August. Carl August married a Schuhkraft and their tenth child was David Samuel. So this Dave Aumann's grandfather emigrated from Germany as a teenager.

The Carl August who first emigrated here in 1853 (see above comment) had a younger brother Ernst August, who would have been about 15 y.o. at time of emigration. (He was my great grandfather, by the way.) He married the sister of the Hanke girl mentioned above and they had eleven children, the oldest of whom was August Heinrich, b 1867. August Heinrich married a Zerbe and they had seven children, the third of which was Oswald Henry. (Still with me??) Ossie, shock, horror, married a non-German girl and their third child was Len, b 1930. Len and Margaret had six children, the third of whom was Stephen Foster Aumann, b 1957. He married Jennifer Helen Davies. This must be the Jenny to whom you refer because she's the only one in the family history book, and the time frame is pretty right. Len Aumann, by the way, coached me when I played cricket for Templestowe in the late sixties/early seventies.
(from david.auman.5 Facebook)

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Obituary - Martha Eleonora Rieschieck

Martha Eleonora Rieschieck, a member of one of Doncaster's oldest pioneer families, died in early October 1999, aged 99 years. The service was conducted at the Trinity Lutheran Church Doncaster on 8th of October by Pastor Lloyd Boughen.

Martha’s marriage took place in the same church exactly 75 years to the day earlier - October 8th, 1924.

Martha had been born Martha Aumann on 28th August 1900 at Warrandyte to August and Emma Aumann (mw Zerbe) and was baptised in the same church by Pastor Schramm in September 1900 and her association with the church was continued by her confirmation in 1915. 

She and her husband Victor Rieschieck lived on their orchard in King Street from 1927, Martha helping to pick fruit and after Victor died, continued on working in her beloved garden.

Martha was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church, the ladies Guild, CWA and other community groups.

This information was supplied by Norma Berick a relative of Martha Rieschieck, who said that Martha still retained her wedding dress and Norma has the bridesmaid’s dress worn by her own mother at Martha’s wedding.

A quote from Martha’s wedding text says in part ”As for me and my household we will serve the Lord.” ’1 his was mentioned at the obituary service.

Source: 1999 12 DTHS Newsletter

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Templestowe Cricket Club team 1926/27, some old identities in the pic, left to right back row, R Smith, P Chivers, B Fitzsimons, D Smith, front row Dave Aumann, C Smith, T Fitzsimons, rear Watty Morrison (Names written by mother of Bill Chivers on the back of photo. Bill Chivers Facebook).

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See also: Uebergang, Eric.  1993,  Carl Samuel Aumann : the family history, 1853 - 1993 / Eric Uebergang  Aumann Reunion Committee Diamond Creek, Vic (NLA Record)

Schramm Cottage - Kitchen

Schramm Cottage - Living Room

Schramm Cottage - Bedroom

Schramm Cottage - Max Schramm's Study

Schramm Cottage - Dining Room

Clay Family

Devonshire couple settled early

Transcription:  One of the earliest settlers in the shire was John clay and his wife Agnes who arrived in Doncaster from Hull farm Petrockstow, Devonshire in 1851 to establish a family home and Orchard on the hill alongside the site at present occupied by the garage of D & E Cameron Pty Ltd.
It is of interest to report that an article published in the “Argus” February 1851 stated that great bushfires burning on Clay’s Hill were clearly visible from as far away as Melbourne.
Clay’s Hill had by this time become the commonly known name for this particular part of the district later renamed Doncaster.
Of John Clay’s family, a son Richard became a member of the Templestowe District Roads Board. when the only equipment available for the workers was a wheelbarrow, they're being insufficient funds to purchase a horse and dray.
He was an original Trustee of the Athenaeum Hall which was established in 1870 and first Doncaster Public Library 1872 with 200 books.
He made his orchard available to the Department of Agriculture for research purposes in their endeavours to combat serious fruit pests, in the process assisting to convert Doncaster from an unproductive area to one of the most prosperous in the state.
A proud possesion in the family is a silver cup awarded by the Leader newspaper for the best orchard in the district 1887.
In the next generation, Henry John Crossman Clay, again an orchardist, became a member of the Doncaster Shire Council from 1909 to 1924 including three terms as shire president.
To this day there are still 70 direct descendants of John and Agnes living in the district and several 6th generation children.
The photograph left is of Richard Clay, son of the original settlers, John and Agnes Clay

Source: The Mirror 22Feb1967 OR 5MAR1967 (DTHS Selected Press Cuttings 1967 OCR_Page_20 Clay)

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Clay Street was the street that disappeared and came back as Clay Drive.

John and Agnes Clay left their picturesque home in Devonshire in 1851. They settled on 36 acres in Doncaster, and built their house where The Shell Computer Centre now stands. They were among the first in the district, and in the early years the area was called Clay's Hill.  John Clay was a quiet man who unobtrusively took his place in the community. His descendants, however, played a leading part in the history of our City; as fruit growers, on the Council, and in the social life of the community.
In 1871 John Clay died, followed ten years later by his wife Agnes. Richard Clay who owned the land at the beginning of the land boom arranged to sell the land, planning a subdivision in 1888. Two streets were to run west through William Behren's land to Elgar Road, Clay Street and Arthur Street.  Clay Street was named to commemorate the family, Arthur, Frederick and Alice streets were named after members of the family.

Clay Street was doomed before it started. The west branch of the subdivision was cancelled the day before it was declared in 1890, leaving Clay Street just one block in length.  A few years ago this disappeared when the street was officially closed.
Alice Street was deleted in 1913 leaving a short length of street the other side of Tram Road, a street on paper only. In 1962 Alice Street finally vanished.
Although Clay Street was never made or used it was graced by a fine house with cast iron lace on its verandah. Edward Gallus senior owned the land on the corner of Doncaster Road and Elgar Road. In 1888, he built a new house to face Clay Street but the street disappeared leaving the Gallus home in the strange situation of being at the back of the block facing a side fence.

Clay's house (Middle Left).  Doncaster Road from the Doncaster Tower, looking west along Doncaster Road towards the intersection of Elgar Road, Tram Road and Williamsons Road. Buildings visible include Clay's house, an estate agent's office, Serpell's shop, Tower Hotel, Lauer's shop, Edward Gallus' house in Tram Road, Laurie Smith's house in Elgar Road, Edwin Wilson's house (also in Elgar Road), and other buildings in the distance. DP0004

The year after the estate was planned, the electric tram line was built from Box Hill to Doncaster Road. The line was laid along Frederick Street across Arthur Street, then up to the corner of Doncaster and Williamsons Roads. The climb up Frederick Street proved to be too steep for the tram's motor, so the tram track was re-laid in a straight line cutting across the estate, thus providing the route for the future Tram Road.  On the east of the estate a small side  street had given access to Richard Clay's land at the rear. This street was widened and taken right through to the south of the estate. From the other side of Doncaster Road, Hummel's Tower looked straight down this street to Box Hill station. With the unbounded enthusiasm generated by the land boom, they named it Station Street in the expectation that it would be eventually carried on for two and a half miles to join Station Street, Box-Hill. Instead of becoming longer, Station Street was cut to half its length.
In 1913 the estate was altered, Tom Petty bought part of the street to add to his land and the remainder of Station Street was reduced to half its original width.  Station was a very unsatisfactory name for this street. There was confusion with Tram Road, the extension of Station Street, Box Hill. Many people hearing the name thought that Tram Road was being referred to.  Now the name Station Street has been changed to Clay Drive and the Clay family alongside the other pioneer families is commemorated in our City.

1985 12 DTHS Newsletter

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Doncaster Heights No. 2. Clay's Orchard Auctioneer's plans 1888. Batten & Percy (Firm)  Publisher: T Smith & Co., Printers: Litho. & General Printers. The Argus 20-Oct-1888 p.6. Elgar Road -- Frederick Street -- Station Street -- Petty Street -- Whittons Road -- Alice Street -- Doncaster Road -- Clay Street -- Arthur Street. Source: SLV Batten & Percy Collection

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AUCTION OF CLAY’s ORCHARD LAND

In the 1880’s and later years, many large parcels of established orchard land at Doncaster were being subdivided into residential allotments. In 1888, Richard Clay who owned a large parcel of orchard land known as Clay’s Orchard generally fronting Doncaster Road, Elgar Road and Frederick Street Doncaster arranged to sell his land for such purposes.

Auctioneers at the time often prepared elaborate subdivision posters to announce the upcoming auction and provide details of the land and terms of the auction, and to entice buyers to come along and bid on the allotments on offer. Such an advertising poster by auctioneer F.L. Flint announced an upcoming auction of land to be held on Thursday 25th October (1888) for an estate to be known as Doncaster Heights No.2 and which consisted of the subdivision of land at Clay’s orchard into 66 allotments. 

Newspapers were also used by the auctioneers in the preceding days to also announce upcoming auctions. In an advertisement by Mr Flint in “The Age” newspaper on 20 October 1888 for the auction of Clay’s land, he provided his pronouncement of the qualities of the land to be auctioned.

Excerpts from the advertisement, which grandly describes and embellishes the qualities of the land are shown below with transcription.

	Sales by Auction.  THURSDAY, 25th OCTOBER  THURSDAY, 25th OCTOBER  ------------ On the Ground. At 3 o'Clock.  ------------ DONCASTER HEIGHTS  DONCASTER HEIGHTS  DONCASTER HEIGHTS DONCASTER HEIGHTS  No. 2.   No. 2.  No. 2.  Originally Clay's Orchard.  Originally Clay's Orchard.  Originally Clay's Orchard.  ------------ Subdivided into  Magnificent Business Sites, Noble Mansion Blocks,  Glorious Villa Areas And Charming Residence Sites.  ------------ This Really Beautiful Property  Is Beyond Question  The Choicest Spot in All Doncaster,  It is the Pinnacle of the District,  Equal in Every Respect to the Site of the  World Renowned Tower  Which it is Immediately Opposite,  Which it is Immediately Opposite,  Which it is Immediately Opposite,  And Commanding the Same  Wonderful and Picturesque Views  Which Have Rendered Doncaster Famous in the  Eyes of the World.
	F. L. FLINT has received instructions from F. Illingworth, Esq., to sell by auction (in con- junction with R. G. CAMERON and COMPANY)  This Charming Property In  66 Allotments 66  66 Allotments 66  Many of them Covered  With the Choicest fruit trees  And Umbrageous shrubs  And the whole commanding that  Entrancing view Of Sea and Land,  Mountain and stream, Hill and dale,  City and suburb,  Which poets have sung of and journalists have  raved over on many, many occasions.  ------------ An auctioneers' advertisement, even written in the  most glowing language, would fail utterly in  an attempt to describe the  BEAUTIES of THIS PROPERTY  ------------ It is requested, therefore, that an early inspection  be made by intending purchasers, and judge for  themselves of the immense future for Doncaster.  ------------ IMMENSE FUTURE  By virtue of the railway which is to run from Kew.  In addition, The TRAM LINE from BOX HILL,  Which is to be laid down by the company, now in  course of formation, Runs through the Estate.  Imagine, therefore, the great prospective values  which it commands,  And also note that  THE PROPERTY FACES THE TOWER,  THE PROPERTY FACES THE TOWER.  ------------ TERMS- £10 DEPOSIT. £10 Balance up to 2½ years.  At 6 PER CENT. INTEREST.  ------------ Title, certificate, Apply to W. H. Flood, Esq., Solicitor, Temple-court.
	Title, certificate. Apply to: W. H. Flood Esq Solicitor, temple-Court. On the DAY of SALE SPECIAL TRAINS At 2.10  Will run to Box Hill, and Drags will be In Attendance.  To CONVEY PURCHASERS To and from THE ESTATE.  ------------ Drags will, leave the auctioneers, 8 Collins-street east,  On Day of Sale, At 2 o'clock.  ------------ NOTE. NOTE. NOTE.  This is an Off Day Sale,  This is an Off Day Sale,  And has been so designed to prevent the obstructive  overcrowding of holiday seekers.  ------------ The superior quality of the land is such that the  class of buyers will undoubtedly be most of our influential and wealthy citizens.  The wonderful and beautiful are all combined in  this delightful spot to make the locality  AN EARTHLY PARADISE.  AN EARTHLY PARADISE. ------------ Beautifully undulating, the green bosom of the  land heaves itself gently, as if in delight at the perfect repose of nature,  and as one advances the  gradual awakening effect produced is one of perfect  bliss and ecstatic enjoyment of the  Wonderful Beauties  Of this Charming Landscape,  Visible as They Become in a Perfect Panorama  Of Earth's Beauties,  Displayed to the Utmost Advantage That Has Ever  Yet Appeared to the Eyes of Erring Mortals.  ------------ To those who have never seen this country, and .....
	Charming Landscape,  Visible as They Become in a Perfect Panorama  Of Earth's Beauties,  Displayed to the Utmost Advantage That Has Ever  Yet Appeared to the Eyes of Erring Mortals.  ------------ To those who have never seen this country, and  to them that have never yet felt the blaze of Poetry  and Romance tire their throbbing breasts, let them  pass gently through this lovely glade, and glance  around at the magnificent landscape stretched out  far and wide beneath them, and they will come back  duly inspired for the first time with that glorious  vitality of which but for can boast of ever having experienced BOX HILL and DONCASTER TRAMWAY.  THE ELECTRIC TRAM  Will be running between Box Hill and Doncaster  Within a few months.  Tenders have already been invited for the work,  and Doncaster will thus be brought within half an  hour of the metropolis.  ------------ Refreshments will be provided.  ------------ Obtain plans and railway passes from F. L. FLINT  Or R. G. CAMERON and Co. Auctioneers in in Conjunction.  8 COLLINS-STREET EAST,  CAMBERWELL, DONCASTER and Other SUBURBS

Source: Ian Schafter writing for this website.

Source: 1888 'Advertising', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 20 October, p. 7 , viewed 03 Mar 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193396756 (5th column).

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 John and Agnes Clay left their picturesque home in Devonshire in 1851. They settled on 36 acres in Doncaster, and built their house where Cameron's garage now stands. They were among the first in the district and in the early years the area was called Clay's Hill.

John clay was a quiet man who unobtrusively to his place in the community. His descendants however played a leading part in the history of our city as fruit growers, on the council, and in social life of the community.

In 1871, John Clare died followed 10 years later by his wife, Agnes.

Richard Clay, who owned the land at the beginning of the land boom, arranged to sell the land, planning a subdivision in 1888. Two streets were to run West through William Behren's land to Elgar Road: Clay Street and Arthur Street. Clay Street was named to commemorate the family. Arthur, Frederick and Alice streets were named after members of the family.

Clay Street was doomed before it started. The West branch of the subdivision was cancelled the day before it was declared in 1890, leaving Clay Street just one block in length. A few years ago, this disappeared when the street was officially closed. Alice Street was deleted in 1913 leaving a short length of street the other side of tram road or street on paper only. In 1962, Alice Street finally vanished.

Although Clay Street was never made or used, it was graced by a fine house with cast iron lace on it's verandah. Edward Gallus senior owned the land on the corner of Doncaster Road and Elgar Road. In 1888, he build a new house to face Clay Street but the street disappeared leaving the Gallus home in the strange situation of facing a side street.

The year after the estate was planned the electric tram line was built from Box Hill to Doncaster Road. The line was laid along Frederick Street, across Arthur Street, then up to the corner of Doncaster and Williamson's Road. The climb up Frederick Street proved to be too steep for the Tram's motor so the tram track was relaid in a straight line cutting across the estate, thus providing the route for the future Tram Road.

On the east of the estate, a small side street had given access to Richard Clay's land at the rear. The street was widened and taken right through to the south of the estate.

From the other side of Doncaster Road, Hummel's tower looked straight down the street to Box Hill station. With the unbounded enthusiasm generated by the land boom, they named it Station Street in the expectation that it would be eventually carried on for 2 and a half miles to join Station Street, Box Hill. Instead of becoming longer, Station Street was cut to half it's length.

In 1913, the estate was altered. Tom Petty bought part of the street to add to his land and the remainder of Station Street was reduced to half it's original width.

Station is a very unsatisfactory name for this street. There is confusion with Tram Road, the extension of Station Street, Box Hill. Many people, hearing the name, think that Tram Road is being referred to. When a railway comes to the district, the name will be even less appropriate.

The clay family has no commemoration in Doncaster. Most Pioneer families have a street named after them. It would be very fitting and practical move for the name Station Street to be changed to Clay Street.

Irvine Green writing in 1972 05 DTHS Newsletter

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Was Clay Drive named due to Irvine Green's request ??

Templestowe Hotel

Deacon's Templestowe Hotel 1940 Anon SLV

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Templestowe Hotel, Melbourne’s north-east. What it used to look like c1973.   ‎Whitey Alan White. Facebook 2018

Brian Mullens provided this rate notice for the Templestowe Hotel when it was new in 1868. It is interesting to see that the hotel is valued at five pounds and the rates were fire shillings. The notice had been found behind a mirror in the Hotel by Peg Walton's mother who put it in a frame. The notice was later given to John Smythe and was recently found by John Keep, who gave it to Brian Mullens for Schramms Source: 1991 09 DTHS Newsletter

Doncaster and Templestowe Municipality

Doncaster-Templestowe Coat of Arms

In June, the City of Doncaster and Templestowe was presented with a coat of arms by His Excellency Sir Brian Murray. The City has always had a crest, this was taken from the city seal, but a coat of arms is an official design granted by the Royal College of Heraldry. 

Every Municipal body had a seal so that official papers could be signed and sealed. Melted red sealing wax was dropped onto the document and the seal impressed onto it.
The seal of the Shire of Bulleen, designed in 1875, carried symbols of the activities of the district at that time. There is a sheaf of wheat with a plough behind it on the left shield, on the right a miner's pick and shovel, at the top a cow and below a sheep. Fruit growing was not a large industry in 1875. The Templestowe Roads Board included a wheelbarrow, the Board's only vehicle on its seal.
The City of Doncaster and Templestowe used the seal designed for the Shire of Doncaster in 1890. At its top is the rising sun, with a bunch of grapes on the left shield, a sheaf of wheat and a plough on the right, and below the horn of plenty, indicating fruit growing.
The new Coat of Arms replaces the old city seal as its crest. The design symbols are taken from the history of the district. On the shield, two crowns joined by a chain indicate the unity of Doncaster and Templestowe. There is a gold sphere for gold mining and two sheaves of wheat. Two lines in a band across the shield indicate the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram. The Doncaster Tower has at its base sprigs of heath, the flower emblem of Victoria. The helmet is used for a Municipal body and either side a black and white cockatoo support the shield. These cockatoos were indigenous to the district and are primary totemic symbols of aboriginal society, representing the division of all things into complementary Opposites. The aboriginal name for the white cockatoo was Bulleen. The Coat of Arms now appears on Council 1etterheads and will soon be seen around the district.

1985 09 DTHS Newsletter

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DONCASTER AND TEMPLESTOWE
State : Victoria
Incorporated into : 1994 Manningham City
Arms (crest) of Doncaster and Templestowe

The arms were granted on May 2, 1984.
Two mural crowns, symbols of local government, represent by the links of chain, the unity of Doncaster and Tempelstowe. The cotised Fess alludes to the tramline linking Box Hill with Doncaster Tower, the first electric tramway in Australia. The gold bezant marks the first gold discovery in Victoria at Warrandyte, while the sheaves signify the growing of wheat at Tempelstowe, and the first export of the grain to England. The horn of plenty refers to the orchard industry for which the district was well known.
The Doncaster Tower, a former prominent landmark, features in the crest, with sprigs of the State's floral symbol, pink heath, at its base.
The two supporters, indigenous black and white cockatoos, were primary totem symbols in Aboriginal society, representing the division of all things into complementary opposites.

http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Doncaster_and_Templestowe

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City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967.  To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967

City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967 Coin Medallion B.  To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967

City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967 Coin Medallion B.  To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967

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Doncaster-Templestowe Centenary Coin Medallion 1875-1975 Issued to Doncaster Primary Students by the Mayor. Photo: Andrew Costigan Facebook

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1967 City of Doncaster and Templestowe - Proclaimed

On 28th February 1967, Sir Rohan Delacombe, the Governor of Victoria, proclaimed the City of Doncaster and Templestowe.  He then invested the first Mayor, Cr. S.Sheppard and the first Town Clerk, Mr. J.W. Thomson. The Councillors were - Warrandyte: S. Sheppard, V. Rush, K. May. Templestowe: M. Williams, R. Harle, G. Watson. Doncaster West: L. Cameron, B. Elms, A. Kelly. Doncaster East: K. Remington, R. Hardidge. Town Clerk: J.W. Thomson Deputy: H. Mears City Engineer: F.G. Andrew Deputy: Electrical Deputy: R. Craige Engineer: B.S. Bird G.F. Anderson R. White
The population of the City was growing to 50,000 and 21,000 cars drove along Doncaster Road every day. The west of the city was covered by houses but East Doncaster was mostly orchards.

1988 03 DTHS Newsletter

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Roll of Arms

The final project of the Bicentenary was completed last month - a book containing all the coats of arms granted to municipal Councils in Australia.

In 1985, when the City of Doncaster and Templestowe received its Coat of Arms, Joe Morton, a member of the Society of Heraldry, found that there was no record of the Coats of Arms used by councils in Australia.  He applied for a grant to search and record this area. The result is a beautifully produced book with calligraphical descriptions on one page and colour illustrations on the other. It all goes back to the days when soldiers wore armour. A man in armour is not recognisable so a distinguishing mark or badge was needed. These were first worn on a cloak or coat worn over the leaders armour. Thus the name Coat of Arms.

Our council has been using as its crest the design of the cities official Seal. As the council has moved from being a Road Board to a City the design has changed - each time using symbols of the area's main activities at the time.

The Templestowe Road Board ordered its Seal in 1863 shortly after purchasing its first piece of mechanical equipment, a wheel barrow.  The Seal portrays a barrow, a sledge hammer with a pick and shovel, indicating mining, and the symbols of wheat growing.

When the Shire of Bulleen took over the Road Board in 1875 Dairying and Sheep Grazing were used for the Shire Crest.

In 1890, Doncaster separated from the Shire, which continued as the Shire of Templestowe.

Doncaster at the height of the land boom, chose the rising sun for the top of the seal, with a bunch of grapes, which had been an important crop, a sheaf of wheat and the horn of plenty.

When it came to designing an official Coat of Arms for the city the School of Heraldry accepted symbols from the history of Doncaster & Templestowe.

1989 09 DTHS Newsletter

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The Doncaster riding was severed from the Shire of Bulleen and formed the Shire of Doncaster.  Park Orchards which had been part of the Doncaster Riding was joined to the Warrandyte Riding.   Two years later, the Shire of Bulleen changed its name to the Shire of Templestowe.

1990 03 DTHS Newsletter

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The evolution of the City of Doncaster and Templestowe

1856 Created Templestowe Roads District Board
1875 Proclaimed Shire of Bulleen
1890 Doncaster Riding severed and Shire of Doncaster
created
1892 Shire of Bulleen renamed Shire of Templestowe

1915 Shire of Templestowe combined with Shire of Doncaster
1926 Name changed to Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe
1967 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe proclaimed a City

1992 09 DTHS Newsletter

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Centenary Of The Old Shire Of Doncaster Hall

In 1890, Doncaster seceded from the Shire of Bulleen forming its own shire and two years later the newly formed Shire built the elegant brick hall in Council Street.

Doncaster township looking east c1900, taken from the Doncaster Tower. Shire Hall, school, ES&A Bank, and houses in the distance. In the grounds of the Shire Hall is a heap of left-over bricks, a privy, water hole, shed, and a picket fence along Council street The large tree in the school ground has been topped DP0005

Doncaster Shire Hall in Council Street. The Hall, built in 1892 for the Shire of Doncaster, is flanked by a picket fence. DP0055

Doncaster Tower & Doncaster Road, Doncaster, Victoria looking west, showing the Doncaster Tower and the Shire Hall. A wide footpath runs along the north side of the road. DTHS-dp0056

One hundred years later on June 6th, 1992,  the Artists Society held a function to celebrate the centenary of the original opening.

A large mural, consisting of paintings of the hall by members of the society, was hung over the entrance to commemorate the centenary. It was interesting to see all these different interpretations of the same subject.

Shire Offices (former) - 673 Doncaster Road - A simple Conservative Classical public rural building, of regional architectural significance. It is finely detailed. It is part of a group with the Church of Christ and Doncaster School.  http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/22383

On the Tuesday evening after a gap over thirty years the city council held a special council meeting in the hall, the 505th meeting of the City. This historic meeting also coincided with the Twenty Fifth celebrations of the proclamation of the city.

1992 09 DTHS Newsletter

Colonial Conditions 1850's

AUSTRALIA 1852 - Look before you leap

John Dickson found an article in a newspaper dated 12th November, 1852, warning intending migrants seeking their fortune on the Australian gold fields, of the difficult conditions they would encounter in the colony. 

"Digging is so very arduous and precarious a work, that few, excepting labouring men can continue it profitably. It should be remembered that a sum which is a fortune to a working man hardly repays others. The expense of living is so great in Melbourne, that six hundred a year does not produce half the sustenance that may be had in England for two hundred a year.  "There are thousands of persons, many of them females and children, daily landing at the wharf who cannot, either for love nor money get places wherein to lay their heads. Comfort is unknown here. From every part of the world, as well as from Great Britain, vessels are daily pouring in, filled with living cargoes to swell the house-less numbers.  "The passengers are landed, bag and baggage, on the wharf among hundreds of their fellow sufferers, and are left ruthlessly to their fate. 

1985 06 DTHS Newsletter

Extracts from an article by Horne & Hogarth published in "Household Words" (an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's Henry V: "Familiar in his mouth as household words.") republished in Mendelawitz, Margaret & Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2011, Charles Dickens' Australia : selected essays from household words 1850-1859. Book two, Immigration, Sydney University Press, Sydney p. 118

Remembering Pioneers

Pioneer Memorial at Schramm's Cottage

On the 26th January, the Pioneer Memorial, in the form of a pergola, was unveiled at Schramm's Cottage by the Mayoress of Doncaster - Templestowe, Mrs. Irene Jones.  In a simple ceremony, she unveiled the memorial and symbolically planted a rose to grow over the stone pillars of the pergola.
Irene Jones is the daughter of Mr & Mrs. Cyril Bloom of King Street. The Blooms and other families she is descended from - Beale and Hewish - were among the first pioneers to arrive in the district.
As mayoress, Irene Jones is the first lady of the City and her connections with early families made her a most suitable person to perform the unveiling.
Also fitting was the fact that the builder of the memorial, Peter Verso, well-known mud brick builder, is also a descendant of the pioneer orchardist family from Hurstbridge.
The stone work has been carried out in the same character as Schramm's Cottage.

Source: 1985 03 DTHS Newsletter

James Read - Cottage - 76 Serpells Road, Templestowe

James Read - Cottage - 76 Serpells Road, Templestowe

This Templestowe cottage once stood on a large farm allotment on the west side of Cemetery (now Church) Road owned by James Read, pioneer fruit grower, in the early 1860s.(250). Read, who came from Bedfordshire, where he specialised in growing fruit trees, ran a market garden and fruit tree nursery in Collingwood before coming to Templestowe in the 1850s. He reputedly planted the first orchard in the Templestowe district.(251)  Read's property (as shown in Registrar-General's Office records and early maps) was bounded by Foote Street on the north and stretched down across the present Serpells Road.(252)  It was originally part of Unwin's Special Survey subdivided into the Carlton Estate farm allotments c.1850 by Robert Campbell (253)  Read purchased Allotment 1 in Section B from Campbell in 1861 at a cost of over 387 pounds.(254)  

Another pioneer family, the Chivers, were associated with a large property on the other, east side of Church Road.(255)

John Read - Morialta - 81-83 Serpells Rd Templestowe

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Morialta - 81 Serpells Rd.,Templestowe.  

John Read, orchardist, was the first owner of this house built on land secured from his father, James, a pioneering orchardist in the area.  In 1861, James Read purchased land in the Carlton Estate Subdivision of Unwin's Special Survey from Robert Campbell.(280)
A subdivisional plan of the Survey shows Read's large Templestowe property bounded by Williamson Road, Foote (now Reynold's) Road and Church Road extending down across Serpells Road.(281)
James Read reputedly planted the first orchard in the district.(282)  Rate records show that from 1863 Read was the owner of a farm on the property, a very modest cottage judging by its valuation.(283)
By the 1870s, this was joined by a larger house.  At this time, James was in partnership with his son, John(284)  The second house is most probably the present timber cottage at 76 Serpells Road.
In 1873, the Reads Cemetery Road farm and garden had the substantial valuation of 70 pounds.(285)  An 1874 map showed Read's Lot 1B owned by Reed and Lacey.(286). In fact, Read sold the eastern section to Lacey in 1861.(287)

Homicide Episode 470: Fleeting street views of James St (1975)

James St Templestowe view compared to 1975 Homicide Episode 470

Campbell's Butcher shop

Can't find any other mention of Campbell's Butcher shop.
Can anyone decipher the writing ???
Is that 6 shilling and 5 pence ???
Where was it ???
Not sure why the receipt was published in
1984 03 DTHS Newsletter.... ???

I'll take a punt and guess that it was made out to Mr ? Lauer. What were the first name initials of the Lauer's back then? If it is for one of the Lauer's, weren't they mostly living toward the White's corner area? Maybe the Campbell butcher was from the shops opposite the council . Only a guess. Cant decipher anything else other than the 6 shillings and 5 pence as you said. And maybe it was published as it was 50 years old!

Campbell Bros Butchers are listed in Sands & McDougall for 1930 and 1935 at Main Road Doncaster. Unfortunately they don't give street numbers for Doncaster as they do for the inner suburbs. Prices are 7d (has to be too make up the total) 1/-, 1/4, 11d and 2/6 for the grand total of 6/5 Item 14 looks like lamb.

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THE POLICE COURTS.
ADULTERATED SAUSAGE MEAT. Wholesale Supplier Fined £20.

N. Coles, wholesale butcher, of Courtney Street, North Melbourne, was charged at North Melbourne court yesterday with having on or about 29th January allegedly sold at Courtney-street, North Melbourne, to the prejudice of the Ann of M. Campbell, of Doncaster, sausage meat that was not of the substance and /or quality demanded, in that It was adulterated and contained an excess of preservatives of 77 per cent. Evidence was given that Bertram P. Davies, inspector of the Shire of Don-caster and Templestowe, inspected the shop of M. Campbell, butcher, Main Road, Doncaster, on 29th January. Davies asked an assistant if the firm was still purchasing sausages from the wholesale supplier, who was responsible for a previous prosecution. The assistant replied in the affirmative. Davies was also in-formed that Coles had refused to give a guarantee that the sausages compiled with the standard. A quantity of the sausages was obtained for analysis, and showed that the content of sulphur dioxide was 6.2 grains per lb. Mr. Stafford, P.M., said the case called for the maximum penalty. Coles was fined £20, in default dis-tress.
1935 'THE POLICE COURTS.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 7 March, p. 12. , viewed 03 Mar 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204278320

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A Matrimonial Thought (1890)

In the blissful days if honey-moon
With hectic allurement smitten
I loved her late  I loved her soon
And her dearest Kitten
But now my kittens grown a cat,
and cross, like other wives
Oh! by my soul, my torment that
I fear she has nine lives.

From the 1890 scrapbook of a Victorian lady

1984 03 DTHS Newsletter