Pinewood Drive Templestowe



Probably in the 1950's, a row of pine trees was planted to act as a windbreak. Most probably leading to the name Pinewood Drive. 

4 Pinewood Drive Templestowe was built beginning in 1973. It was the second house in the street. Apparently the area was an apple orchard. 10 original pine trees are still growing on this property.

Source: Personal Communication with Resident 31May2022


Pinewood Drive as shown in Plan: Counties of Evelyn and Bourke 1948

Old maps and aerial photographs can be used to show the historic location of properties within the Doncaster-Templestowe area.

Source: Annotated Extract from Plan Bulleen, Counties of Evelyn and Bourke. Victoria. Department of Crown Lands and Survey 1948. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/281868. The location of the No. 4 Pinewood Drive, Templestowe is located at the red dot within the black circle

The plan is believed ( source??) to have originally been produced in the 1870’s-80’s by the Lands Department showing land owners at the time. 
The plan over a number of years has since been in part updated by the Lands Department.

Source: Plan Bulleen, Counties of Evelyn and Bourke. Victoria. Department of Crown Lands and Survey, cartographer.  Melbourne : Department of Lands and Survey, 1948.  http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/281868



Pinewood Drive as shown in Aerial Photograph of Templestowe and Doncaster 1945

Source: Annotated Extract from Melbourne Map Collection Melbourne 1945 Photo Maps https://maps-collection.library.unimelb.edu.au/historical/1945melb/l_sheets/849a2a.jpg. The location of the No. 4 Pinewood Drive, Templestowe is located at the red dot within the black circle

The property at the time does not appear to show it being used as an orchard as fruit trees as identifiable in other nearby areas cannot be seen on the site.



Pinewood Drive, Sunnyside Farm and the Smiths

Melways and the Pinewood Drive area was once owned by the James Smith family of Sunnyside Farm (house still standing at the corner of Clarke and Atkinson Streets). 
James Smith in his old age (circa 1920) partitioned his farm between his two sons.  One had the frontage to Atkinson Street as far as Anderson Street, and the other had all the frontage to Foote Street (Alexander Smith).

Source: Ken Smith, Personal Communication, June2022

Manningham Council Live Map Online

You can view aerials for years 1956, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2013 and 2019.
Click on the “stack" icon (above) at right to get map years. 
Scroll to the area/street you are interested in and zoom in.
Current property/ allotment and street numbers are identified on all the aerials.

In regards to the 4 Pinewood Drive Templestowe:


1956 shows an orchard on the site and what looks like some young pine trees (note that the 1945 aerial above did not show orchard trees) https://mapping.manningham.vic.gov.au/



1966 still shows an orchard with a row of growing pine trees. https://mapping.manningham.vic.gov.au/



1974 shows orchard trees gone, a constructed Pinewood Drive with construction underway on the house on the property, and more mature pine trees.  https://mapping.manningham.vic.gov.au/


1982 shows lot more trees in general on the site  https://mapping.manningham.vic.gov.au/


1991 shows trees all across the property and around the house  https://mapping.manningham.vic.gov.au/


Better resolution of aerials can be obtained by looking directly at the web page.

Ian Schafter, Jun2022



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