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| Previous Address | 168 was also known as 60 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. |
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Timelapse Building Images
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Land Details
- 1895 MMBW Map
- Compiled Crown Record Plan
Building Details
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Subsequent Building Alterations
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Architectural Features
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Heritage Significance and Listings
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The highly sought after Victorian era heritage dwelling with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished and replaced by a brick warehouse and office building. Built around 1960. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| Mr. J. Fitzgerald, first Crown land purchaser | source: Hatcher Index | |||
| abt 40 thousand years earlier | 1835 | Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria | source: Hatcher Index |
Residents
| From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | North Melbourne Telephone Exchange | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | ||
| 1955 | 1955 | Alex Roger | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1935 | 1950 | Richard Barnett | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1930 | 1930 | David J. Cairns | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1920 | 1925 | Samuel E. Crossfield | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1915 | Mrs. Amy Sewell | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241648817 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
| 1905 | 1910 | Mrs. Mary Paul | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1900 | John Paul | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1914 The Herald.
PENSIONER DIES SUDDENLY
At 11.50 p.m. yesterday the death of Joseph Watkeycr, 76, an old ago pensioner, residing at 60 Chetwynd street, was reported to the – North Melbourne police. Mrs Amy Sewell, with whom Watkeyer lodged, stated that at 9.30 p.m. Watkeyer retired, and shortly afterwards asked for a sleeping draught. Mr Pantor obtained some medicine from a chemist and, after taking it, he asked for a drink of water. Mrs. Sewell went to get it, and when she returned the stillness of her lodger alarmed her, and she sent for Dr J. K. Troup. About a month ago Watkeyer was treated by Dr Stephens for heart trouble. Dr Troup could not see his way to give a certificate of death. The matter has been reported to the Coroner, and the body taken to the Morgue.
source: The Herald
Context and Streetscape
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This property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation. |
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The controls listed below affect this property: This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority. |
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Chetwynd Street was once predominantly a residential street with single and two storey Victorian terrace dwellings, two churches, a school and two hotels known as the Queens Arms and the Star of Hotham. The Chetwynd streetscape today is characterised by a mix of multi-storey blocks of public flats, some modern commercial/industrial buildings, an ambulance depot, and a school. In 2021, only fifty of the original one hundred and twenty-nine Victorian heritage dwellings once found on this street remain, compared to the 1895 Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works map. |
Other Information
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