| Also known as | Moore’s cottages 1-5 | Source: from the Sands & McDougall directory |
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| Previous Address | 20 was also known as 5 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. | Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory |
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| Style | Victorian, Early : 1840-1860 | |
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Timelapse Building Images
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Land Details
- 1859 The Argus, Crown Land Sale
- 1895 MMBW map
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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Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| 1859 | Mr. John Harbison, M.L.A. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to date | Private | source Hatcher Index | ||
| 1970 | 1974 | A. Agius | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1965 | 1965 | S. J. Grech | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1960 | 1960 | M. Toppi | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1935 | 1955 | Miss Ellen M. Crowder | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1925 | 1930 | J. White | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1915 | 1920 | Frederick J. Taylor | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1910 | 1910 | James Sullivan | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1905 | 1905 | William Craig | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1900 | 1900 | James Saville | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1895 | 1895 | John Piggott | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1890 | Mrs. Emma Hathaway | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1885 | 1885 | Charles Bradbury | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1880 | 1880 | Wilson Iredale | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1876 | 1879 | Thomas Macneillance | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1875 | 1875 | William Morgan | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1873 | 1874 | T. Hardy | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1871 | 1872 | Patrick O’Connell | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1869 | 1870 | George Adams | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155044098 | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1866 The Age.
A new invention for preventing sparks escaping from locomotive engises, as well as from engines working thrashing machines, was tried last evening, at Hart’s New Era Iron Works, Latrobe-street west. There was a large attendance of persons interested, and the trial was in every way successful. As the patentee, Mr George Adams, is desirous of protecting his rights in the other colonies before he makes the principle of his patent public, we postpone a description till a future issue. It may be said, however, that the idea he has put into practice, while it is eminently simple, is at the same time most effective, and likely to be a great boon to the country at large.
source: The Age
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. |
| Streetscape |
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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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