25 Chetwynd Street

25 Chetwynd Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
photographer: Felicity Jack 2020

Also known as Bilston House Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189348738
Previous Address 25 was also known as 35 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering. Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
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Land Details

  1. 1895 MMBW map
  2. 1859 The Argus, Crown land sale

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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From To Owner More Info Data Source
to date Private source: Hatcher Index
1859 Mr. John Thomas Smith, 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
1974 1974 Ivos source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1965 1970 C. Pizzul source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1950 1960 Mrs. E. M. Beech source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1945 1945 George C. Beech source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1920 1940 David Jenkins source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1910 1915 John Moylan source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905 1905 Mrs. C. Kearney source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900 1900 Frank McIntyre source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895 1895 Mrs. M.A. McKenna source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890 1890 Miss. J. M. Büsst (music teacher) source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1885 1889 William Büsst source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1878 1878 Mrs. Headland source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

1890 Table Talk.

Madame Büsst’s Concert.
Madame Büsst gave her first pupils concert at the Athenteum Hall, Collins street, on Wednesday evening, November 26, in the presence of a large and fashionable audience. The programme containing eighteen numbers opened with a Double Duo for two pianos, Haydn’s twenty-first symphony spiritedly played by Misses Ross, Pinkus, Simonsen, and Mr. F. Pett. In consequence of Madame Simonsen’s indisposition her place was ably filled by Mr. Jules Simonsen, who was twice recalled for an exquisite rendering of “The Garonne.” In a bracketed number ” Arabesque and Eglogue,” and ” La Castagnette, Miss Florrie Simonsen created a most favorable impression, her touch and execution being both clear
and brilliant. Madame Büsst and Mr. Max Klein, were loudly applauded for a fine performance on the piano and violin of “Andante Oon Variationi, Finale Presto,” Kreutza Sonata op. 45, Beethoven. The interest of the evenine was centred on the appearance of Master Aylmer Büsst a child of seven years, and possessed of decided musical genius, who far surpassed the genius expectation, and delighted his hearers with a clever and brilliant performance (without book) of Clementi’s Sonata in C, playing as an encore a charming little “Bohemian Air,” by Carl Czerne, after which he was literally deluged with beautiful floral tributes. The programme, though some what lengthy, was listened to with attention throughout, the pupils assisting giving ample evidence of the excellence of their training. Immediately after the fourth number in the second part, a pleasing ceremony took place, when Mr. Thompson came forward, and, on behalf of her pupils, presented Madame Büsst with a very handsome gold bracelet.

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1888 The Age.

Impersonating tub Police.— At the North Melbourne court yesterday, two young men named John M’Sweeny and James M’Donald were charged with impersonating the police. William Busst stated that he resided in Chetwynd-street, West Melbourne, Early on Sunday he was walking along Peel-street, North Melbourne, on bis way home, in company with a man named Alexander Cameron, when prisoners ran across from tbe opposite side of the street, and M’Donald seized witness’s han and said, “Hullo, where are you off to?” Busst told bim to mind bis own business, whereupon the defendant replied that they were detectives, and wanted to see the others home. Constable Stallard stated that his attention was attracted to the group of men by the noise they were making. He heard Cameron say he would fight the defendants even if they were detectives. M’Sweeny and Cameron were under tbe influence of liquor, but the rest of the party were sober. Stallard then arrested tbe prisoners. They were fined 20s, or seven days in gaol.

source: The Age



Context and Streetscape

Precinct

This property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation.
source: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/history-city-of-melbourne.pdf
historical map source: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/maps/maps-melbourne-city-suburbs

Zoning
This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape

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.

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