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| Previous Address | 343 Spencer was previously known as number 23 before street renumbering | Source: 1885 Sands & McDougall diretory |
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Timelapse Building Images
1923-1930
Aerial view of Melbourne looking south west, Victoria.
Pratt, Charles Daniel, 1892-1968, photographer.
source: State Library of Victoria
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 original Victorian period home that once existed on this site was demolished. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher index | ||
| Mr. W. Wilson, 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 | Private | source: Hatcher index | ||
| 1885 | Mrs. Mutton and William Duggan, ironmoulder, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret, née Whitmore | https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/duggan-william-joseph-6033 | source: 1885 Sands & McDougall directory page 55 |
Social History
William Joseph Duggan (1884-1934), trade union official, was born on 31 January 1884 at 23 Spencer Street, (West) Melbourne, son of William Duggan, ironmoulder, and his wife Elizabeth Margaret, née Whitmore, both Melbourne-born. After education at West Melbourne State School, Duggan worked for an estate agent, but soon left to qualify as a plumber. After six years he joined the navy and in the next five years his knowledge of the world was expanded by extensive travel and by avid reading, the start of a sustained process of self-education. He also became champion boxer of the squadron.
image source: Coburg Historical Society https://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/coburg/chs/17349.html
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/duggan-william-joseph-6033
Context and Streetscape
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The current property is 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
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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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Other Information
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