6 Anderson Street

6 8 Anderson Street
West Melbourne VIC 3003
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Also known as Dovedale Cottage Source: source: The Age Monday 25th Feb 1895 page 1, Martha Bentley
Previous Address 6 was also known as 6 Hamilton Street, West Melbourne before the name change. Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory 1895, page 531
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From To Resident More Info Data Source
to date Private (house 6) Hatcher Index
1974 Rickard, R. I. (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024
1960 1970 Frintz, Joe (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024
1920 1955 Wilson, William A. (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2024
1915 Ferns, Henry (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025
1910 Moore, John P. (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025
1905 Galbraith, John (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025
1900 Barr, Archibald M. (house 6) Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025
1889 1895 no directory listing Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Stephen Hatcher 2025

Social History

6 Hamilton Street, West Melbourne. Mrs. Martha Bentley.

source: Sands & McDougall directory 1895


1895. BENTLEY.—On the 24th February, at her residence, Dovedale Cottage. Hamilton-street, West Melbourne, Martha, relict of the late Robert Bentley, and beloved mother of James Bentley, Bay-street, Brighton, Mrs. Guest, Burnley, Martha and Elizabeth Bentley, West Melbourne, aged 77 years.

In faith we lift our tearful eyes,
Our hearts In anguish riven ;
And ask our God to let us meet
Our parents dear in heaven.

source: The Age 1895



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