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| Previous Address | 81 was also known as 33 Chetwynd Street, Hotham before street renumbering. | Source: from the 1895 MMBW map |
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Timelapse Building Images
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Land Details
- 1895 MMBW map
- Compiled Crown Record Plan
Building Details
1898 The Age.
A well-kept and comfortably furnished 8-roomed residence.
source: The Age
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 early Victorian 8-roomed, heritage dwelling with its own private back yard garden that once existed on this site was demolished and replaced after 1965. |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| to date | Private | source: Hatcher Index | ||
| Mr. John Alison and Andrew H. Knight, first Crown land purchasers | 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 | ||
| 1965 | 1965 | Mrs. D. Davies | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1960 | 1960 | William Davies | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1955 | 1955 | Mrs. M. Rose | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1940 | 1950 | Edward H. Rose | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1935 | 1935 | Mrs. Anna Carmen | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1905 | 1930 | Edward O’Gorman | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1900 | 1900 | John O’Gorman | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1895 | 1895 | Miss. E. Whelan (dressmaker) | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. | |
| 1890 | 1890 | Joseph and Elizabeth Ramsbottom, nee Cox | source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020. |
Social History
1887 The Argus.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
An accident occurred at the works in connection with the erection of the new Prince’s bridge, on the 27th of January to a workman, named Thos. Ramsbottom, 30 years of age, which resulted fatally on Wednesday last at the Alfred Hospital, whither the injured man
was conveyed Dr Youl, the city coroner, held an inquest on the remains yesterday at the hospital. Joseph Ramsbottom, a carpenter, residing at Hotham, a brother of the deceased, described the accident. He said that six men were engaged about a large suspended tank or waggon ” The deceased, was beneath the waggon, and, not noticing this, the order was given for lowering the tank gently. This was done, and Ramsbottom was crushed beneath it The deceased was a married man with one child.
The verdict of the jury, in accordance with the medical testimony, was that death resulted from injuries to the spine, which were accidentally caused.
source: The Argus
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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