Peckville Street was named after Mr. Hugh Peck, an English born migrant who arrived with his wife Emma in Melbourne in 1852 on the Great Britain. Peck had a number of careers in his lifetime, one of which was land speculation. (More to follow soon)
Avon Place
Avon Place once ran in a north south direction on a block bounded by Abbotsford, Molesworth, Haines and Curzon Streets, with entry viaHaines Street, North Melbourne. (see the 1895 MMBW map below) All the dwellings seen in the above black and white photograph were demolished in the 1950s under the slum clearance works by the Housing Commission.
Hardwicke Street
Hardwicke Street runs in a north south direction between Molesworth and Haines Street, North Melbourne.
Carroll Street
Carroll Street North Melbourne, near Pleasance Gardens running between Canning and Erskine Streets was built on an early bluestone quarry site (1) once owned by Hugh Peck. Early 1860’s the piece of land known as Crown Section 85A had been set aside as a proposed reserve for a public park, however for some reason the land got subdivided up by the Crown into house blocks with a road down the middle and sold off. Carroll street is thought to have been named after a local Hotham identity of Irish background, Councilor James Carroll (1815-1895) Esq. J.P. (2) Carroll Street sits between Canning Street, also named after an Irish politician, George Canning and Erskine Street, said to have been named after Thomas Erskine known as the “Advocate of All” for his contribution as a Lawyer and later politician. North Melbourne did well to sandwich Carroll Street between Canning and Erskine streets — symbols of Politics balanced on Law. If you know any more about the history of this street or its people and would like to share, please contact us today. source: (1) North Melbourne Advertiser, 4th May 1875 page 2. (2) Men of Hotham, author Heather McKay, publisher Hotham History …