| acknowledgement, respect to country. sovereignty never ceeded. |
| 1837 robert russell’s survey of melbourne. topographical with hoddles grid and then the blank of fitzroy area. |
broader questions, what was melbourne like at this time, what was fitzroy like at this time, what images do we have and what don’t we have. who are recording the images and what do they show and don’t show.
the unknowable.
| the 1837 blank in fitzroy space of this map |
| need more info: allotments of fitz in 1839 and who brought what. |
what we do know from 1839 onwards
broader questions:
crown land sale of the first suburb allotments held in Sydney on 13th February 1839
who were the first purchasers.
SEE PAGE allotments
also is there a witness description of the auction? how was it actually done and where in NSW.
what buildings would have existed at this time.
what is the oldest standing building (‘extant’ – still in existence) in Fitzroy
answer: 1843 Devonshire Arms Hotel, Fitzroy (pub)
What is the oldest standing residence still a residence in Fitzroy:
answer: ‘Osborne House’ is the oldest documented dwelling in this municipality and one of the oldest surviving in Melbourne. The notable brick structure of 1850 is a rare example of the Regency town house in Victoria
source: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/67136
(published by heritage council of victoria)
what are the top 10 oldest standing buildings in Fitzroy
what era are the bulk of the oldest buildings from in Fitzroy.
what are the contemporaries in CBD melbourne by age.
-do search just on fitzroy area here:
https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/
oldest buildings and residential buildings in fitz still standing
| 1839 Irish stonemason Thomas Bready sets out for Australia. |
:his family and community in clare county Ireland
:how was Thomas and his wife Bridget’s life trajectory typical and how was he atypical of immigrants generally and as a bounty immigrant specifically
| Edward Cox and mulgoa completed 1842 |
:who was edward cox and his family
:about mulgoa the house with 1842 carving
| 1842 in melb/fitz Plan of the Parish of Jika Jika in the County of Bourke. |
map is not dated but we know it’s from about xxxx
| 1840 THOMAS GORE the Cashed up Nephew purchases section 51 |
this circles back to land allotments.
burrows & co 