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The Wiseman Brothers
Albert, Arthur & WALTER,
Philantropists
1835-1906
William Wiseman & Mary Hampton had nine children born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England. They were- Mary Chr 1822, William Chr 1824, George Chr 1826, Ann Chr 1830, Francis Chr 1832, Arthur Chr 1835, Albert Chr 1838, Harriett Elizabeth Chr 1841 & the baby, Walter Chr 1846. The father William, was a Cooper, which was a suitable occupation, considering, the nearby township of 'Sawbridgeworth', had its main trade with the Maltings.
It is thought that, William Wiseman may be a descendent of Sir John Wiseman?, who was a member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. John Wiseman leased the manor of Great Canfield in February 1546 and in the following year bought the park.
The Wiseman children grew up in 'Widford', which would later leave a lasting impression on the three youngest boys, Arthur, Albert & Walter. The brothers arrived in Victoria, Australia in the late 1850's, other family members arriving later. Arthur & Albert established a business, at 303 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, trading under the name of 'The Wiseman Bros.', dealing as woolen warehousemen and importers of tailor’s trimmings. They married two sisters, Arthur marrying Elizabeth Parker in 1859, shortly after arriving in Victoria, the couple had six children. Albert married Hannah Parker in 1864, where they went on to have eight children. Young Walter didn't marry his sweetheart Katherine Easdown, until 1870 & consequently had seven children.
A small 3 roomed property in Auburn road Hawthorn, (which later became 1 Wiseman street, in 1924) was purchased by Albert Wiseman in 1874, from Thomas Hilliard. Albert named his new home ‘Widford’ after his childhood village in Hertfordshire, England, where the Wiseman brothers grew up. At the same time, the neighbouring property was purchased by Walter Wiseman, from Robert Burgess, Walter named his home ‘Kent’. The brothers constantly improved and extended the properties and by 1893, the houses were described as having 12 & 11 rooms, eventually they owned around 20 properties in Hawthorn.
Arthur and Albert, were two of the main partners in the syndicate, 'The Glenroy Land Company', which bought land on the east side of Pascoe Vale Road, in the Will Will Rook parish. The other main partners were Frank Stuart & John McCutcheon. Eleven out of fifteen portions of Will Will Rook land, were sold at auction back in September 1838, where John Hughes and John Hosking bought 5000 acres. Scottish settlers, Angus, Donald, Duncan and George Gordon Cameron rented land from Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons called their farm the 'Glenroy Run', which was named after a narrow glen (valley) in Inverness, Scotland, called Glenroy, where the Cameron's originated from, the area then becoming known as 'Glenroy'. The Camerons leased the land until the 1850's.
In 1886 at the height of Melbourne’s great land boom, Duncan Cameron's farm was by then, William
McCulloch’s farm, which was bought for ₤100,000 by the Glenroy Land Co. The plan was to subdivide the farm into building blocks and create a thriving suburb with a sweeping view of the growing city of Melbourne. The land was to be auctioned in 1887 and 1888. To make the plan more attractive, the company built three double storey shops, come dwellings, in Wheatsheaf Road (one of these buildings is still standing), for a butcher, a baker and a general store. They converted a stable into a public hall, formed the first roads and paid the government to provide a railway station. These were to form a shopping centre for the suburb that the Directors ambitiously advertised as ‘The Toorak of the North'.
To further encourage the success of their enterprise, the Principals agreed to build their own houses in Glenroy. Arthur and Albert Wiseman built two imposing double storey mansions on adjoining 15 acre sites in 'Widford' St., again, named after 'Widford' in Hertforshire. The mansion now known as 'Wiseman House', was built by Arthur who named it 'Sawbridgeworth' after the English village in Hertfordshire, near Widford, where their Ancestors had lived for hundreds of years.
The two mansions, built in 1887, were mirror images of each other. Albert’s house which was to the south of Arthurs’ was named Ashleigh, both houses fronted Widford Street. Each house had a similar elegant reception room, an imposing staircase, a ballroom with a nine-metre ceiling and a roof turret with views to the city of Melbourne, the Dandenongs and Mt Macedon.
The Wiseman brothers, could definitely see an opportunity to make money when it came their way, but they were unlike many wealthy people of that era, in the fact that they involved themselves in charitable ways and were well known for their untiring philanthropic work in connection with the neglected children of Melbourne. They were heavily involved with William Mark Forster & The 'Try Society' and often took in neglected or orphaned children into their own home to provide for them. They were constantly on the look out for poor boys that they could help and pass on to be part of Forster's wonderful programs of 'The Try Boys' & 'The Newsboys'. In pursuance of their good work, the Wiseman Bros. established a farm at South Wandin (near Lilydale), where poor boys were taken, receiving such a training as was calculated to make them good citizens.
They donated a great deal of money to help poor children & they stipulated that their Donations & contributions were not to be publicaly recognised or acknowledged. Albert is listed on the 'Try Boy's Society's' roll of honour, as being the treasurer from 1891, until his death in 1906. Albert Wiseman was also the founder of the firm Wiseman brothers, softgoods merchants, in Salisbury street Glenroy
The lifestyle of the Wiseman’s was typical of the landed gentry. An event to which local people looked forward to each year, was the spectacle of the Wiseman families driving off in carriages with footmen and grooms to the Melbourne Cup, along old Sydney Rd which today is Pascoe Vale Road. Arthur and Albert lived in great style, but their hopes of attracting like-minded neighbours were dashed by the financial crash of the early 1890's. The brothers were bankrupted. Wisely, they had transferred ownership of their fine houses to their wives and children, so they continued to live in Glenroy.
None of the brothers had a very long life, Arthur died on Sept. 21st 1892, at his Glenroy home, only 57 years of age. Arthur’s funeral was attended by Newsboys & Youth, who bowed their heads & sang, ‘God be with you ‘til we meet again’. Walter died 16th Dec.1902, still living at his Hawthorn property 'Kent', he was 56 years of age and Albert, was the last to die, on 22nd Oct.1906, at his Glenroy home, he was 68 years of age. Arthur's widow, Elizabeth, lived on at Sawbridgeworth (Wiseman House) until her death on March 17th 1910 and Hannah, Albert's widow, died in Glenroy on August 28th 1920.
When the First World War broke out, Sawbridgeworth and Ashleigh were used as military hospitals for infectious diseases, one for the officers and one for lesser ranks. In 1923, the two houses were bought by the Anglican Church for the Mission of St James and St John and for the next 40 years, Sawbridgeworth became 'St Agnes Girls Home', and Ashleigh became 'St. Nicholas Boys Home', until it was eventually demolished in 1955. The large rooms became dormitories for the children and the ballroom a dining hall. The ballroom was put to further use as a chapel when the original nearby Anglican Church of St Matthew was sold to the Lutherans in 1963. A new chapel attached to Sawbridgeworth, was built two years later and the ballroom adapted to a new role as community centre.
This should be the end of the story? but aside from their lavish lifestyle, the Wiseman family, would go on to encounter much loss. Arthur & Elizabeth lost their first child Arthur, as a baby, Walter & Kate lost their 4th & 5th child Nellie & Ethel, both as babies. Albert's family had the biggest loss, losing his first two children, Minnie Rose, at 29 years of age & Arthur Edward, as a baby, then Albert's 5th child, Arthur Ernest, lost 2 children as well, being his 4th child Stanley, as a baby & his last child Phyllis, at 17 years of age, when she was murdered in her home in Glenroy, November of 1938.
Albert & Hannah's youngest daughter, Annie Constance, born 1875, never married and so, lived alone for 20 years after the death of her parents, before being joined by her young niece Phyllis, in her home in Salibury street Glenroy, four blocks from the mansions. It was believed, George Green, a chimney sweep from Heidelberg, had been interrupted while rifling through drawers, or had attacked the sleeping 17-year-old Phyllis, and her shouts had alerted her aunt. The police evidence was overwhelming, forensic samples pointed squarely at the 38-year-old, as the burglar who had throttled Annie and sexually assaulted Phyllis, before killing her.
Phyllis was found on the floor of the back bedroom, wearing a white calico nightdress which had been twisted up around the upper part of her body. Around the girl's neck, a set of undergarments had been tightly knotted. Annie was located in the front bedroom, with her head lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Her body was clothed in pyjamas, with a dressing gown, lying on its side near the bed. The bed had been turned down. The murders happened on November 12th 1938 and George Green, was tried for the brutal killings of Annie Constance & Phyllis Vivian Wiseman and found guilty on February 23rd 1939, sentenced to death and hanged at Pentridge prison on April 17th 1939, all within a five month period.
It seems quite a tragic ending to a family who did so much good in the community, with their charitable ways and their desire to help young homeless & neglected children?. 'Ashleigh' was used at St Nicholas boys' home after WW1, then demolished in 1955, 'Sawbridgeworth', was used as St. Agnes Girls' Home, which would have pleased the Wiseman's to no end, to think that their homes were still helping young children long after their deaths. 'Sawbridgeworth' (now Wiseman House), still stands today as a beacon to the community, symbolising the pioneer roots of Glenroy & the fine example of true Christianity, shown by the Wiseman Brothers.
Reference
*Trove Newspaper Archives
*Family Search
*Find My Past
*Victorian BMD's
*Victorian Collections- Origin of Wiseman House
It is thought that, William Wiseman may be a descendent of Sir John Wiseman?, who was a member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. John Wiseman leased the manor of Great Canfield in February 1546 and in the following year bought the park.
The Wiseman children grew up in 'Widford', which would later leave a lasting impression on the three youngest boys, Arthur, Albert & Walter. The brothers arrived in Victoria, Australia in the late 1850's, other family members arriving later. Arthur & Albert established a business, at 303 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, trading under the name of 'The Wiseman Bros.', dealing as woolen warehousemen and importers of tailor’s trimmings. They married two sisters, Arthur marrying Elizabeth Parker in 1859, shortly after arriving in Victoria, the couple had six children. Albert married Hannah Parker in 1864, where they went on to have eight children. Young Walter didn't marry his sweetheart Katherine Easdown, until 1870 & consequently had seven children.
A small 3 roomed property in Auburn road Hawthorn, (which later became 1 Wiseman street, in 1924) was purchased by Albert Wiseman in 1874, from Thomas Hilliard. Albert named his new home ‘Widford’ after his childhood village in Hertfordshire, England, where the Wiseman brothers grew up. At the same time, the neighbouring property was purchased by Walter Wiseman, from Robert Burgess, Walter named his home ‘Kent’. The brothers constantly improved and extended the properties and by 1893, the houses were described as having 12 & 11 rooms, eventually they owned around 20 properties in Hawthorn.
Arthur and Albert, were two of the main partners in the syndicate, 'The Glenroy Land Company', which bought land on the east side of Pascoe Vale Road, in the Will Will Rook parish. The other main partners were Frank Stuart & John McCutcheon. Eleven out of fifteen portions of Will Will Rook land, were sold at auction back in September 1838, where John Hughes and John Hosking bought 5000 acres. Scottish settlers, Angus, Donald, Duncan and George Gordon Cameron rented land from Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons called their farm the 'Glenroy Run', which was named after a narrow glen (valley) in Inverness, Scotland, called Glenroy, where the Cameron's originated from, the area then becoming known as 'Glenroy'. The Camerons leased the land until the 1850's.
In 1886 at the height of Melbourne’s great land boom, Duncan Cameron's farm was by then, William
McCulloch’s farm, which was bought for ₤100,000 by the Glenroy Land Co. The plan was to subdivide the farm into building blocks and create a thriving suburb with a sweeping view of the growing city of Melbourne. The land was to be auctioned in 1887 and 1888. To make the plan more attractive, the company built three double storey shops, come dwellings, in Wheatsheaf Road (one of these buildings is still standing), for a butcher, a baker and a general store. They converted a stable into a public hall, formed the first roads and paid the government to provide a railway station. These were to form a shopping centre for the suburb that the Directors ambitiously advertised as ‘The Toorak of the North'.
To further encourage the success of their enterprise, the Principals agreed to build their own houses in Glenroy. Arthur and Albert Wiseman built two imposing double storey mansions on adjoining 15 acre sites in 'Widford' St., again, named after 'Widford' in Hertforshire. The mansion now known as 'Wiseman House', was built by Arthur who named it 'Sawbridgeworth' after the English village in Hertfordshire, near Widford, where their Ancestors had lived for hundreds of years.
The two mansions, built in 1887, were mirror images of each other. Albert’s house which was to the south of Arthurs’ was named Ashleigh, both houses fronted Widford Street. Each house had a similar elegant reception room, an imposing staircase, a ballroom with a nine-metre ceiling and a roof turret with views to the city of Melbourne, the Dandenongs and Mt Macedon.
The Wiseman brothers, could definitely see an opportunity to make money when it came their way, but they were unlike many wealthy people of that era, in the fact that they involved themselves in charitable ways and were well known for their untiring philanthropic work in connection with the neglected children of Melbourne. They were heavily involved with William Mark Forster & The 'Try Society' and often took in neglected or orphaned children into their own home to provide for them. They were constantly on the look out for poor boys that they could help and pass on to be part of Forster's wonderful programs of 'The Try Boys' & 'The Newsboys'. In pursuance of their good work, the Wiseman Bros. established a farm at South Wandin (near Lilydale), where poor boys were taken, receiving such a training as was calculated to make them good citizens.
They donated a great deal of money to help poor children & they stipulated that their Donations & contributions were not to be publicaly recognised or acknowledged. Albert is listed on the 'Try Boy's Society's' roll of honour, as being the treasurer from 1891, until his death in 1906. Albert Wiseman was also the founder of the firm Wiseman brothers, softgoods merchants, in Salisbury street Glenroy
The lifestyle of the Wiseman’s was typical of the landed gentry. An event to which local people looked forward to each year, was the spectacle of the Wiseman families driving off in carriages with footmen and grooms to the Melbourne Cup, along old Sydney Rd which today is Pascoe Vale Road. Arthur and Albert lived in great style, but their hopes of attracting like-minded neighbours were dashed by the financial crash of the early 1890's. The brothers were bankrupted. Wisely, they had transferred ownership of their fine houses to their wives and children, so they continued to live in Glenroy.
None of the brothers had a very long life, Arthur died on Sept. 21st 1892, at his Glenroy home, only 57 years of age. Arthur’s funeral was attended by Newsboys & Youth, who bowed their heads & sang, ‘God be with you ‘til we meet again’. Walter died 16th Dec.1902, still living at his Hawthorn property 'Kent', he was 56 years of age and Albert, was the last to die, on 22nd Oct.1906, at his Glenroy home, he was 68 years of age. Arthur's widow, Elizabeth, lived on at Sawbridgeworth (Wiseman House) until her death on March 17th 1910 and Hannah, Albert's widow, died in Glenroy on August 28th 1920.
When the First World War broke out, Sawbridgeworth and Ashleigh were used as military hospitals for infectious diseases, one for the officers and one for lesser ranks. In 1923, the two houses were bought by the Anglican Church for the Mission of St James and St John and for the next 40 years, Sawbridgeworth became 'St Agnes Girls Home', and Ashleigh became 'St. Nicholas Boys Home', until it was eventually demolished in 1955. The large rooms became dormitories for the children and the ballroom a dining hall. The ballroom was put to further use as a chapel when the original nearby Anglican Church of St Matthew was sold to the Lutherans in 1963. A new chapel attached to Sawbridgeworth, was built two years later and the ballroom adapted to a new role as community centre.
This should be the end of the story? but aside from their lavish lifestyle, the Wiseman family, would go on to encounter much loss. Arthur & Elizabeth lost their first child Arthur, as a baby, Walter & Kate lost their 4th & 5th child Nellie & Ethel, both as babies. Albert's family had the biggest loss, losing his first two children, Minnie Rose, at 29 years of age & Arthur Edward, as a baby, then Albert's 5th child, Arthur Ernest, lost 2 children as well, being his 4th child Stanley, as a baby & his last child Phyllis, at 17 years of age, when she was murdered in her home in Glenroy, November of 1938.
Albert & Hannah's youngest daughter, Annie Constance, born 1875, never married and so, lived alone for 20 years after the death of her parents, before being joined by her young niece Phyllis, in her home in Salibury street Glenroy, four blocks from the mansions. It was believed, George Green, a chimney sweep from Heidelberg, had been interrupted while rifling through drawers, or had attacked the sleeping 17-year-old Phyllis, and her shouts had alerted her aunt. The police evidence was overwhelming, forensic samples pointed squarely at the 38-year-old, as the burglar who had throttled Annie and sexually assaulted Phyllis, before killing her.
Phyllis was found on the floor of the back bedroom, wearing a white calico nightdress which had been twisted up around the upper part of her body. Around the girl's neck, a set of undergarments had been tightly knotted. Annie was located in the front bedroom, with her head lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Her body was clothed in pyjamas, with a dressing gown, lying on its side near the bed. The bed had been turned down. The murders happened on November 12th 1938 and George Green, was tried for the brutal killings of Annie Constance & Phyllis Vivian Wiseman and found guilty on February 23rd 1939, sentenced to death and hanged at Pentridge prison on April 17th 1939, all within a five month period.
It seems quite a tragic ending to a family who did so much good in the community, with their charitable ways and their desire to help young homeless & neglected children?. 'Ashleigh' was used at St Nicholas boys' home after WW1, then demolished in 1955, 'Sawbridgeworth', was used as St. Agnes Girls' Home, which would have pleased the Wiseman's to no end, to think that their homes were still helping young children long after their deaths. 'Sawbridgeworth' (now Wiseman House), still stands today as a beacon to the community, symbolising the pioneer roots of Glenroy & the fine example of true Christianity, shown by the Wiseman Brothers.
Reference
*Trove Newspaper Archives
*Family Search
*Find My Past
*Victorian BMD's
*Victorian Collections- Origin of Wiseman House
1. Widford
2. Sawbridgeworth
3. Hawthorn
4. Glenroy
5. Wiseman House
6. South Wandin farm
7. Try Boy's Society
8. Oakland's Hunt Club
9. Murdering Sweep & Forensics
10. Prisons
11. Capital Punishment
12. Trove Tricks
2. Sawbridgeworth
3. Hawthorn
4. Glenroy
5. Wiseman House
6. South Wandin farm
7. Try Boy's Society
8. Oakland's Hunt Club
9. Murdering Sweep & Forensics
10. Prisons
11. Capital Punishment
12. Trove Tricks
Widford
Widford, Hertfordshire
Widford is a village and civil parish located between Ware and Much Hadham in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire in England. It lies above the Ash Valley, one of the most beautiful rural areas in East Herts. Parts of Widford fall within a Conservation Area, which has the effect of preserving the rural environment and ensuring that any development is not detrimental. Widford had a population of only 534 people in the 2011 census. The name Widford comes from the old English word 'wid' meaning willow tree and the word 'ford'
Between the years of 1870 and 1872, John Marius Wilson described Widford as:
"a parish, with a village, in Ware district, Herts; near the Buntingford railway, 4 miles E by N of Ware. It has a post-office under Ware, and a railway station."
The Widford commons were extensive and were enclosed under an award of 1856. There was a wood called Lily Wood located to the West of the village which was cut down in the late 19th century.
http://widford.org.uk/history.php
Widford is a village and civil parish located between Ware and Much Hadham in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire in England. It lies above the Ash Valley, one of the most beautiful rural areas in East Herts. Parts of Widford fall within a Conservation Area, which has the effect of preserving the rural environment and ensuring that any development is not detrimental. Widford had a population of only 534 people in the 2011 census. The name Widford comes from the old English word 'wid' meaning willow tree and the word 'ford'
Between the years of 1870 and 1872, John Marius Wilson described Widford as:
"a parish, with a village, in Ware district, Herts; near the Buntingford railway, 4 miles E by N of Ware. It has a post-office under Ware, and a railway station."
The Widford commons were extensive and were enclosed under an award of 1856. There was a wood called Lily Wood located to the West of the village which was cut down in the late 19th century.
http://widford.org.uk/history.php
Widford, Hertfordshire has a disused railway station (open from July 1873 until November 1963 when the Ware to Buntingford Branch Line became the subject of Mr Beeching's axe). It is now home to a coal and garden products distribution centre and the old railway track offers opportunities for walkers and riders.
Station Name: WIDFORD http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ Disused Stations http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ Genealogy in Hertfordshire
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John Eliot (1604-1690) the "Apostle to the Red Indians in North America," was born in Widford. The village also influenced writer Charles Lamb whose grandmother Mary Field is buried in the churchyard.
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The Lost Village of Widford, Oxfordshire
(formerly Gloucestershire) http://www.the-kirbys.org.uk/gen/Places/Widford/Genea |
Widford, West Oxfordshire
Widford is a hamlet and deserted medieval village on the River Windrush about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village was an exclave of Gloucestershire until 1844. Early occupation is evidenced by the remains of a Roman villa. The Church of England parish church of St. Oswald stands on its site, and a small area of Roman mosaic was visible in its chancel, but has been moved to Cirencester museum. |
Widford was a substantial village in the Middle Ages but today only the 16th-century manor house and a few other houses remain. St. Oswald's stands in a field whose cropmarks show the outlines of former buildings. In 1844 the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred Widford to Oxfordshire. Widford was a civil parish from 1866, but by 1931 its population was only 29. In 1932 the civil parish was merged with the parish of Swinbrook to form the civil parish of Swinbrook and Widford.
Set out over the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire is a vast landscape circle that mirrors in size the landscape circles of the Marlborough Downs. This article describes the details of the circle that includes on its circumference the famous Rollright stone circle. This article needs to be read in conjunction with the articles on Keys to the Temple.
http://www.davidfurlong.co.uk/cotswold.htm Cotsworld Stone Circles
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Widford & Swinbrook
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Sawbridgeworth
By the time of the Norman conquest, or soon after, Sawbridgeworth's rich farming land was fully developed for cultivation as was possible with the means available at the time: it was the richest village community in the county. It is, then, hardly surprising that many important medieval families had estates here. The land was divided amongst them, into a number of manors or distinct estates; the Lord of each manor had rights not only over this land but also over the people who farmed it. The number of manors increased during the Middle Ages, by a process of subinfeudation, that is the granting out of a part of an existing manor to a new owner so that the new manor was created. Many manors sprang from the original Domesday Book holding of the de Mandeville family. The first came to be called Sayesbury manor, from the de Say family who inherited it from the de Mandeville's in 1189. The many important people who held these manors built themselves houses with hunting parks around them; when they died their tombs enriched the parish church, so that today St Mary's has one of the finest collections of church monuments in the country. (wiki)
Old Maltings in Sawbridgeworth
The Wiseman's father was a cooper-
a maker or repairer of casks & barrels The Herts genealogist and antiquary by Brigg, William, pub. 1895
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Sawbridgeworth is a small, mainly residential, town and also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire District of Hertfordshire, England. Sawbridgeworth borders Harlow and is 4 miles south of Bishop's Stortford, 12 miles east of Hertford and nine miles north of Epping. The river Stort flows through the east of the town, past the Maltings. Nearby villages include High Wych and Much Hadham. The parish includes the village of Spelbrook (Spellbrook)
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Sawbridgeworth The town's prosperity came from the local maltings, owned by George Fawbert and John Barnard; in 1839 they set up the Fawbert and Barnard charity to fund local children and their education, funding a local infant school that still exists today.
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"There is a great deal more in genealogies than is generally believed at present." — Carlyle (1895)
Hawthorn, Victoria
The Hawthorn township reserve was surveyed in 1837. It was immediately east of the Yarra River where Church Street meets Burwood Road.
http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/hawthor
http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/hawthor
The name Hawthorn dates back to the first government village plan drawn by Albert Purchas in 1851 and confirmed by Surveyor Robert Hoddle in 1852. It was Hawthorn in official documents but then Hawthorne (possibly from a local hotel in 1853), in newspaper advertisements for land sale and the first Hawthorne Post Office 1854. It was said that Governor La Trobe stood on Richmond Hill with pioneer James Palmer and saw bushes across the river like hawthorns of “old England’, hence the name. Recently there has been a suggestion that the name came from the pioneer John Gardiner’s Irish homeland. The first Hawthorn village blocks came up for sale in June 1852 http://www.hawthornhistoricalsociety.com.au/history |
Courtesy of The State Library of Victoria
Albert & Walter Wiseman (after whom Wiseman Street is named) purchased Thomas Hilliard's house & named it 'Widford', he also owned other houses on Auburn rd
The Oldest portion of this residence dates back to the 1860's or earlier, where a property of 3 rooms in Auburn road was owned by Thomas Hilliard, before the formation of Wiseman street in 1924. The property was purchased by Albert Wiseman in 1874, his brother, Walter Wiseman, purchased a neighbouring house from Robert Burgess.The Wisemans extended and improved on both houses & by 1888, they were both described as having 9 rooms. Albert named his house 'Widford' after the area where he grew up in Hertfordshire & Walter, named his house 'Kent'. By 1893, the houses were described as having 12 & 11 rooms.
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The Wiseman Brothers owned around 20 properties in Hawthorn, before moving to Glenroy, some of which were later subdivided. 'Widford' is the only one of the two original houses which has survived as 1A Wiseman street, Kent was demolished in 1919 & subdivided into 'Deanlea crt'. 'Widford's' original stables & coachhouse, survived as 1 Wiseman street.
In 2007 the Widford property in Hawthorn, sold for $4,010,000
Alinant de Dollon established his vineyard c.1859, on his property of about 40 acres west of Tooronga Road. Robert Burgess, Thomas Hilliard, Joseph Purdey, George Strange and John Tankard were some of the first pioneers of Hawthorn. During this time, a number of prominent homes were built in the area. In 1867, Tankard's house "Auburn Villa" was built on his property, later sold as "Fairmont House" in 1925. "Athol" (later known as Wiseman's "Athol") was built in 1873 for William Cleverdon (mayor of Hawthorn 1879). Albert and Walter Wiseman (after whom Wiseman Street is named) purchased Thomas Hilliard's house, naming it "Widford", and also owned other houses on Auburn Road.
History of Hawthorn East Plaque, crn of Tooronga rd & Currajong rd.
http://coblocalhistory.pbworks.com/w/page/57824828 The Town Hall was designed by John Beswicke, and opened with a grand ball in October 1889. In 1911, architect John Koch designed extensions and renovations, with a balcony in the hall, new decorations and a clock in the tower. in 1930 Stuart Calder designed additions – a new Council chamber, new upper foyer and entrance portico. Weekly dances (Thursdays & Saturday nights), debutante balls, concerts, wedding receptions, soup kitchens, immunization programs & recently, craft markets are just some of the activities which have taken place in the beautiful ballroom of Hawthorn Town Hall
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De Dollon Vineyard 1866 Hawthorn, Victoria (SLV)
The former Hawthorn Motor Garage at 735 Glenferrie Road is classified by the National Trust of Victoria. It is the oldest, surviving, purpose built garage in Victoria. Designed by Christopher Cowper a prominent Hawthorn architect & built in 1912 for auctioneer Ernest Hill. The main business was the storing, washing, repairing, hiring and selling of cars. In the days before kerbside bowsers it also sold petrol in cans stored inside, but this was a sideline to the main business.
Hawthorn Historical Society http://www.hawthornhistoricalsociety.com.au/ Hawthorn Historical Society Downloads
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Glen Roy
The Parallel Roads of Inverness, Scotland
Red Glen- Glen Roy (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Ruaidh meaning "red glen") in the Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland is a National Nature Reserve and is noted for the geological puzzle of the three roads ("Parallel Roads"). The "Parallel Roads" of Glen Roy are loch terraces that formed along the shorelines of an ancient ice-dammed loch. The loch existed during a brief period (some 900-1,100 years in duration) of climatic deterioration. From a distance they resemble man-made roads running along the side of the Glen, hence the name. Interest in the Parallel Roads continues to this day, both among earth scientists intrigued by the dramatic processes that shaped the landscape & tourists attracted by the natural wonder of the landforms.
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Duncan Cameron born in Glenroy, Inverness, Scotland, was an early settler in the area known as Glenroy, in Victoria, Australia. He named his farm there 'The Glenroy Run', after his birth hometown in Scotland. The area was named 'Glenroy' in 1840 after the early settler's property.
Inverness- Striking horizontal lines on the hillsides of Glen Roy, Glen Gloy and Glen Spean formed by giants of old, as described in Gaelic myths. Are they natural or were they formed by human activity? In the 19th century, the Parallel Roads attracted the attention of many of the founding fathers of modern geology GLEN ROY, INVERNESS http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/roybridge/ The recess, or autumnal relaxation in the Highlands and Lowlands (Parellel Roads of Glenroy) By James Johnson 1834 https://books.google.com.au/book =AZwHAAAAQ Excerpts from A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland by Samuel Lewis (Cameron Archives) 1846 http://www.lochiel.net/archives/arch154.html |
General view of the agriculture of the county of Inverness: James Robertson 1813
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QRRLAAAAY |
A System of Geography: Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 By James Playfair 1809
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Courtest of The State library of Victoria
History of Glenroy, Victoria, Australia 1888 land sales
Late in the 1830's the senior surveyor of Port Phillip, Robert Hoddle, was given the job of charting the land around Melbourne on maps. His task was to divide the area into 'parishes' and mark out towns and boundaries. Duncan Cameron's 'Glenroy Run Farm', was in the Will Will Rook parish & 11 out of 15 portions of Will Will Rook land, were sold at auction in September 1838. The biggest buyers of land were John Hughes and John Hosking who bought 5000 acres. Scottish settlers, Angus, Donald, Duncan and George Gordon Cameron rented land from Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons called their farm the 'Glenroy Run'. Glenroy was named after a narrow glen (valley) in Inverness, Scotland & the Camerons leased the land until the 1850's.
Late in the 1830's the senior surveyor of Port Phillip, Robert Hoddle, was given the job of charting the land around Melbourne on maps. His task was to divide the area into 'parishes' and mark out towns and boundaries. Duncan Cameron's 'Glenroy Run Farm', was in the Will Will Rook parish & 11 out of 15 portions of Will Will Rook land, were sold at auction in September 1838. The biggest buyers of land were John Hughes and John Hosking who bought 5000 acres. Scottish settlers, Angus, Donald, Duncan and George Gordon Cameron rented land from Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons called their farm the 'Glenroy Run'. Glenroy was named after a narrow glen (valley) in Inverness, Scotland & the Camerons leased the land until the 1850's.
Glenroy Land Company Brothers, Donald and Duncan Kennedy bought nearly all the Hughes and Hosking land in the 1840's then in 1886, after Donald Kennedy died, the syndicate called the 'Glenroy Land Company' bought the land on the east side of Pascoe Vale Road. The main partners in the syndicate were Frank Stuart, John McCutcheon, and Arthur and Albert Wiseman. They all built their own houses, plus three double storey shops in Wheatsheaf Road for a butcher, a baker and a general store. They converted a stable in Widford Road into a public hall, formed the first roads and paid the government to provide a railway station. They negotiated a better train service, and from November 1887 there were nine trains per day.
James Chapman negotiated with Duncan Kennedy to buy the land on the western side of Pascoe Vale Road. In 1887 he bought 1500 acres for £76,000. Old Glenroy Post Office, Wheatsheaf rd.
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic Toorak of the North
http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/glenroy In 1891 there were forty houses in Glenroy ranging from two storey brick mansions to small wooden cottages. Everyone knew each other with many families connected by birth or marriage. By 1901 there were 230 people living in Glenroy. A Glenroy 'Board of Works' maintained three kerosene street lights, footpaths and some social activities.
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SHAW LOGAN
The chief auctioneer at Newmarket Saleyards, who used rhymes in the newspapers to advertise what was selling, he loved poetry. Shaw Logan operated a dairy on the block bounded by Glenroy Rd, Widford St, Melbourne Avenue and probably, Cardinal rd. Shaw Logan lived in the house built during the land boom of the late 1880's and named "Ashleigh" by Albert Wiseman of the Glenroy Land Co. Now demolished. It was a reverse twin of Wiseman House or Sawbridgeworth, built by Albert's brother, Arthur, (shown on page 96 of 'BROADMEADOWS A FORGOTTEN HISTORY'). Shaw Logan bought a new Ford every year but must have been an early vintage car lover because he mostly enjoyed driving his Model T Ford. http://www.familytreecircles.com/kilts Glenroy
http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/glenroy/ 1919-21 Glenroy Airfield http://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/mor Glenroy, was for a long time, under the jurisdiction of the Broadmeadows city council (now Hume). Since that time, council boundaries have been change, now Glenroy comes under the Moreland city council
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The district was named in 1840 after the property of early settler Duncan Cameron, born in Glenroy, Inverness, Scotland
Broadmeadows Historial Society - Photo Memories
9:46 Mary Helen MacKillop
(St Mary of the Cross MacKillop) Is she related to the Cameron's? Alexander Cameron (1810-1881), overlander and pastoralist, born 18 August 1810 at Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland, fourth of nine children of John Cameron, sawmiller, and his wife Margaret, née Fraser. The healthy, literate, six foot (183 cm) tall, Highland Catholic stepped ashore on 2 January 1839 with 101 other enterprising Camerons. He immediately embarked on an epic, clan trek organized by his uncles—droving sheep to Port Phillip, following the wheel-ruts of (Sir) Thomas Mitchell's wagons three years earlier. One uncle Duncan Cameron (1800-1860) settled on the Glenroy run, now a Melbourne suburb, while another, Alexander 'Black Sandy' Cameron (1791-1858), advanced into Australia Felix to pioneer Mount Sturgeon Plains, near Dunkeld. On 27 June 1843 Alexander Cameron married Margaret MacKillop in St Francis's Catholic Church, Melbourne. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cameron-alexander That would make Duncan Cameron of Glenroy, Her Great Uncle
(Another) Glenroy ~ Cox's River History NSW
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Broadmeadows Historial Society
We have extensive records to help you in your family research. Our society covers the following areas: Broadmeadows; Pascoe Vale; Oak Park; Glenroy; Jacana; Westmeadows; Coolaroo; Dallas; Roxburgh Park; Meadow Heights; Fawkner; Campbellfield; Hume Council area; Moreland Council area (part). Cemetery listings that we have of the area are a source of information for people researching family history, Wil Wil Rook, Scotts Church, Donnybrook, Mickleham and Keilor. We charge $25 per hour for research. Please write with as much detail as you can provide to enable us to locate material for you. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~broadhs/history.htm Mary MacKillop (St Mary of the Cross MacKillop)
Mary Helen MacKillop (15 Jan 1842 – 8 Aug 1909), now formally known as St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, was an Australian nun who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne, but was best known for her activities in South Australia.
Mary MacKillop started work at the age of 14 as a clerk in a stationery store in Melbourne. To provide for her needy family, in 1860 she took a job as governess at the estate of her aunt and uncle, Alexander and Margaret Cameron in Penola, South Australia where she was to look after their children and teach them. Already set on helping the poor whenever possible, she included the other farm children on the Cameron estate as well. https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Mary |
Wiseman House
St Matthews/Wiseman House Archive
https://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/st-matthewswiseman-house#collection-records
https://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/st-matthewswiseman-house#collection-records
After Albert & Arthur Wiseman had purchased land in Glenroy, to promote more growth in the area, they decided to build their own homes there as well. Two mirror image mansions were built on 'Widford Street', Albert naming his home 'Ashleigh' & Arthur naming his 'Sawbridgeworth'. The idea, was to attract people to the area, building similar mansions. In the advertisement of the land sales of 1888, Glenroy was dubbed 'The Toorak of the North'. Sawbridgeworth left, Ashleigh on the right |
In the land sales of 1888, Glenroy was dubbed 'The Toorak of the North'
The most interesting feature of the buildings was the ballroom, open to the roof soaring 30ft above. A gallery at the side of the ballroom at first floor level, gave access to the bedrooms for family and servants. The main rooms, two on each floor were at the front of the house, along with the main staircase, while the servant’s narrow staircase was hidden away at the side of the house. Formal balls, in traditional style were held there, as well as family weddings. A feature of the main staircase was a large stained glass window halfway up the stairwell (no longer there). There were other stained glass windows in the west wall of the ballroom and also one upstairs. Stained glass panels were also located above doors at the front of the house and leading onto the balcony.
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In 2000, descendents of the Wiseman family visiting the house on one of the Open Days, revealed that they have an original dance program, the family bible and other pieces of memorabilia that had been passed down to them.
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At the front of the first floor, near the door to the balcony, there is a narrow staircase that led up to a 'Widow's Walk' (a fenced in platform on the roof) which gave a splendid view of Melbourne.
Some Victorian houses were fitted with 'widow's walks' where the ship captain's wife would be able to view incoming ships to the harbour. If the ship was well overdue, then the wife would have an early idea that she may be a widow.
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The first paved footpath in Glenroy was built along the east side of Widford St for the benefit of the Wisemans
Sawbridgeworth 1895
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The Bride was Miss Laura Wiseman, daughter of Mr. Albert Wiseman, of Ashleigh, Glenroy, and the bridegroom Mr. Roland Barrett, son of Dr. James Barrett, of South Melbourne. Immediately after this ceremony was over, Mr Ernest Albert Wiseman,
cousin of the first bride and eldest son of the late Mr. Arthur Wiseman, of Sawbridgeworth, Glenroy, was married to Miss Emilie Antoinette Thomas, only daughter of M. Paul Thomas, of Versailles, Canterbury-road, Balwyn. Mrs. Arthur Wiseman wore a slight mourning costume of black grenadine over silk, the bodice elaborately beaded, and a small jet bonnet. The reception in honour of both weddings was held at Ashleigh, the residence of, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wiseman. Guests were received in the drawing-room, and the wedding breakfast was served in the ballroom. The Australasian (Melb, Vic.) Sat 1 Sep 1894 |
Two-Storied Brick Stables at the rear housed the family carriage and horses, and provided living quarters for the grooms and the stable-hands. The ‘Gas House’ was situated in the back garden where acetylene was generated to light the house.
Argus (Melbourne, Vic), Tuesday 17 April 1894
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Arthur died in 1892 but his wife and children still owned and continued to live in Sawbridgeworth until 1912
Moreland War weariness
Includes Newspaper clipping of Australian Casualty names WW1 http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/globalassets/areas/ |
Ashleigh, with Sawbridgeworth in background, WW1
During World War 1 the two Wiseman houses were used as military hospitals for infectious diseases. One was for officers and one for lesser ranks. The ballroom was also used to farewell enlisted soldiers of the area and to welcome them home. A World War 1 Honour Roll Board found in Wiseman House in 1988 was expertly repaired and refurbished. It is now displayed in the Narthex of the church.
http://knight-france.com/geneal/names/3379.htm Glenroy Military Hospital part – 1
The 5th Infectious Diseases Hospital (Victoria), more commonly known as the Glenroy Military Hospital, opened at Glenroy in June 1915 and closed in January 1917. http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/glenroy-military Glenroy Military Hospital part – 2 http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/glenroy-military Life at Glenroy Military Hospital http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/life-at-the-glenroy Staff of the Glenroy Military Hospital http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/staff-of-the-glenroy Glenroy Military Hospital – nurse Alice Prichard http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/glenroy-military The Origins of Wiseman House or Sawbridgeworth
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Essendon Gazette. Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic), Thurs 10 June 1915
An infectious diseases hospital for soldiers operated from the Wiseman family mansions, Ashleigh & Sawbridgeworth, in Glenroy from 1915 to 1917
Patients at the Glenroy Military Hospital
http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/patients-at-the-glenroy Raising funds for the Glenroy Military Hospital http://www.wikinorthia.net.au/raising-fund-for-the |
Following the war years, the two homes were bought by the Mission of St. John & St. James. They were re-constructed to suit the needs of becoming 'St. Agnes Homes for Girls' & St. Nicholas Home for Boys'. In 1926, the two homes were opened to accommodate 56 girls & 60 boys. The large grounds, afforded the opportunity for a dairy herd, which would supply milk to all of the institutions maintained by the mission.
Argus (Melbourne, Vic), Tuesday 14 September 1926
The Wiseman Bros. would have been enormously happy to know that their homes were being used to help Orphaned children after the war
Many of the girls at the home were given garden plots of their own. Each year there was a competition to see who had the best plot. I knew without doubt that my plot was the best! I had befriended the gardener who gave me plants and showed me how to set the plants out in order of height. Imagine my horror when I didn’t win the competition. There were no secrets at the home, everybody obviously knew I had gotten a lot of help to make my plot look attractive. However to this day I still think I had the most ‘beautiful garden’ even if I did have a ‘little help’ (Recollections of Living at St Agnes, Judith Aljian)
Ashleigh was demolished in 1955 & Sawbridgeworth, housed the girls of St. Agnes until 1963
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St Agnes' Girls' Home (1926 - 1963)
The number of girls at St Agnes' had begun to decline in the 1950's, with only 27 girls living there in 1961. St Agnes' accommodated 925 girls between 1926 and 1963. https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/biogs/ More on Orphans & Waifs-
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St Nicholas' Boys' Home (1926 - c. 1955) St Nicholas's was condemned by the Health Department in the mid 1950's and subsequently closed. In 1955, the Mission reported that the Home had been demolished and boys were transferred to the St Paul's Home for Boys in Newhaven, on Phillip Island. At least six former residents of St Nicholas' lost their lives serving in World War Two. https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/biogs/ |
In 1963, the Ballroom of Sawbridgeworth, was put to further use as a temporary chapel, by St. Matthew's Church of England, when their existing Chapel was sold to the Lutherans. A new chapel attached to Wiseman House was built two years later and the ballroom adapted to a new role as community centre.
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On April 18th, 1973 John Farnham, married Jillian Billman at St. Matthew's Church Of England in Glenroy, Victoria, right there on the old Wiseman property. Jillian was a local Glenroy girl, so when details were leaked to the press about the wedding, screaming fans & local onlookers were everywhere. Jill had to be carried in as fans tried to rip at her dress. The photographer hired for the day disappeared with the negatives and was never seen again.
http://www.johnfarnham.info/johnography.htm Victorian Heritage Database
http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/search?aut_off=1&aut Home is where the history is
The tale of a mansion called Milton reflects Melbourne's own story of boom and bust. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/27/1093518080280 |
It has a central display room with space inset into one wall to locate the television which displays videos as well as a roll up screen to show a large array of slides when giving lectures to schools and any visiting local clubs. Along one side there is a glassed in colonial room where it is hoped to set up early living room or school room displays. An archives room with plenty of space to store and prepare material is also available, the map cabinet is also stored there. Finally there is a committee room/kitchen/workroom with tea making facilities.
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In 1988 during the Bi-centennial year, the Victorian Bi-Centennial Committee contacted the then Broadmeadows City Council, with an offer on a dollar for dollar basis to enable a suitable place to be purchased to create a museum, as they felt that Broadmeadows was deserving of one. The Historical Society was asked to try and find a suitable place from amongst the towns early homes in the area. Sawbridgeworth, now Wiseman House, in Widford Street, Glenroy, was the pick of the old homes around, to house historical memorabilia. In April 1991 the building was officially opened by the Federal Member for Calwell, Mr. Andrew Theophanous and the Mayor of Broadmeadows, Mr. Joe Mallia.
Melbourne’s forgotten mansions: Inside stately homes now destroyed
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South Wandin, Victoria
Museum, Victoria
SILVAN, VIC., FROM QUEEN'S RD. Silvan is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. A Post Office opened on 19 August 1892 known as Wandin until 1893, Wandin South until 1913, thence Silvan. Silvan also is the location of the Silvan Reservoir.
Unmarked Graves of Silvan, Silvan South and Burleigh
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Albert Wiseman and family played a significant part in the early pioneering of South Wandin (Silvan) in exactly the same year as he was playing a significant role in the pioneering and fabrication of Glenroy. Even there, he acted as a catalyst and became the agent of cultural, social, spiritual and personal development of an area. There seems to be some quality in him and his wife which causes the action of settlement (and peace) to take cognisance of the needs of a place in true heart and concern for real needs of the people there.
Wiseman built modestly in South Wandin, but financed a wider philanthropic infrastructure in the 'Try Boy’s Society' at Fernydale House and a social, educational and spiritual infrastructure in the South Wandin Anglican Church, also the Mechanics Institute and Free Library. Pioneers of Silvan, South Wandin or 'The Mountain'
(includes other names of early settlers in the area) Walter Wiseman was a first selector of half a square mile lot in South Wandin Yallock extending from Parker Road to Wiseman Road and included that land that later became the site of the South Silvan State School. http://silvanpioneers.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/e |
The Wiseman brothers had an importing business in Melbourne. Anxious to acquire farming land, the laws of that time were, that you had to reside on the land while improving it, but they had to live close to the warehouse in Melbourne making this impossible. Hubert Hollis and George Parker were sent looking for a suitable selection. When they succeeded in finding land, they were to fence it and do some clearing and build themselves a home there. The Wiseman's would pay half the half-yearly installments and when the government granted a title to the land they would buy the properties from Hubert and George, who would then have enough money to take up smaller holdings themselves.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbarahollis/hubert_hollis.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbarahollis/hubert_hollis.htm
Hollis Family Histroy
In the shadowy bush of South Wandin, Hubert Hollis carved out a square mile, not of his own land, but as proxy and site-manager for Albert Wiseman. With his brother Arthur working with him on wages, he set to falling trees, splitting and sawing them to length, and building a post and rail fence around the whole square mile, 360 acres. Building a hut, clearing land for crops, berry vines and orchard trees. The selection was the kind of size his yeoman ancestors were used to, but it was not his to claim. His reward for service to Wiseman's was selecting his own property to be paid for in earned installments, sized to suit his reduced means at 60 acres. http://burleigh-way.blogspot.com.au/2007/04/hollis |
Silvan Cricketers c.1918
Wandin South, was later known as Silvan and Burleigh
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"Chalmers” ship –Hubert John Hollis, later the joint first-pioneer of Wandin South (later known as Silvan and Burleigh) with his wife Eliza's cousin George Parker, came out from England as an im-pressionable twelve-year-old with his parents and siblings, as the eldest child in the family of six. They sailed on board the ship , the “ Chalmers” which raised anchor from Graves End, Kent on 1st August 1852 arriving 19th Jan. 1853 . George Baker, a passenger on the ship, kept a Diary of his passage aboard the “Chalmers” from Gravesend, Kent, to Port Phillip Bay, and also of his subsequent activities on the Victorian Goldfields, 1 August 1852 to 19 January 1853. (Manuscript held at the State Library of Victoria [ Boc 1719/4 MS 11374) |
George BAKER's DIARY. (transription by Wayne David Knoll in 2006) Sailed July 29th 1852- August 1st 1852 Dropped down from the E.J. Docks to Gravesend ship “Chalmers”, Captain Smith, bound for Port Phillip with Emigrants, etc to London same day by steam boat, (Tugged to Gravesend) Read more.... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ |
INDEX of PIONEERS- WANDIN & SILVAN
http://wandinsaga.blogspot.com.au/ To Australia by sail in the 1850's https://holfiesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2014/10/2 INDEX OF SHIP IMAGES http://www.findboatpics.co/zpww.html Immigrants to Canada Voyage Accounts https://personal.uwaterloo.ca/marj/genealogy/ |
Try Boys Society
The Wiseman Bros. were compared to Dickens' Cheeryble Brothers from Nicholas Nickleby
http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/copping/18.html
http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/copping/18.html
The Three Brothers, whose constant endevour was to provide for neglected children and give them an adequate start in life, was comparable to the 'Cheeryble bros' (Dickens). After Arthur & Walter died, Albert continued his good work until the end.
The twins of humanitarian activity, of benevolence, and private charity, were the merchant Cheeryble brothers, Charles and Edwin [Ned]. The Wiseman brothers, represented the kind individuals and therefore heart-felt philanthropy, that Dickens advocated. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1839) https://archive.org/stream/venturesoflifead00dickrich#page/n7/mode/2up |
From the Preface of Nicholas Nickleby-
There are two characters in this book which are drawn from life.........Those who take an interest in this tale will be glad to learn that the Brothers Cheeryble live; that their liberal charity, their singleness of heart, their noble nature & their unbounded benevolence, are no creations of the Author's brain; but are prompting every day (and oftenest by stealth) some munificent & generous deed in that town of which they are the pride & honour.
There are two characters in this book which are drawn from life.........Those who take an interest in this tale will be glad to learn that the Brothers Cheeryble live; that their liberal charity, their singleness of heart, their noble nature & their unbounded benevolence, are no creations of the Author's brain; but are prompting every day (and oftenest by stealth) some munificent & generous deed in that town of which they are the pride & honour.
Age (Melbourne, Vic), Thursday 20 February 1890
Arthur Wiseman’s funeral was attended by Newsboys & Youth,
who bowed their heads & sang ‘God be with you ‘til we meet again’ William Mark Forster ('Try Boys Society')
paid tribute to the brothers- Geelong Advertiser (Vic), Friday 26 October 1906
More on the 'Try Boys Society' & Orphans TRY BOY'S SOCIETY (William Mark Forster) More on the Childrens' Hospitals & Workhouses Grace Elizabeth Jennings Carmichael More on Workhouses George R. Sims More on the Child Labour & Street Waifs Joseph Carey Merrick |
The Wiseman Brothers opened their homes to boys from the 'Try Boys Society', run by William Mark Forster & were constantly on the look out for boys that may have been in need. They often took in neglected or orphaned children into their own home to provide for them & also, to refer them on to William Mark Forster's wonderful programs of
'The Try Boys' & 'The Newsboys'. In pursuance of their good work, the Wiseman Bros. established a farm at South Wandin (near Lilydale), where poor boys received life skills.
The Wiseman's & William Mark Forster of the 'Try Boys Society, were concerned that boys were only taught farming skills by the State if they commit a crime, so they organised their own program.
Olinda or Ferndale farm at South Wandin (Try Boys)
https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/objects/ Stipulated by the Bothers, their donations & contributions were not to be publicaly recognised or acknowledged
Australian Star (Sydney, NSW), Friday 26 Oct 1906
The Try Boys Society Farm, in Wandin South is one of four institutions which have given the district a sense of substance
1. The Try Boys Society Farm at " Fernydale (Ferndale) House" 1890s and early 1900s till WW1. - This was defined as being "near Lilydale". [At the corner of Ferndale & Monbulk-Seville Roads] 2. The Burleigh Post Office - 1908-1963 3. The Silvan South Primary School -1928-1982 4. The Gospel Hall, Christian Endeavour - 1932-1992 http://burleigh-way.blogspot.com.au/2007/03/burleig Albert Wiseman is listed on the 'Try Boy's Society's' roll of honour, as being the treasurer from 1891, until his death in 1906.
Try Youth & Community Services, Annual Report
http://try.org.au/sites/default/files/uploadfiles/reports/ Infirm / Destitute (Govt) Asylums Indexes NSW
https:/H/www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collection Find & Connect This web resource brings together historical resources relating to institutional ‘care’ in Australia. https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ Homes & Orphanages, Australia & N.Z. http://www.clan.org.au/homes/sa MacKillop Family Services Victoria's Catholic Homes and Orphanages Orphanages and homes U.K. http://www.formerchildrenshomes.org.uk/1900 Orphanage Records http://www.ancestry.com.au/wiki/index.php?title The Rise and Demise of the American Orphanage By Dale Keiger http://pages.jh.edu/~jhumag/496web/orphange.html |
Oaklands Hunt Club
Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.) Saturday 21 July 1894
Oaklands Hunt Club was established in 1888, after its inaugural hunt that day from the Inverness Hotel in Bulla. The club's pony club was formed in 1956 by club members who wanted to encourage children to ride. The Inverness Hotel, was on the site now occupied by the Tullamarine (Melbourne) Airport. The history of the Oaklands Hounds began in 1888 with a loan of seven and a half couple from Mr George Watson, Master of the Melbourne Hounds 1853 – 1907, the Melbourne hounds at that time, had bloodlines from the Duke of Beaufort’s and the Duke of Grafton’s hounds.
The first kennels of the Oaklanda Hunt Club, were at the Master’s property, “Warlaby”, from 1888 – 1890. Then they were moved to “Woodlands”, property of the foundation president, Mr. W. H. Croker, a small rental for fifty acres and a lease of three years was agreed to. New kennels were erected ready for the 1890 season. The first purchase of real estate was in 1893, 3 acres on Woodlands from W. H. Croker, upon which the kennels had been erected. This was home for the club until 1908. The kennels were re-located to 108 acres in Oaklands rd, until 1946, when they moved to “Sherwood”, buying the property on Somerton Road to establish clubrooms.
MASTERS OF FOXHOUNDS https://oaklandshunt.com.au/ Melbourne 1956, The XVI Olympiad
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When Glenroy & Surrounding areas, had unmade roads & plenty of paddocks, Fox Hunting was enjoyed by sport's enthusiasts. The Wiseman's property was mentioned quite a few times, as a thoroughfare for part of the chase. Some of the Wiseman's also took part in the hunt, even calling the horse 'Ashleigh'.
Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Friday 12 August 1904
Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.) Saturday 11 June 1904
1950 Oaklands Hunt Club. Glenroy
http://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/moreland/ THE OAKLANDS HUNT NEAR TULLAMARINE, VIC. http://www.familytreecircles.com/the-oaklands-hunt Sherwood, is of State architectural and historical significance as:- When the Olympic Games were held in Melbourne in 1956, the land owned by the Oaklands Hunt Club was chosen as the location for the cross country, horse-riding phase of the Modern Pentathlon; a greater part of the 5,000 metre long course was on the Sherwood property. As the first International Equestrian event to be held in Australia. The Melbourne Three Day Event (dressage, show jumping and cross country) - which were held 1957-1980 prior to removal to Werribee Park; it is also significant for its contribution to the formation of the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
http://www.hume.vic.gov.au/files/441a190a-d916-4c2f Woodlands Homestead History Somerton Rd, Greenvale VIC
Horses and Hounds: the Croker Era 1889–1917 http://www.livinglegends.org.au/what-we-do/visit Fox Hunting Videos and B-roll Footage
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Murdering Sweep & Forensics
Albany Advertiser (WA), Monday 14 November 1938
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Annie Constance (63) & her niece Phyllis Vivian Wiseman (17) were murdered late on the Saturday night or early the following morning of November 13, 1938. The grim discovery was made later by a visiting relative.
The government pathologist told newspapers at the time that they'd both been strangled. "A set of undergarments wrapped tightly around the girl's neck did not cause her death,'' one newspaper speculated. "It is thought they were either wrapped loosely around her neck before her attacker strangled her with his hands, or else tied around her neck after death.'' It was believed George Green (38), a chimney sweep from Heidelberg, had been interrupted while rifling through drawers, or had attacked the sleeping 17-year-old Phyllis, and her shouts had alerted her aunt. Phyllis was found on the floor of the back bedroom, wearing a white calico nightdress which had been twisted up around the upper part of her body. Around the girl's neck a set of undergarments had been tightly knotted. Annie was located in the front bedroom, with her head lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Her body was clothed in pyjamas, with a dressing gown, lying on its side near the bed. The bed had been turned down. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/22/106152 In the many newspaper reports following the murders, Annie Wiseman was reported as being aged as 62-65 years, Phyllis 16-17 years & George Green anywhere from 28-43 years, so when using newspaper reports to verify an Ancestor, a secondary source is needed
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Annie Wiseman's Home in Salisbury St Glenroy,
where the murder occurred Chronicle (Adelaide, SA), Thurs 24 Nov 1938 The Brutal Murders of church-going Annie and her shy young niece Phyllis, shocked Melbourne in mid-November 1938. Burglar George Green had also raped the 17-year-old Glenroy typist, before killing her by ramming her head against the angle iron of her bed. Her 63-year-old aunt was then throttled to death. The proceeds from the burglary netted Green, a chimney sweep, just one pound.
Case files, specials and more news in True Crime Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), Mon 14 Nov 1938
Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld), Sun 20 Nov 1938
Truth (Brisbane, Qld), Sunday 20 November 1938
Truth (Brisbane, Qld), Sunday 20 November 1938
'Poodle' a fox terrier which belonged to Phyllis Wiseman, was on Sunday, wandering about the grounds of Miss Annie Wiseman's house in Glenroy, seeking it's Mistress.
Weekly Times (Melb, Vic), Sat 19 November 1938 Phyllis was educated at Lowther Hall in Essendon.
The article below contains Phyllis Wiseman's name, along with many others from Lowther Hall. How forensic science caught up with a
1930's killer Police evidence was overwhelming. The forensic samples pointed at the 38-year-old West Heidelberg chimney sweep as the burglar who had throttled Annie & sexually assaulted Phyllis, before killing her. |
Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), Mon. 14 Nov 1938
Argus (Melbourne, Vic), Tuesday 15 November 1938
As shocking as the crimes were, the investigation was remarkable for setting new standards in police procedures. It heralded the successful use of forensic science as legally admissible evidence.
George Green (38), a chimney sweep from Heidelberg, would be nailed for the murders of Annie and Phyllis Wiseman thanks to dogged detective work and the wonders of science. A torn milk bill with a scrawled address found under the elbow of one of the victims would lead police to Green. Detectives would maintain Green inadvertently dropped the bill
Article above, speaking of young Phyllis
Truth (Brisbane, Qld), Sunday 20 Nov 1938 Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic), Sat 19 Nov 1938
Lowther Hall was established in 1920 when two small schools (Essendon's Winstow Girls School and Blinkbonnie Ladies' College in Moonee Ponds) joined as one. ... Afton College of Essendon amalgamated with the School in the 1930s. Lowther Hall is named after former Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke.
http://www.lowtherhall.vic.edu.au/our-school They also examined a blanket dressing gown for hair, the hair belonged to Annie Wiseman, similar in colour, texture and length. Dirt samples were also taken near the bodies which were found to contain elements of chimney soot. It was enough evidence for the coroner to commit Green to trial.
"In my opinion, the evidence discloses a prima facie case of murder against this man, Green,'' the coroner told the court. "I propose to commit him to trial. I find that Annie Wiseman and Phyllis Wiseman died on November 12 or 13 from asphyxiation by their being throttled by one, George Green.'' Green went to trial and it took a Supreme Court jury less than six hours to return with a guilty verdict. He was promptly sentenced to death, which was briefly delayed because it fell on the Easter Week. George Green eventually went to his death on April 17, 1939 still maintaining his innocence. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/ |
The breakthrough in the investigation came in the form of a torn docket. Detectives were led to Green after a portion of a milk docket with the name and address of a house where a chimney needed cleaning, was found under the elbow of one of the dead women. The note also had traces of chimney dust. Green was also widely known to ride a bicycle carrying his brushes. A witness came forward with a description of a man, closely resembling Green, stopping on a bike outside the Wiseman house at about 10.20pm on the day of the murder. The witness told police the man then dismounted from the bike and entered the property. Based on this information, police used Aboriginal trackers to locate bootprints and tyre tracks at the house gate. Those impressions were then matched with that of Green's, along with bicycle tyre impressions.
Francis Galton and Fingerprints
http://galton.org/fingerprinter.html History of Forensics
The history of forensic science dates back 1,000's of years. Fingerprinting was one of its first applications. In 1892, Francis Galton established the first system for classifying fingerprints. http://science.howstuffworks.com |
Green’s haul from the burglary was just £1, which the women were going to put on the Sunday collection plate. He was convicted of the double-murder and hanged on Monday, April 17th, 1939, at Pentridge Prison, Melbourne.
https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/ Sir Francis Galton
British anthropologist, began his observations of fingerprints as a means of identification in the 1880's. http://www.onin.com/fp/fphistory.html |
Prisons
History Goes Bump In The Night
Coburg, Victoria, Australia didn't always have that name. It was originally known as Pentridge and it was infamous for being home to the Pentridge Prison. This prison was one of the most notorious in Australia, housing some of the worst of the worst and was open for 146 years, officially closing in 1997. Today, it is the setting for fashion shows, parties, conferences and even weddings. As is the case with many old jails, this one is restless behind the scenes...or should we say, behind the veil. Spirits roam the cell blocks. Come with us as we explore the history and hauntings of Australia's Pentridge Prison! Podcast, Ep. 86 - Pentridge Prison 00:33:07 http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/ Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld), Tues 18 April 1939
Historical U.S. Prison Records Online
http://genealogy.about.com/od/records/tp/Historical U.K. Institutions & Organizations Records http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/ 2.5 Million New British Criminal Records Go Online http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2013/03/2-5-million Criminal records http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/criminal Research Your New Zealand Criminal Ancestors http://familyhistorymatters.co.nz/2015/03/21/research About Sweden Prison Records (not online)
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Sweden_Prison BLACKSHEEP ANCESTORS U.S., Canada, U.K. http://www.blacksheepancestors.com/ National Archives U.S. https://search.archives.gov/search?query=prison Queensland prison records http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/ Index to Gaol Photographs, N.S.W. http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/searchform What's the Difference?
Prison The word “prison” first appears in the English language, in the early 12th century and was derived from the Old French “prisoun” meaning “captivity, imprisonment. Penitentiary The word “penitentiary” appears in the English language, in the early 15th century, with the meaning of “place of punishment for offenses against the church” which comes from the Medieval Latin “peniteniaria” meaning “of penance.” Jail / Gaol A jail is usually a local institution which holds inmates who have been arrested but not yet sentenced and those who were sentenced to one year of less. The word “jail” first entered English in the late thirteenth century as “gayhol” which was borrowed from the Old North French “gaiole” meaning “a cage, prison.” Read more.......... Origins of English: Words Associated with Prison Prisoner: Cell Block H
A very popular Australia T.V. series during the 1980's (About) Feb 79-Dec 86 692 episodes http://www.wwwentworth.co.uk/weeksall.htm#oe Prisoner: Cell Block H - Episode 1
47:25 Prisoner Cell Block H Theme (you used to bring me roses) On the Inside
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Melbourne's notorious Pentridge Prison to be a luxury 120-room HOTEL
Fancy a night with the ghost of Ned Kelly? The prison where infamous Ned Kelly was held before being executed, is to be turned into a luxury 120-room hotel. The jail was officially closed in 1997 & the multi-million dollar apartments will be primarily within the walls of B division at the former Pentridge Prison in Coburg. The complex, which will open in 2020 will include a restaurant, day spa, indoor swimming pool and gym, allowing visitors to stay inside cells once inhabited by Australia's most infamous gangsters and killers. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3720799/ Ronald Ryan, Pentridge Prison escapee and the last person to be hanged in Australia. The scene outside Pentridge Prison in Coburg on 31 January, 1967 on the eve of Ronald Ryan's execution - the last prison hanging in Australia's history
HM Prison Pentridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Pentridge Courts and Criminal Justice – Prison Records http://prov.vic.gov.au/provguide-58 Find your ancestors in Victoria Prison Registers 1871-1960, which were compiled from the Central Register of Male Prisoners & the Central Register of Female Prisoners, held by the Public Record Office Victoria (Includes other Aus States & New Zealand) http://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/world-records Criminal and court records http://www.coraweb.com.au/categories/criminal Montana State Prison Records 1869-1974 http://cdm15018.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landing Register of prisoners - Adelaide Gaol 1857 - 1889
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/content/gaols-1 Hobart Gaol records https://thomasnevin.com/tag/hobart-gaol-records/ Tasmanian prison records https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/ PRISON AND GAOL RECORDS http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/archive-collection/ Hell Division: Pentridge Prison's section for the baddest and maddest- John Silvester
Down the bottom end was H Division, reserved for the baddest, the maddest and sometimes the meekest (it was used for protection as well as punishment). As part of the redevelopment of the prime real estate the old labour yards were recently demolished – pens open to the weather where inmates broke rocks until 1976. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/hell-division A Former Officer's Experiences at H.M. Prison, Pentridge https://aussiecriminals.com.au/2013/08/30/a-former · History of Pentridge Prison http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/about-moreland/ Fairlea Women's Prison - Yarra Bend http://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/127 Prison reform movement
John Howard was one of the most notable early prison reformers. After having visited several hundred prisons across England and Europe, in his capacity as high sheriff of Bedfordshire, he published The State of the Prisons in 1777. He was particularly appalled to discover prisoners who had been acquitted but were still confined because they couldn't pay the gaoler's fees. He proposed wide-ranging reforms to the system, including the housing of each prisoner in a separate cell; the requirements that staff should be professional and paid by the government, that outside inspection of prisons should be imposed, and that prisoners should be provided with a healthy diet and reasonable living conditions. The prison reform charity, the Howard League for Penal Reform, was established in his honour. More on Prisons & Prisoners-
ROBERTS Caleb Grafton More- Seven year old Executioner- SANSON Charles Jean Baptiste |
Capital Punishment
Mediaeval Animal Trials
It seems that some lawyers relished the opportunity to defend an animal so they could come up with an ingenious defence. Pigs were the most frequent of animals to face human justice, but other creatures also got this treatment. In 1314, a bull cow was hanged after it escaped from its pen and attacked a passerby, fatal injuring him. In 1474, a court in Switzerland sentenced a rooster to be burned at the stake, “for the heinous and unnatural crime of
laying an egg.”
http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/medieval-animal-trials/
It seems that some lawyers relished the opportunity to defend an animal so they could come up with an ingenious defence. Pigs were the most frequent of animals to face human justice, but other creatures also got this treatment. In 1314, a bull cow was hanged after it escaped from its pen and attacked a passerby, fatal injuring him. In 1474, a court in Switzerland sentenced a rooster to be burned at the stake, “for the heinous and unnatural crime of
laying an egg.”
http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/medieval-animal-trials/
Gallows Corner, Romford, Essex
During the 18th century, Gallows Corner was a lonely country crossroads and a favourite spot for waylaying coaches. It was close to the site for the gallows, thought to have been located north of what is now Eastern Avenue East, on a grassy stretch below Masefield Crescent. The place of execution was at Gallows Corner. There are several entries in the Romford Registers of burials of felons who were executed there in the 16th and 17th centuries. Ravensbourne School, for children with special needs, stands on the site of the gaol where the condemned were held. All 39,400 burial records for Romford Cemetery, are now available on the Deceased Online https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/ The gallows stood at Tyburn until 1759, when the official place of execution for felons was moved to Newgate Prison.
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Executions were a source of entertainment, crowds would show up for a
"good hanging" Examiner (Launceston, Tas), Saturday 25 February 1939
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George Green of West Heidelberg, sentenced to death for the murders of Annie & Phyllis Wiseman in 1938
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The murder of Annie & Phyllis Wiseman, occurred on November 12th 1938, George Green was remanded in the City Court, December 19 1938, was tried for the brutal killings of Annie Constance & Phyllis Vivian Wiseman, found guilty on February 23rd 1939, sentenced to death and hanged at Pentridge prison on April 17th 1939, all within a five month period.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL- 20th December 1938
George Green, 38, chimney sweep, of West Heidleberg, was committed for trail on a charge of having murdered Annie Wiseman, 62, and her niece. Phyllis Wiseman, 17, at Glenroy on the 12th of November. Detective-sergeant Sickerdick gave evidence of a conversation he had with Green before Green was charged. Witness said that when questioned Green denied having been near the Wiseman home on the 12th November. He accounted for certain money he had as money from a winning bet. He admitted that he had slept in the open on the Saturday night, but he could not show witness the place. He said he had been drunk, but had been able to ride his bicycle. EXECUTED 17th APRIL 1939 George Green, aged 30 (38), chimney sweep, was hanged at the Pentridge Gaol on this day in 1939, for the murder of Annie Wiseman, 63, and her niece, Phyllis Wiseman, 17, in Glenroy. Green was unattended at the scaffold and, beyond denying the report that he had committed the crime, had nothing else to say. http://twistedhistory.net.au/wordpress/2016/04/17/murderer-hanged/ |
Online Hangman Game
Here you can play through many categories, make your own word lists http://www.hangman.no/ |
The Post of Hangman became much sought after in the mid 19th century and remained so until capital punishment was abolished. When William Calcraft retired, the post of hangman for London and Middlesex ceased to be a salaried position. His successors were paid a fee for each execution they carried out and these fees remained static at £10 for the hangman and 3 guineas for the assistant from the 1880's to the late 1940's, when the hangman’s remuneration was increased to £15. The cost of rail travel was also reimbursed. The fees were paid half at the time and half two weeks later. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that most of those who held the post of executioner did it not for financial gain but for other, more personal, reasons. Site includes a short biography of all of the hangmen active in the period 1850 - 1964 (U.K.) http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hangmen.html |
Capital punishment in Australia
had been part of the legal system of Australia since British settlement, but prior to that, death sentences were carried out under Aboriginal customary law, either directly or through sorcery. The first executions carried out under European law in Australia took place in W.A. in 1629, when Dutch authorities hanged the mutineers of the Batavia. During the 19th century, crimes that could carry a death sentence included burglary, sheep stealing, forgery, sexual assaults, murder & manslaughter, one reported case of an execution for "being illegally at large". Capital punishment has been abolished in all jurisdictions. Queensland abolished the death penalty in 1922. Tasmania in 1968, Victoria in 1975, S.A. in 1976, and W.A. in 1984. N.S.W. abolished the death penalty for murder in 1955, then for all crimes in 1985. The last execution in Australia took place in 1967, when Ronald Ryan was hanged in Victoria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment The First Execution By Electric Chair
http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2015/08/06/the |
Truth (Brisbane, Qld), Sunday 26 February 1939
Capital punishment in New Zealand
First appeared in a codified form when it became a British territory in 1840, and was first employed in 1842. It was last used in 1957, abolished for murder in 1961, and abolished altogether, including for treason, in 1989. Capital punishment in the U.K.
Between 1735 & 1964 there were 10,935 civilian executions in England & Wales alone, comprising 10,378 men & 557 women. Between 1735-1799 , 32 women were burnt at the stake. The last executions in the U.K. were by hanging, and took place in 1964, prior to capital punishment being abolished for murder (in 1965 in Great Britain and in 1973 in Northern Ireland). Although unused, the death penalty remained a legally defined punishment for certain offences such as treason until it was completely abolished in 1998. Between 1770 and 1830, an estimated 35,000 death sentences were handed down in England & Wales, but only 7,000 executions were carried out. In 1933 the minimum age for capital punishment was raised to 18 under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. (wiki) Between 1735-1799 , 32 women were burnt at the stake in Great Britain
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Capital punishment in the U.S.
Virginia was the first colonial government known to kill a man, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The government executed George Kendall in 1608 after charging him with spying for Spain. In 1794, Pennsylvania outlawed capital punishment for cases other than first-degree murder. Michigan abolished capital punishment for all cases except treason in 1846, while other states widened the list of crimes punishable by death. Rhode Island was the first to ban capital punishment for all crimes in 1852. N.Y. constructed the first electric chair in 1888, and other states followed. Six states abolished capital punishment between 1907-1917. In 1924, in search of a more humane way to kill its death row inmates, Nevada tried to pump cyanide gas into the cell of inmate Gee Jon. That failed, so Nevada built a gas chamber. Texas has executed 521 people since 1976, by far the most in the country. Some States introduced lethal injection. Utah is the only American state where execution by bullet is legal. http://mashable.com/2015/03/11/history-of-american |
The history of judicial hanging in Britain 1735 - 1964
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging1.html Guillotine- SANSON Charles Jean Baptiste Witch Burning & Witch Ducking Stool Pierre Jaquet-Droz |
Trove Tricks
1. Saving As..(invalid file name)
*When you've found the article that you'd like to save, look for the grey down pointing arrow on the lefthand side.
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*Click on it, it will turn green |
*Then open out like this- |
*To save as a picture file, click on JPG
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*This will appear-
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*Click & drag Mouse across Newspaper title & date to Highlight,
then right click on it & copy
then right click on it & copy
*Next, right click on save image as...
*The nla file name will look something like this-
*You can save it as this long file name if you want? but then later, you'll wonder what the article is? then have to rename it.
So, while they're still blue, right click anywhere on the numbers and paste the newspaper title & date (that you copied before), in over the numbers. Your file name will replace the blue file name.
So, while they're still blue, right click anywhere on the numbers and paste the newspaper title & date (that you copied before), in over the numbers. Your file name will replace the blue file name.
BUT!
*As soon as you click on 'Save', you get a message telling you, that your file name is invalid
*As soon as you click on 'Save', you get a message telling you, that your file name is invalid
The Trouble maker, is the Colon :
*Just remove it (usually somewhere in the middle, where you can see the cursor below) Then hit save. I get rid of the years in the brackets as well
*Just remove it (usually somewhere in the middle, where you can see the cursor below) Then hit save. I get rid of the years in the brackets as well
*Make sure you know the folder, that you're saving the file to? if you didn't take notice?, just do a windows search for any part of the file.