Yarraville (Footscray) Plan of subdivision 1872
Very old Auction Plan and map from the early land sales at the core of Yarraville in 1872. We love this map as there is so much variation between this original plan and what we see today.
References from Somerville Road (Government Road) through to Francis Street. You’ll notice that Stephen Street is originally written with an ‘s’ on the end (originally Stephens St). The obelisk shown on the sale plan at the corner of Blackwood and Ballarat Streets (as well as the flagstaff at the Simpson Street corner), made Ballarat Street the principal street of the town. In fact such an obelisk apparently did exist, mounted on a granite base and laid at the auction event, stood for a time in the Cuming Reserve (Yarraville Gardens).
The Auction of these Yarraville sections did not go without a fuss. A news article at the time mentioned the picnic provided was overrun by “common folk” and “questionable-looking sandwiches and warm ale”. – Oh to have seen these events.
Very old Auction Plan and map from the early land sales at the core of Yarraville in 1872. We love this map as there is so much variation between this original plan and what we see today.
References from Somerville Road (Government Road) through to Francis Street. You’ll notice that Stephen Street is originally written with an ‘s’ on the end (originally Stephens St). The obelisk shown on the sale plan at the corner of Blackwood and Ballarat Streets (as well as the flagstaff at the Simpson Street corner), made Ballarat Street the principal street of the town. In fact such an obelisk apparently did exist, mounted on a granite base and laid at the auction event, stood for a time in the Cuming Reserve (Yarraville Gardens).
The Auction of these Yarraville sections did not go without a fuss. A news article at the time mentioned the picnic provided was overrun by “common folk” and “questionable-looking sandwiches and warm ale”. – Oh to have seen these events.
Very old Auction Plan and map from the early land sales at the core of Yarraville in 1872. We love this map as there is so much variation between this original plan and what we see today.
References from Somerville Road (Government Road) through to Francis Street. You’ll notice that Stephen Street is originally written with an ‘s’ on the end (originally Stephens St). The obelisk shown on the sale plan at the corner of Blackwood and Ballarat Streets (as well as the flagstaff at the Simpson Street corner), made Ballarat Street the principal street of the town. In fact such an obelisk apparently did exist, mounted on a granite base and laid at the auction event, stood for a time in the Cuming Reserve (Yarraville Gardens).
The Auction of these Yarraville sections did not go without a fuss. A news article at the time mentioned the picnic provided was overrun by “common folk” and “questionable-looking sandwiches and warm ale”. – Oh to have seen these events.