tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post3250762452965739556..comments2024-01-14T16:42:25.693+11:00Comments on Barwon Blog: A fair viewJo Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-41342005885604463332016-09-08T08:47:35.369+10:002016-09-08T08:47:35.369+10:00Hi Deb,
It is fantastic to hear your family's ...Hi Deb,<br />It is fantastic to hear your family's memories of the place! The memory of a rendered brick building is interesting as the original building was described as a 2 storey stuccoed brick construction, which fits with your mother's memories.<br />Between 1880 and 1886 the place was badly damaged and at least partially (if not totally) demolished. From your description I am guessing it was only a single storey when you were there? I wonder perhaps if the removal of building materials and the refit as an abattoir involved the removal of the upper storey, leaving downstairs intact. As you suggest, other weatherboard additions may have been made later.<br />Have a look at the following photos on TROVE which were taken c1939 which is the era your family remmeber. The photos were taken of the cement works, but of course, show the house as well.<br />http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/156474704?q=fyansford+%22cement+works%22&c=picture&versionId=182171181<br />They aren't the clearest, but might be helpful.<br />Thanks again for sharing these memories. It is great to back my research up with this kind of oral history. I can't wait to hear more!<br />Cheers,<br />JoJo Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-6087852682229357392016-09-07T23:55:28.565+10:002016-09-07T23:55:28.565+10:00Hi Jo
I'm trying to find out a bit more info ...Hi Jo <br />I'm trying to find out a bit more info about the house from family. <br />My sister and I remember the house as a very old weatherboard with Victorian stained glass windows at each end of front and back verandahs and some internal doors with stained glass inserts. Multiple bedrooms opened off a long corridor that had a big dip in the middle and was great for running along to play hide and seek in the spooky rooms. The hub of the house was the kitchen with a big wood burning stove and a seemingly never-ending pot of soup simmering away. <br />However my parents remember the house as being of brick construction, possibly rendered (!)- so that had us all shaking our heads at our different recollections. Possibly the original section was of brick or stone construction with a later weatherboard extension. My mother lived there as a child after her mother died at 29 years of age, leaving a three month old baby boy and four other children under 10. They lived at Pennyroyal with no relatives nearby to help care for the children while my grandfather worked to support the family. Subsequently another family adopted the baby and the other four children were placed in an orphanage. My mother’s maternal aunt and her husband already had five (relatively late in life) children of her own and a relatively meagre income, but arranged for my mother and her sister to leave the orphanage and live with their family. Mum’s two brothers remained at St Augustine’s Orphanage until they turned 16.<br />I asked if any photos of the house might have survived but Mum said they were very tough times and a camera would have been a luxury the family would not have been able to afford at the time. This would have been late 1930s and 40s.<br />I remember the house and its surroundings as a wondrous place to explore and it seemed there were always kittens in the hayshed and calves in the paddock when we went to visit.<br />Hopefully I’ll be back in touch soon with more reliable information from my mother’s cousin.<br />Regards, DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-47322467140091611282016-09-06T19:22:53.924+10:002016-09-06T19:22:53.924+10:00Hi Deb,
That's a fantastic story! I'm glad...Hi Deb,<br />That's a fantastic story! I'm glad you enjoy the blog! Can you tell me more about the time when your mother's aunt owned the property? My impression from the newspaper articles was that the original hotel building was damaged in the 1880 storm and then dismantled. A later photo of the cement works shows what could be the farmhouse you describe, but was the farmhouse the abattoir which was built later?<br />I'd love to hear what your mother remembers.<br />Cheers,<br />JoJo Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-66614387542449661572016-09-06T19:11:03.764+10:002016-09-06T19:11:03.764+10:00Thanks heaps Chris! Sorry about the slow reply. I&...Thanks heaps Chris! Sorry about the slow reply. I've just got back from the Northern Territory.Jo Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-64441294870083321802016-09-06T14:33:45.956+10:002016-09-06T14:33:45.956+10:00Hi Jo, I live in Batesford, not far from the Moora...Hi Jo, I live in Batesford, not far from the Moorabool, and really enjoy your very informative blog. Recently I was driving my mother home via Fyansford and she commented how it was a shame that her Aunt Jean's old house never survived on the corner of McCurdy Road and Hyland Street. I said 'Yes, I remember it as a lovely old rambling farmhouse', and she said, 'No, it wasn't a farmhouse, it was originally a hotel' but she was unable to recall its name. I googled hotels in Fyansford/Herne Hill but was unable to locate any further information. Then, lo and behold, I caught up on your latest blog and there it was: the Fair View! Many thanks for your thorough research and another enjoyable read. <br />Kind regards, Deb PeetersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-36777226158632047342016-09-02T00:46:20.140+10:002016-09-02T00:46:20.140+10:00 I have included your blog in Interesting Blogs at... I have included your blog in Interesting Blogs at<br /><br />http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/friday-fossicking-2nd-september-2016.html<br />Thank you, ChrisCrissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.com