tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post1350068969427635840..comments2024-01-14T16:42:25.693+11:00Comments on Barwon Blog: Cementing Fyansford's futureJo Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-14393471350698673172016-09-18T09:04:34.232+10:002016-09-18T09:04:34.232+10:00Hi John, thanks again! Glad it helps! There is lot...Hi John, thanks again! Glad it helps! There is lots of readily available info about the cement works so I didn't want to overdo that. Surprisingly there wasn't a great deal about the orphanage, so I had to dig a little further there.<br />Now, to pubs. As it happens, there are a couple of others which whilst not that close, do tie in to Fyansford. The Great Western in Newtown (hey, there's that corner again!) was on the "Great Western Road" (aka Leigh Rd and later called the Lower Western Rd as landed interests wanted to promote the "Upper" Western Rd via Shelford instead) to the Western District. I assume (but have not yet done the research to confirm) that this is where the name came from. Of course, anyone passing the Great Western was on their way out of town via Fyansford Rd (Autumn St) and down the hill to Fyansford and as you mention also had to pass all of the pubs mention above. As it happens, if they were still standing by the time they made it past the Junction there were one or two other options.<br />The Eureka was located at the corner of the Fyansford-Gheringhap Rd and the Midland Hwy. I don't know much about it, but it popped up c1853 in response to the gold rush. The other which is much more interesting and comes with a ghost story was the Friend in Hand which I assume was located somewhere near the road of the same name. I intend to write this one up for the blog at some stage despite the fact that it isn't really on any of the rivers. It looks like a good yarn (everyone loves ghost stories) and it ties in with the wider history of the area...so stay tuned...<br />There may be others, but I can't bring them to mind. I have a sneaking suspicion I may have read about one near the top of The Deviation, but that would have been later as the road wasn't built until the 1930s.<br />Cheers,<br />JoJo Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109720134974590748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127190147676724766.post-47128424749423789932016-09-18T08:25:12.445+10:002016-09-18T08:25:12.445+10:00Jo, I take my hat off to you. This is yet another ...Jo, I take my hat off to you. This is yet another fine piece of historical research with an abundance of important detail. Thanks for your ongoing contribution to Geelong's (but, more importantly, Fyansford's) history. This latest series marries perfectly with earlier entries in your Barwon Blog.<br />Can you tell me of any other liquor outlets in the Fyansford locality; apart from the Fair View Hotel (Fairview Hotel, Greenwood's Family Hotel), the Junction Hotel, the Swan Inn (Swan Hotel, Fyanstown Inn), the Fyans' Ford Hotel (Fyansford Hotel) and the Balmoral Inn (Balmoral Hotel)? GoFlattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264667699070666859noreply@blogger.com