Sharp, 3rd son of John and Ann (née Dean) Brearley was born on 22 September 1859 at Wangaratta. He was a talented musician and singer, who often sang in public to help raise funds for various organisations. Like his brother Charles, he played football for Breakwater and was also involved in the Geelong Voluntary Artillery Corp. In 1881 he married Elizabeth Ann Hammond. They had the following children: Ethel Kate — born 9 April 1882, married Richard Edward Hourigan Ruby — born 2 June 1883, married Henry Thomas Fletcher, died in 1961 in Malvern Louisa Fanny — born 11 March 1885, married Harvey Hamilton McNicol, died 1 January 1956 at Surrey Hills Gertrude Violet — born 1887, died 10 September aged 18 years and 4 months at Barton Holme Yarra Street Geelong, buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery Montague Sharp — born 5 September 1888, married Pauline Barbara Herschell in July 1917 Stanley Hammond — born 1890, married Eunice Mottram on 17 March 1916 at Hooper Street, West Perth, died 1947 at Albert Park Norman Kenneth — born 1892, died 1947 at Albert Park Keith Glover — born 1896, died 11 August 1906 aged 10 years and 6 months at Barton Holme Yarra Street Geelong Eric Sharp — born 14 February 1898, died 14 February 1899 Ronald Charles — born 14 February 1898 Dorothy Proctor — born 15 September 1899, died December 1899, buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery Sharp — born 1900, died 190l |
A watch won by Sharp Brearley in artillary competitions — contributed by Andi Puls
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The cottage is now certain to be demolished because of the widening of Barwon Heads Road unless strong community involvement prevents it. Do You care? In response to a letter drop in the Marshall area a new group, "Marshall Bluestone Cottage Community Group" has been formed, in an endeavour to save the cottage.
1884 Geelong Team
contributed by Bob Gartland Back row: G.H.Steedman, W.Foote, J.Pike, C.Palmer, C.N.Morrison, H.F.W. Steedman (Capt), G.B.Davie, T.F.Cahill, G.Morrow, R.G.Armstrong, H.J.R. Storer Middle Row: W.J.Bedford, T.W.B. Reeves, H.R.T. Matson, J.F. Kerley, R.J. Talbot, A.J. Collins, G.F. Read, J.T. Field, J.E. Weber Front Row: C.Coks, H. McLean, R. Robinson, P. McShane, W.M. Caldwell, J.L Bannister, W.Hall (Hon Sec), J.R. Bolton, D. Hickinbotham, R.M. Mercer
You might ask what are these occupations. A fellmonger is a dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts. He is the person who prepares the skin prior to leather making. The wool was then scoured. A wool scouring factory might have bought fleeces and then scoured the wool. A tanner is the person who processes the skins to produce leather. A currier applies the dressing, and colouring to the tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof. Boiling down is the process of rendering fat from animal carcasses to produce tallow. Tallow was used for making soap and candles. It brought the price of old animals up considerably and was a boost to the farmer when animal prices were low. Glue is produced by the boiling of animal connective tissue. Bone mills produce fertiliser and glue by processing animal bones. These industries were an important part of Geelong's economy. Hundreds of men were employed at these factories. At first the river was used to wash the skins. Later they were washed in vats. The area probably smelled like the abattoirs and sale yards at Newmarket in Melbourne which I remember well from my childhood. Maybe it was worse. A number of streets have names that reflect the activities carried on in the area: Tanner Street, Leather Street, Currier Street and Fellmongers Road in Breakwater Woolscour Lane and Tannery Road in Marshall Some of the owners of factories on the south and west side of the Barwon were (from North): Charles John Dennys, sold to Samuel Bradley Corrigan Patrick McDonald and Laurence Webster, later leased by George Kingsbury and George Connor, later became Corrigans Henry Concannon Foster Marshall Alfred Douglass John Wright James Munday George Gardiner Charles Frederick Palmer Joseph and Sharp Brearley
The VFL consisted of six teams (Geelong, Richmond, South Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood and Fitzroy) each playing the other three times. Teams had 18 players and no reserves. Collingwood were premiers and the leading goalkicker was Dick Lee of Collingwood. Richmond took the "wooden spoon". Players were amateurs with players paying their own expenses. Geelong donated profits to war funds.
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