Joseph, son of John and Mary (née Masters) Gundry was born early in 1810 at Lopen in Somerset in England. A free settler, he had arrived in Van Diemens Land in 1832 aboard the Thomas Laurie, followed by his brothers, William in 1837 and later Charles. He married Mary Watson on 25 September 1837 at Ouse in the parish of Hamilton in Tasmania. They had the following children: John William — born in 1839 at Hamilton in Tasmania, married Hannah Gundry in 1964, died on 16 April 1902 at Bellbrae Joseph James — born in 1840 at Hamilton, married Sarah Masters in 1867, died on 30 June 1919 aged 79 years at Beeac aged 79 Charles Edward — born in 1844 at Bellbrae, died on 1 January 1925 aged 82 at Mount Duneed, buried at Bellbrae Cemetery Hannah Phoebe — born in 1849 at Bellbrae, married Frederick Beard in 1872, died on 9 March 1921 at Geelong aged 75 Elizabeth Rebecca — born in 1850 at Bellbrae, married William Henry Maxwell in 1871, died on 12 May 1924 William Richard — born on 1 May 1860 at Bellbrae, married Annie Maria Tomamichel on 17 April 1912, died on 20 June 1941 aged 81 at Geelong, buried at Bellbrae Cemetery Before she married, Mary had a daughter Mary, born in 1836 at Ouse in Tasmania who took the name of Gundry. She married Waurn Ponds vigneron Charles Louis Tetaz on 9 September in 1863 at St Paul's in Geelong. They had seven children. Mary died on 30 September in 1887. In 1844 Joseph Gundry, in partnership with John Kiddle, took up the six square miles known as Ironbark Station in Jan Juc (Bellbrae). He took control of this land after Kiddle's death in 1852. He leased 1236 acres 3 roods and 14 perches of land to Roderick Impey Murchison. It stretched south from Hendy Main Road to the township of Bellbrae between Anglesea and Brushfields Roads and further south in the ironbark basin area. He established a school for his own and neighbouring children until the Jan Juc Common School was opened in 1861. He was a member of the Barrabool District Road Board which was formed on 23 September 1863. He was one of the original Barrabool Shire councillors serving from 1865 until 1879. His son, William Richard, was also a councillor serving from 1895 until 1909 and from 1918 until 1935. Joseph died on 11 November 1878 at his residence, Ironbank Station at Jan Juc aged 68. According to cemetery records, he was buried in an unknown location at the Mount Duneed Cemetery on 12 November and on the 13 November at the Bellbrae Cemetery. |
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The first meeting of the Grovedale Progress Association, convened by Mr C Kleiss, was held at 56 Karnn Street (now called Highfield Drive), Grovedale on 12 March 1965 at 8pm. It was decided that future meetings would be held quarterly in the public hall.
The first office bearers were: President — Mr C Kleiss Vice president — Mr Fletcher Secretary — Mr Wise Treasurer — Mr Bayley Committee — Mr Woods, Mrs Pickup, Mrs Ball, Mrs Ryan, Mr G Taylor and Mr J Croft Topics discussed at early meetings were: Mail delivery (130 houses required within ¾ mile of the post office) — this was achieved in the first year Newspaper delivery — this was achieved in the first year School crossing Forming of roads including the old section of Heyers Road between Torquay and Bieske Roads Tree planting Footpaths Drainage Telephone booth Speed Limits Burning off vacant allotments Development of recreational centres Bus service including a school bus Street lighting Replacement of old unreadable signs Change street names that are similar — suggestions for Karnn Street were Highfield Drive, Oak Avenue, Caringal Road and Timber Top Avenue. A fee of 10/- per household was be charged to cover membership. Miss L Sheridan from TM Burke attended some meetings to answer resident's queries. A ball was run to celebrate New Year's Eve 1965 as a joint venture with the hall committee, charging 6/- admission. This project lost money. Mail delivery started in 1966. Deliveries were made in a car by Mrs Bent. Miss Sheridan approached Mr Horniblow, the editor of the Belmont and Highton News to include the name of Grovedale in the name of the paper. It was noted that requests to the council usually received the reply, "The riding members are investigating". It was decided to send a copy of their next request to Mr Horniblow to include in the Belmont and Highton News. A request was sent to the council complaining about children walking to school on the roads because no footpaths are provided. Access through Smith Street was quite impassable for small children as the street was more like a bullock track. This was a time when mothers usually did not take children to school. The progress association did not support the building of a swimming pool in Belmont or Highton by the council while more urgent work was required. In 1969 discussions about the Freeway began. Councillors Roberts and Dean visited to discuss this and other subjects. They were asked why residents were being refused permits to install septic tanks and how long it would take to have the sewerage connected to Grovedale. Being told probably 2 years the association decided to inquire about sewerage trust plans for the area. Residents also wanted to know how to dispose of grease trap refuse. At the next meeting they were told of a service operated by Mr Jennings of Barwon Heads. The councillors were asked if the council would assist in getting the Belmont buses to go to Heyers Road. The council was asked to allocate street numbers for all residents in Grovedale. During this year it was decided to hold monthly meetings. There was rapid growth at Grovedale around 1970. The membership of the progress association grew from 38 to 53. The new kindergarten and baby health centre was built west of the shops in Heyers Road. The progress association took a strong interest in the proposed freeway which had two planned options — the Waurn Ponds Creek area or south of the railway line. The progress association were keen to have the first choice as it would cut journey times for Grovedale motorists. The plans were being drawn up for the duplication of Torquay Road to the railway line. When Fred Rossack gave a talk on the history of Grovedale 200 people attended. A collection brought in $120 to be used to establish a tree studded walk through the recreation reserve. This was to be in memory of the pioneers of the district and to be called "Pioneer Avenue". On 25 March 1970 a meeting was held to form a Grovedale tennis club. Topics discussed at meetings in the early 1970s were: Sewerage Freeway location Land for recreation (to the north or south of Grovedale) Bus service Street numbering Street signs not being erected prior to house construction Odour from the feed lot (especially when the wind was from the south-east) The airport Direction signs Tennis club Gravelling of Smith Street and Green Lane Crossover ramp at kindergarten Nuisance dogs Reconstruction of the Bailey Street bridge Hotel entrance Screening of properties Phone boxes Mail boxes at the post office (12 applicants required) Although the rate of development in the early 1970s was increasing the membership of the progress association continued to drop during this period until only 18 financial members remained in the 1973-74 year. The November meeting was cancelled due to insufficient attendees to form a quorum. A membership drive was instigated the following February and although a couple of new members joined the remainder of the year was still disappointing. The greatest achievement for the 1973-4 year was the acquisition of a block of land in Bieske Road from GWST (now Barwon Water) to use for recreational purposes. It was hoped that this land could be used as an adventure playground. The progress association moved a motion in February 1975 to name this playground the "John Croft Recreation Reserve" after their former president and South Barwon councillor. A road running south westerly from the Grovedale Hotel to Felix Street was to be closed as it would cause traffic problems if it were to remain. The council proposed selling the land to adjoining landholders. The progress association objected to selling the land and wanted it kept for future recreational purposes. A New Grovedale Primary School Action Group was set up to push for a new school west of Burdoo Drive. This school opened on 4 February 1975. It had 10 classrooms, a library and an arts and crafts room. It looked probable that portable classrooms would need to be installed in the near future. The action group sent a letter of condemnation to the Victorian Education Department in protest. A new kindergarten began operation in the Lutheran hall in March 1975. On 27 November 1975 a meeting was held at Memorial Hall for the purpose of forming an action group for a secondary school in Grovedale. On 12 June 1975 a meeting was held at Memorial Hall to discuss the report prepared for the Cities Commission by Messrs Loder and Bayly. The areas of objection to the report were:
Late in 1975 the council decided to shift the fire station from Bieske Road to a block (60 feet x 150 feet) in Reserve Road west of Hoses Lane. The building would be brick as required by the City of South Barwon. The progress association was approved as the Hall Advisory Committee. The first meeting of this committee was held on 5 December 1975 to decide on the renovations needed for the hall. In 1976 extensive changes had been made to the feedlot in Barwarre Road because of the introduction of new regulations and "because of these changes the unsavoury odours from the feed lot should not occur again". The "Grovedale Grapevine", a newsletter containing community contacts and reports was distributed. Items mentioned were new youth groups held on Friday nights at the Baptist and Lutheran churches, a meeting to establish an Apex group and a soap box derby in Burdoo Drive. The South Barwon Council recommended to replace the defunct bridge in Bailey Street with a footbridge. A celebration was planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the supply of electric power to Grovedale in 1977. A working bee to be held to work on the restoration of the waggons donated for use in the John Croft Reserve and the Recreation Reserve was planned for January. A Christmas celebration was planned for Santa to tour Grovedale by fire engine terminating at Burdoo Reserve where balloons and sweets would be distributed to the children and would follow with carol singing. The Regional Director of Education would be contacted to enquire about a third primary school in Grovedale. Sub committees were set up for: Hall — to make recommendations for the purchase of equipment and to arrange repairs and maintenance. Grapevine — to produce the newsletter. Fun — to make recommendations for and to arrange school and communitty activities. Christmas treat — to make recommendations and to organise community Christmas celebrations. Permission was given to the CWA to place their honour board in the hall. The Pied Piper Playgroup which met in the Methodist hall requested help to get a council subsidy to offset the increase in rent being charged. An advertisement was placed in the Geelong Advertiser to announce a special meeting to be held on 7 September 1983 at 10:30 am at the Grovedale Neighbourhood Centre to finalise dissolution of the association. As there were no objections to this process, the association was formally dissolved. A cheque for the remaining $47.28 held by the association was sent to the Grovedale Senior Citizens Association. Compiled from minutes of the association
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