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Alfred John Talbot

10/10/2019

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Alfred John, son of James Beard and Sarah (née Luke) Talbot, was born in 1827 at Walthamstow, Essex, England. His father, a congregational minister of Brunswick Chapel, Mile End, London,  had written a book in 1844 named "The Miseries of Prostitution".

Alfred arrived in the colony on the Moselle in December 1952 with his brother George and his wife Louisa Harriet née Burrell, whom he had married on 31 July 1852 at Walthamstow. After arriving in Geelong he advertised in various newspapers in an attempt to find his elder brother, James, whom he thought was in Bendigo, Victoria. He advertised his services as an accountant, land, house and estate agent  mentioning that he was from London. He was working from his home in Chilwell. 

By 1861 he was advertising an extensive range of services, delivered from his office on the Corner of Moorabool and Ryrie Streets, Geelong. He was now living at Belmont.

He was an auditor of the Geelong Gas Company in 1859, secretary of the Geelong Land and Building Society and an auditor for the Shire of South Barwon. He became a South Barwon councillor in January 1861. On Saturday 15 June 1861 at 8 am a meeting of ratepayers of the South Barwon Municipality was held to elect a councillor to replace Councillor Talbot who was disqualified from his position because of non-attendance. The only candidate was TW Antill, who became Talbot's replacement. The annual elections were scheduled to take place two weeks later. Councillor Antill would retire and stand for re-election.

In March 1961 Alfred disposed of his business to Henry Simmonds, who had for some years been his clerk. He was examined at the Geelong Insolvent Court on Wednesday 3 July 1861. He stated that he was a commission agent, charging commission for money received. The money received was spent running his business. He did not believe he had spent the money wrongfully. In September 1861 he was charged with forgery and embezzlement​. 

​Alfred and Louisa had the following children:
Rosina Sarah Augusta — born 1853 in Geelong
Louisa Selina — born 4 February 1855 in Chilwell
Caroline Maude —born 1857 in Geelong, died 14 April 1860, buried at Highton Cemetery
Alfred James Charles —born 1859 in Geelong
Percy George — born 1861 in Ashby

After 1861 he and his family seem to have disappeared from Geelong. I cannot find a will, burial or death record.



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from Geelong Advertiser 13 February 1861
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I assume this tender advertisement is for Alfred's house on the hill in Belmont (Belmont being in the parish of Barrabool) from Geelong Advertiser 28 March 1859
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from Geelong Advertiser 26 February 1861
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from The Argus 7 June 1861
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from NSW Police Gazette 11 April 1961 — He was found not guilty at the ensuing trial
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Robert Wilhelm Lemke

26/4/2019

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Robert Wilhelm Lemke was born on 26 October 1821 in Prussia. He married Caroline Hilderbrandt in 1855. They had the following children:
Paul — born 1860 at​ Grovedale
Caroline — born 1862 at Grovedale, married Julius Theodor Grossmann in 1899, died 1928 at Geelong aged 66
Emma Wilhelmine — born 1863, died 1941
Ida Frederike — born 1865 at Grovedale
Gustave Adolph Wilhelm — born 1867 at Geelong, died the same year, buried at Grovedale Cemetery
Julius Robert — born 1869, married ​Emma Louise Petrass, died January 1930 at Ballarat of pneumonia aged 61
Agnes Juliana — born 1869 at Geelong, married Paul Emil Grossmann in 1891, died 1934  at Geelong West aged 64
Augusta Elizabeth Amelia — born 1871​, died 13 March 1918 aged 46, buried at Grovedale Cemetery
Marie Wilhelmina Elizabeth — born 1873 at Geelong, died 8 May 1877, buried at Grovedale Cemetery
Albert — born 1877 at Grovedale, died 8 May 1877 aged 1 month, buried at the Grovedale Cemetery
Sophia — born 1878 at Grovedale, died in infancy

Robert grew grapes on 41 acres at Belmont.

He died on 31 March 1893 aged 71 years and 10 months and was buried at Grovedale Cemetery. Caroline died 19 May 1897 aged 64 years and was buried with him​.
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When Robert Lemke died he owned the land above which totalled 41 acres 1 rood 5 perches. His wife Caroline was sole executrix and the whole estate was bequeathed to her. He left £1000 real estate and £2509 personal.
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Horace Frank Richardson

8/2/2019

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Horace Frank, son of John and Annie Sarah (née Matthews) Richardson, was born on 8 November 1854 at Geelong. He went to Geelong College from 1866 to about 1870. He took an interest in sport, playing cricket with the Mercantile Club, Rowing with the Barwon Rowing Club and in later life playing bowls and croquet.

On ​16 February 1881 he married Edith Harriett Sommers (1860-1937) daughter of William and Annie Sommers. Their children were:
Stanley John  — born 1882, died 1961 at Camberwell aged 78
Elsie Dora — born 1884, died 1891 in Geelong aged 7 years
Alan William — born 1886, died 1970 at Preston aged 84 years
Francis Dudley — born 1889, died 1891 at Hawthorn
Norman Willis — born 1892, died 1893 at Geelong aged 1 year
Edith Annie Lynette — born 1893, married Gerald Rankin Lemon, died 1983
Frank Evan — born 1895, died 1963 at Anglesea

​After leaving school he worked for his father until 1873 when he commenced working for the Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Co in the Geelong branch. In 1876 he became secretary and treasurer of the Shire of South Barwon. He was a City of Geelong councillor for thirteen years, serving from 1884 until 1897 and from 1908 to 1912. He was mayor from 1894 to 1896. In 1897 he became a South Barwon shire councillor, serving until 1930. He was a president of the shire three times — 1900-01, 1908-09 and 1914-15. He won a seat on the Legislative Council in 1912 and became Minister of Forests from 1924 to 1927.

​On March 31 1828 when he addressed the crowd at the Mount Duneed School Jubilee celebrations, he mentioned that he had once been a resident of Mount Duneed.

​He died on 28 October 1935 aged 80 years at his home "Kardinia" in Belmont and was buried in the Baptist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Edith died on 21 June 1937 aged 76 and was buried with him.





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Horace Frank Richardson
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Kardinia (1 Riverview Terrace, Belmont) was originally owned by Dr Alexander Thomson, later owned by, William Sommers, a mayor of Geelong, John Richardson MLA and later Horace Frank Richardson. It was used by the government as a military barracks during World War 2. In 1946 it was sold to the Salvation Army. — J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.
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Edward Wilks Gibson

21/9/2018

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Edward Wilks Gibson was a wool classer and honorary secretary of the Geelong and Western District Woolclassers' Association. He was a South Barwon councillor, serving from 1894 until 1899. He was president in 1896-97. He carried on a business at Marshalltown for 30 years.

He married Mary Ann Cameron in 1888. They had the following children:
​Wilberthe — born 1890
​Edward John — born 1893 Geelong, died 1981 at Elsternwick​ aged 89
​Lilly 
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​Edward died on 22 November 1953.
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Gibson's house (left) set on the north west corner of his 3 acre allotment on the corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Francis Street — photo Charles Pratt
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Charles Pratt aerial photos — Past Event

5/4/2018

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7:30pm 5 April, 2018 at Mount Duneed Hall, 40 Mount Duneed Road, Mount Duneed
​Introduced by Michael Menzies


​These photos will give you a detailed look at Geelong and district from the sky in the interwar years and you will see how Geelong, Belmont and Torquay have changed.
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We would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested, to attend and stay for refreshments afterwards.​​
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