Built in 1867, the Racecourse Hotel, on the corner of Barwon Heads and Marshalltown Roads was the second hotel in Marshall. Nathaniel Jones was the licensee. In 1877 Wilfred Smith became the next owner. He sold it to Patrick Rice in 1883. During 1883, while Richard Dalton was licensee, it was destroyed by fire. Soon after the fire it was rebuilt by Patrick Rice who took over the lisence himself. The hotel was then run by his daughters, Hannah and Kathleen, until it closed in 1960. They lived at the hotel until they died in 1970. In their will, the sisters donated all their money, the hotel and ten acres to the Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation, to help establish a rest home for ladies in need. Rice Village, the final outcome, was named after the Rice family as a mark of gratitude. |
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Born in 1814 in England, Charles was the son of Thomas and Mary (née Smith) Simmons. He married Sarah Carter on 12 January 1840 at Downham, Norfolk, England. They had the following clildren: Charles Carter — born in 1832 at Norfolk, married Elizabeth Gaunt on 14 July 1856, died on 25 January 1921, buried at Maddingley General Cemetery Robert Carter — born in 1833 at Titchwell in Norfolk, died on 2 July 1900 at Lubeck in Victoria Zipporah — born about 1834 in Norfolk, died in Norfolk Amelia — born about 1836 Zipporah — born in 1842 at Downham Market in Norfolk, married James Francis Tribolet on 12 November 1891 in Melbourne, died on 4 January 1898 at Waurn Ponds, buried in the Baptist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery Thomas — born on 10 January 1845 at Downham Market in Norfolk, married Eliza Field on 25 August 1870, married Margaret Dwyer in 1883, died on 13 March 1922 aged 77 years at the home of his son-in-law at Rowsley, buried at the Coburg Cemetery Eliza Catherine — born in 1848, married Samuel Harbour in 1870 at Geelong, died on 19 June 1923 Emily — born on 15 February 1850, married John Faulkner, married James John Loone in 1875, married John Dalrymple Ross in 1886, died on 8 January 1894 aged 45 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery John — born on 8 December 1852 at Waurn Ponds, married Jessie Ann Hunter in 1873, died in 1911 aged 59 years at Warragul Ann — born on 9 December 1852 at Geelong, married John Fitzpatrick on 25 August 1870 at High Church in Geelong William — born on 20 September 1855 at Mount Duneed, married Rebecca Hunter in 1877, died on 14 August 1932 aged 76 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery
Even after the Yarborough Inn closed sporting activities were carried on over the years. The programme for the 1949 Mount Duneed Fair was sent to me by David Baker. It seems to be like the country fairs we sometimes see on British TV. Every second page of the booklet contained sponsors ads. I have included this one as younger readers will not know what a bone fide is. It is a bone fide traveller, a strange concept where you could get a drink after hours, including Sundays, if you had driven a certain distance. There were many cars parked outside the Grovedale Pub on Sundays (probably travellers from Melbourne). In September 1872 at a local land board sitting the following applied for land near the old Victoria Inn: Joseph Asplin — 7 acres David Davies — 20 acres Louis Mermod — 12 acres James Neale — 5 acres Objections were raised by Messrs Hanson, Miller and JH Sleator concerned that such valuable land was being sold too cheaply. The board decided to recommend that the land be sold by auction in 5 acre lots. In 1873 a number of small sites were advertised for selection. At the local land board held in Geelong on Friday 4 April, 1873 a number of applications were lodged for rural store licenses for 3 acre sites. These applicants were expected to improve the land before they could claim ownership. They were sold for £10 per acre, a lower price than earlier expected. Many of these blocks were sold within the next few years. The Victoria Inn was situated north of Waurn Ponds Creek almost opposite Lemins Road. Charles Rowand (abt 1825-1908) arrived in Geelong on the Travancore in 1849. He bought 9 acres in Waurn Ponds and 27 acres in Mount Duneed where he planted 4 acres of vines. He served one term on the Barrabool Road Board in 1861. He became Government Engineer of the Ballarat and Western District. At the time of his death he was the oldest road engineer living in Victoria. Frederick Imer (1836-1907) established a vineyard on 10 acres to the west of Charles Rowand. Waurn Ponds grew around a pub. In March 1840, 968 acres on the Barrabool side of Waurn Ponds Creek was sold to Captain John Eddington, who had arrived in Australia with his family the previous year. Initially they settled near the Loddon River where the town of Eddington is today. The following year he established the Ballangeich run between Warrnambool and Mortlake. This land, which has access from Colac Road, was sold to Henry "Money" Miller who built a small stone house on it in 1846 which was let to Martin Priest. Priest was granted the first license for the inn in April 1846. He also ran the Shamrock Inn on the corner of Malop and Yarra Streets, then called North Geelong. In July 1848, on leaving the Shamrock Inn, he took over the license of Mr O'Hara's house at Batesford. He advertised this business as Marrabool Inn. He also announced he had a new and secure yard on his premises which could contain upwards of three hundred head of cattle. In 1847 Harry Hooton took over the inn. In April 1849 Hooton was granted a license conditional on the erection of extra accommodation. If not completed in two months the license would lapse. Early maps show a road to Colac following the creek to Mount Moriac. This gave the Victoria Inn, situated on the northern bank a good position to catch the passing traffic. The Inn took its name from Hon Henry Miller's Victoria Estate. During the short time the Victoria Inn was operating it was the district meeting place on many occasions for discussing the roads, bridges and tolls, among other local concerns. In 1855 blocks of land on the south side of the creek in Waurn Ponds were auctioned. In November 1849 Robert Tweedy opened the inn in a new stone building. He had previously held the license for the Hibernian Hotel in South Geelong. On 10th August 1852 Tweedy, aged 38 years, died after "a long and distressing affliction." His funeral took place at the Bridge Inn, South Geelong. The following year his widow, Ann Jane née Irwin, applied for the license. Robert (from Northumberland) and Ann (from Armagh) came to Australia separately in 1841 as bounty emigrants on the George Fyfe. They married the same year. After Robert's death she married Thomas Fitzgibbon and they kept the inn going until 1858, the year they both died. Esther, widow of Martin Priest applied for the license in 1859. In 1860 George Marsh applied for a license to run the inn, but failed to obtain it, probably because he failed to appear in court. He was insolvent and his hotel and household goods were sold. After this the inn became a private residence. In 1861 the farm was leased to Bankin brothers. It became known as Victoria Heights when it was occupied by the family of Robert Shaw Hunt and his wife Harriet nee Bone from the 1890s until his death in 1845. In 1902 their two year old daughter Vera drowned in Waurn Ponds Creek. In 1874 Louis Mermod had his colonial wine licence transferred from his Pettavel store to Waurn Ponds where he held a rural store license. His land was near the corner of Cochranes Road and Colac Road, now named Waurn Ponds Drive. This venture was probably not successful as he was trying to sell his rural store site by late 1875. He subsequently appears to have moved to Korong Vale. The block on the corner marked "camping" is now Waurn Ponds Memorial Reserve. The reserve is maintained by a local committee to commemorate local residents who served in World War 1. Clifford had a blacksmith, hotel, church/school, post office and store. It took its name from Lawrence Trewin’s Clifford farm on the corner of Colac, Devon and Cape Otway Roads. He moved to Echuca in 1875. A store was run by Herbert Cotton, who also ran a licensed store and hotel in Russell Street, Chilwell. He married Elizabeth Trewin in 1862 and had 9 talented children who entertained with singing and dancing and playing two violins, a cornet, a piccolo and a piano. Stephen Sleator was the next licensee. He also ran the Argyle hotel on the corner of Aberdeen and Coronation Streets. He also ran the store at Clifford. He moved to the Wimmera in 1876. Trewin then called tenders for the lease of the store and hotel for three to five years. James Gorell, who owned a business at 517 Moorabool Street, South Geelong, was the successful tenderer. The hotel was destroyed by fire in May 1877. Although both Trewin and Gorell were insured, the hotel did not re open, probably because of the declining population in this area. Subsequent generations of the Gorell family have been successful businessmen in Geelong. The post office, which was originally named Amblerton, opened on 17 September 1868, was renamed Clifford on 1 October 1868 and closed on 28 May 1877. A blacksmith, John Murray, operated in the early 1870s. His advertisements appeared in the Geelong Advertiser from 1871-74. A Church of England school was established on 15 August, 1853, with John A Boyd as its first teacher and an attendance of 21. Its name was Colac Road but was changed in 1856 to Duneed. It became Common School No 187 in 1869 when it had 42 pupils. The name was changed again in 1871 to Clifford. It closed on 18 August, 1875. Arthur Streeton's father, Charles, was school teacher at this school from 1 August 1865 to 13 June 1869. Arthur was born at the school house.
A Presbyterian school which opened in 1856 on the north east corner of Mount Duneed and Pettavel Roads had 31 pupils by 1858. It was originally named Duneed with William Savage as head teacher. A stone church was later built on the Mount Duneed Road site by the Presbyterians. — J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria The many motorists who drive towards Mount Moriac on the Princes Highway would probably not guess that a settlement near the corner of Cape Otway Road and Devon Roads was a very busy little centre in the nineteenth century. The long climb up the hill from Waurn Ponds made a natural spot for weary travellers and their horses to take a rest. Numerous wagons and vehicles obstructing the road outside the Clifford Hotel drew the attention of the Moriac police who were eager to get rid of "this nuisance". Further down Cape Otway Road a Wesleyan church at Wellington was active for about fifty years. To the east a number of buildings in Pettavel Road bore the name Pettavel including a railway station, which was a great asset to the district, a school and a church. The church had been used as a hayshed before an arsonist set it alight on 19th December 1972. The fire could not be extinguished without dismantling the building. This took all day. The police kept watch and late in the day the culprit turned up and was apprehended.
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