The post office was not damaged in the 1944 fires although most of the buildings surrounding it were lost.
Renamed Puebla 9 September 1860
Renamed Mount Duneed 1 April 1864
Closed 30 November 1959
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The old post office and phone booth were both situated near the crest of the hill on Torquay Road. The Landale family managed this business until 1871 when Charles Lamond obtained a slaughter licence and conducted a butchers shop, as well as the post office. His daughter Bella was a Registrar of Births and Deaths for over 50 years at the post office. In December 1915 Mrs Lamond, the postmistress, asked the South Barwon Council if there was any objection to closing the post office on Saturdays from 1pm. Eventually the butcher's shop closed and after many owners Mr Lampard took over and opened a saddler store. His wife, Florence carried on the post office and general store until she retired. The post office was then controlled by two brothers, firstly E & A Jackson and then A & J Jackson. In 1956 the Howard family began managing the post office. Eventually the district was able to phone Geelong Telephone Exchange automatically and local calls direct. With the introduction of Roadside Delivery the post office became obsolete. The telephone box was removed because of vandalism. The post office was not damaged in the 1944 fires although most of the buildings surrounding it were lost. Opened as Connewarre 15 February 1860 Renamed Puebla 9 September 1860 Renamed Mount Duneed 1 April 1864 Closed 30 November 1959
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John, son of Charles and Sarah (née Carter) Simmons, was born on 8 December 1852 at Waurn Ponds. He married Jessie Ann, daughter of James and Eliza (née Herd) Hunter in 1873. They had the following children:
Ellen Rebecca — born on 19 June 1876, married Henry Plier in 1896, died in 1940 at Prahran aged 63 years, buried in the Church of England section of the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery James Thomas — born in 1877 at Mount Duneed, died in 1895 aged 18 years at Geelong Hospital, buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery Charles William — born in 1879 at Mount Duneed, married Agnes Emma Hutchinson in 1902, died in 1937 aged 51 years at Colac, buried in the Monumental section of the Colac Cemetery on 27 November 1937 Rachel Ann — born on 2 March 1881 at Mount Duneed, married Alfred George Floyd in 1903, died on 24 October 1964 aged 83 years at Brighhton Jessie Mary — born on 11 November 1882 at Mount Duneed, married William John Hunter in 1904, died on 29 November 1951 aged 69 years at East Malvern, buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery Alberta — born on 27 June 1885 at Mount Duneed, married Thomas Leslie Newall in 1909, died on 23 March 1964 aged 78 years at Brighton Sarah — born on 31 March 1887 at Mount Duneed, died on 24 October 1975 aged 88 years at Cheltenham Sydney Carter — born on 8 February 1889 at Mount Duneed, died in April 1962 aged 73 years at Bundoora Myrtle Stella — born in 1893 at Mount Duneed, died in 1979 aged 86 years at Coburg John died in 1911 aged 59 years at Warragul.
The Mount Duneed Progress Association was initially started up in the late 1940s with the primary intention of building a local hall. A local resident donated 2 acres of beautiful land on the high ground of Mount Duneed and was held by trustees. The project was well supported by the local people, but raising enough money for a hall was hard. Functions were held in various places, including Connewarre. One of the most popular of these were the woolshed balls in at Stretton Park woolshed made available by the White family. The balls were different and very popular but took a lot of work tidying up the shed every time. Potatoes were grown on the block to raise money, and eventually the small hall, that is still there, was built, and was to have been the supper room for a larger hall. It was erected by Eric J Lyons (later EJ Lyons & Sons) as a meeting place for the Mount Duneed Progress Association and for use of the residents in the Barrabool
Shire. By working bees with tractors, the site was levelled for a tennis court. The land and building were handed over to the shire in about 1975 with the thought of building tennis courts and a swimming pool in the future. In 1995 when amalgamation and restructure of the councils took place the City of Greater Geelong became the new owners of the hall. The council was keen to sell the hall in 1997, probably because it was not being used. A number of residents challenged this decision and after a panel hearing it was decided to keep the hall. The first known meeting of the later progress association was on 17 February 1998. It had been in recess for a number of years and the hall needed a lot of renovation. Power needed to be connected, bees removed, cleaning and painting carried out and pest strips laid. The grounds were gradually developed by the association over time. A barbeque area and shelter were established on the land previously levelled for the tennis court, and a playground built by volunteers. Daffodils, jonquils, trees and shrubs were planted. The Mount Duneed History Group and the Mount Duneed Progress Association held their meetings at the Mount Duneed Hall, 40 Mount Duneed Road, Mount Duneed. Interest in the progress association was waning when Covid made meetings impossible and after a year it was wound up.
William Walker was born in 1846 in Grantham, England. In 1849 he migrated with his parents, maternal grandparents and sister. On 2 September 1874 he married Jane (née Clydesdale) Kishere. William and Jane had six children: Minnie May — born 1875 Elizabeth Jane — born 1878 Eleanor — born 1880 Lily Lillian — born 1882 Walter William — born 1884 Lydia — born 1886 Walker owned "Bay View" stables in Corio Terrace next to the Geelong Coffee Palace. He had stabling for 80 horses. Wedding carriages, four in hand wagons, single and double buggies and dog carts could be hired with a competent steady driver. He also had a bus line to North Geelong. In 1895, he built substantial bluestone stables at 327 Shannon Avenue, Newtown providing accommodation for eleven horses. He was reputed to have used stone from Foster Fyans old house "Balyang" near Princes Bridge. He acquired a bus from Cardiff which he called the Sunbeam. On the first day that the Sunbeam was in service it was drawn by four grey horses. St Augustine's Orphanage Band was taken to town and back, playing music as it went. He continued to run his bus service until November 1901. William and Jane lived at Calder Park, Mount Duneed from 1902 to 1908. Jane died on 1 Jun 1919 aged 75 years and was buried at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. William who died in September 1922 aged 76 was buried with her.
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