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Working notes on the history of Balwyn, Victoria and surrounding suburbs

Elgar's Special Survey
This is for Elgar's Special Survey

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Tuesday 16 March 1841, page 4
 * Proclamation about special surveys in Port Phillip District


 * Henry Elgar's Special Survey


 * 7 Henry Elgar, Five thousand one hundred and twenty acre's, county of Bourke, partly in the parish of Boroondara, and partly in a parish unnamed; bounded on the north by Koonung Creek; on the west by the section line which divides portions Nos. 2 and 3, from portion No. 1, in the parish of Bulleen; on the east by the section line which divides portion No. 4 from portion No, 5, in the parish of Bulleen; and on the south by a line to include the quantity of 5120 acres. (May 1st. 1841.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 10 June 1841, page 4

The same advertisement also has Dendy's and Unwin's surveys.


 * NSW Government Gazette, 1841-11-09 has title deeds dispatched.  Under regulations of 1840-12-05, land advertised 1841-06-08

Some good stuff in Lay's 'Melbourne Miles'.

Lay references:
 * SPECIAL SURVEYS &mdash; Mr H Jamieson yesterday took out a special survey on the border of our beautiful Bay, embracing a portion of Arthur's Seat. Mr Edgar (sic), as agent for a company in Sydney, who arrived on the Jewess has also brought down with him the needful for three more special surveys.  In addition to which Mr W. C. Wentworth intends to take one.

Elgar arrived Sydney from Melbourne on 4 Oct 1840, The Sydney Herald 5 Oct 1840, p 2, Arrivals, http://newspapers.nla.gov.au
 * Also from Port Phillip, same day, having left the 20th ultimo, the ship Dryade, Captain Heard, with sugar, &c. Passengers:-Mr. and Mrs. Elgar and servant, and Mr. Norris.

Elgar, his wife and servants arrived from Sydney on the Jewess on 28 April 1841.

Elgar's wife had a daughter in Sydney on 7 July 1841.
 * On Wednesday, the 7th instant, at her resi in Port street, the lady of Henry Elgar, Esq,of a daughter.

This is registered Registration number V18411544 133/1841, Last name ELGAR, First name Harriet C, Fathers given name Henry, Mothers Given name, Anna M,

Elgar subscribed to John Gould's Birds of Australia. Australasian Chronicle, Tuesday 13 July 1841

The daughter died on Sydney on 2 October 1841
 * On Saturday morning, October 2, Harriett Charlotte, only daughter of Henry Elgar, Esq., Fort-street, aged three months.

Also registered Registration number V18411134 132/1841 (and also V18412416 132/1841)

Departed for New Zealand January 1842
 * For Port Nicholson (New Zealand,) yesterday, the schooner Anita, Captain Beech, with sundries. Passengers, Mr and Mrs. Elgar, Mr. Auglin, Mr. Hesketh, and six in steerage

Elgar is mentioned in Australian Dictionary of Biography entries for: in relation to a sandalwood expedition in 1841.
 * Dacre, Ranulph (1797 - 1884)
 * Jones, Richard (1786 - 1852)

==New Zealand greenstone

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 2 November 1842, p4

LAND AT PORT NICHOLSON

GREEN STONE.-At the conclusion of his lecture, Mr. Lyon put us in possession of a curious fact connected with the development of the mineral wealth of the southern island, namely, that the green- stone,, or poonamor, of the natives, a spe- cies of talc slate, is in such demand in the Chinese market, tor the manufacture of their idols, ornaments, &c, that as much as ₤1500 per ton can be had for it. He referred to the fact that a vessel had actually been fitted out from this port, in May last, by Mr. Elgar, of Sydney, for the purpose of speculating in a cargo of it ; that vessel, the Royal Mail, proceeded down to Milford Haven, on the west coast, where she is now trading, and is to be joined by the Anita, in about a month hence, to proceed to China and dispose of her valuable cargo.-Colonist.

legal trouble
The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 15 July 1843, p3

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Between Edward Hunt, plaintiff, and Henry Elgar, defendant.

WHEREAS, an action has been commenced in this Court, at the suit of the abovenamed Edward Hunt, against the above named Henry Elgar, to recover Seventy-nine Pounds sterling, and interest, the amount of a Promissory Note, made by the defendant, in favour of E. Hunt and Co., and by the said E. Hunt and Co. endorsed to the plaintiff, and it being alleged that the said Henry Elgar does not reside within this Colony or its Dependen- cies, a Writ of Foreign Attachment, has been issued, returnable on the 26th day of July in- stant, wherein Charles Martyn, of Sydney, is Garnishee. Notice is hereby given thereof, and that if at any time before final judgment in this action, the said Henry Elgar (or any person in his behalf) will give the security and notice, and file the appearance or plea required by the Act intituled, " An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to actions against persons absent from the Colony, and against persons sued as Joint Contractors," the said Attach- ment may be dissolved.

Dated this 11th day of July, A.D. 1843.

GOWLAND AND WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff's Attorneys, King-street, Sydney.

Dendy's Special Survey
Obviously there was some opposition from authorities.

There is editorial in Sydney Gazette.

Good background on the Special Surveys.

According to Caddow:
 * ... in February 1841 ... Henry Dendy arrived from England with the first order for a special survey. This order allowed him to purchase any land of his choosing in the Port Phillip District, providing it was not a government township. La Trobe and Governor Gipps were at once opposed to the special survey system.

Atkinson's Survey
James Atkinson's special survey at Port Fairy. Mention of it "everywhere" on the web but nothing definitive.

Shown on the County of Villiers map, Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey. (1866)

This also show's William Rutledge's survey nearby.

Background on early days of Port Fairy in Griffith Island and Merrijig Inn entries of VHD

Rutledge's surveys
There are mention of two on the web:
 * 1) Kilmore - sold in 1843.  Is in the County of Dalhousie.  Shown in County of Bourke (1866) map
 * 2) Koroit, near Port Fairy.  See map of County of Villiers map, Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey. (1866)

Nothing about Port Albert. Was this swapped for Koroit.

Albert River surveys
These are in the County of Buln Buln

Some discussion in The Book of the Bush by George Dunderdale. Mentions both Orrs and Reeve's special surveys.

Old maps

 * Cadastral maps at the PROV
 * Parish Map (1884) Boroondara, County of Bourke
 * Shire of Boroondara Sheet 2 (Southern half of Elgars Special section) 1883 - 1887
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 2 has Balwyn map from Sands and McDougall Melbourne Directory 1902
 * Public Record Office Victoria Parish and Township Working Plans Online
 * Hoddle's Town of Melbourne (1837) survey and  - this is now in wikimedia
 * In the State Library of Victoria - Three maps of special surveys in Victoria and one of part of the southern New South Wales coast, Tracing from Mr Hoddles plans of the special surveys of Unwin and Elgar S.B vol 4, folio 152 -- Sketch of the special survey as now selected by Wr Rutledge Esqr. . Doesn't seem to be an online copy.
 * Map shewing the surveyed lands at Port Phillip from government surveys made in 1840 / John Arrowsmith. Shows the section lines, town reservations, parishes.  The is a copy in Hoddle's "A Chapter in Port Phillip"
 * Parish Map (1884) Boroondara, County of Bourke http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2741-78

Gazettes and Newspapers
The | Victoria Government Gazette website includes images of every page of every relevant gazette and government notice produced since 1836. These include:
 * New South Wales Government Gazette (NSW) 1836 - 1851 (provided from the collection of the State Library of New South Wales)
 * Port Phillip Government Notices (PP) January - 12 July 1843
 * Port Phillip Government Gazette (PP) January 1844 - July 1851
 * Victoria Government Gazette (VIC) July 1851 - 1997

Books

 * Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip, James Bonwick (1856) . This is online.
 * Book by Shaw seems very relevant. Some pages are shown in Google Books, and there seems to be around 10 pages on special surveys.  Boroondara Library hold this.

Camberwell Conservation Study
The 1991 Camberwell Conservation Study
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines - Part 1
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines - Part 2
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines - Part 3
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 2
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - Part 1
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - Part 2
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 - Part 3
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 - Part 1
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 - Part 2
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 - Part 3
 * Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 5

City of Kew Urban Conservation Study
The 1988 City of Kew Urban Conservation Study
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 1
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2 - Part 1
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2 - Part 2
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2 - Part 3
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2 - Part 4
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 2 - Part 5
 * City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Volume 3

Hawthorn Heritage Study 1993
There is also a Hawthorn Heritage Study 1993