User:Cnwb/City of Knox

A repository for things relating to the City of Knox, where I grew up (I also did some growing up in the Dandenong Ranges, see User:Cnwb/Dandenongs).

Misc notes
Nb. these need to be sorted either thematically (ie. street anmes, early pioneers), or by suburb.
 * Cathies Lane, Scoresby, was named after the Caughey family, who owned land between Burwood Highway and High Street Road. See Knox Sherbrooke News 27 Feb 1984.
 * Taylors Road, Rowville, was named after the Taylor family, who owned a farm along this road, which was formerly known as Bluchers Road.
 * Where was William Lane? There was a property called 'Redcourt' on the corner of Cathies Lane and William Lane.
 * Llewellyn Park (Mel 72 E3) was named after Robert Cambell, a respected community worker, Local CFA Captain and JP in the Scoresby and Wantirna South area.
 * Pavitt Lane in The Basin (Mel 65 H4) was known as Pig Lane until the 1980s. It was also known as Boundry Lane at some point, as it formed the boundry between the City of Knox and the Yarra Ranges Shire. William Watson, the first person to secure freehold land in The Basin, had a homestead on Pig Lane, just south of the bridge over Dandenong Creek, west of Sheffield Road.
 * The Salvation Army's 'The Basin Farm' was formerly known as the Salvation Army Boys' Home, The Eden, and No. 1 Home. It was also known as the "six penny paddock", which was the price of timber. Army Road is named after this property.
 * There is a memorial plaque in the gardens of Auxilium College in Lysterfield, which commemorates the Italians who died on the Russian steppes between 1941 and 1954.
 * The school at Scoresby opened in 1872.
 * Bayswater House stood on Miller Road, approximately where Pippin Court now stands. It was named after J. J. Miller's birthplace in England.
 * The section of Burwood Highway that passes through Ferntree Gully was once known as Main Road.
 * Miller's Homestead was originally named Melrose.
 * Exner Memorial Park in Scoresby (Mel 73 H7) is named after Ehrenfried Exner, a resident who contributed greatly to the community of Scoresby and Rowville.
 * The electorate of Aston is named after blind writer Tilly Aston.
 * Barns Lookout is located on land once owned by John and Mary Barns, and the hill on the property was known as Barns Lookout. This was renamed Burke's Lookout after the land was sold to T. M. Burke. There were proposals to revert to its original name, possibly in 1985. Where is this lookout? And what is it called now?
 * Dorset Road was once named Ringwood Road.
 * Wantirna was once part of Bayswater.
 * Lysterfield is named after William Saurin Lyster, who lived at Narre Warren Grange in Lysterfield.
 * Renou Road, Wantirna South (Mel 63 E10) is named after the surveyor who surveyed the estate between Gosbell's orchard and Finger's orchard. This would explain the naming on Old Orchard Drive (Mel 63 G12).
 * Selman Avenue, Ferntree Gully (Mel 74 C4) is named after Alan Selman, a Ferntree Gully councillor and shire president. Selman owned the property Blackwood Park, in Ferntree Gully.
 * Benedikt Reserve, Scoresby (Mel 72 J6) is named after Rosa Benedikt, the lastt owner of the property Glenifer. This would also explain the naming of Glenifer Avenue (Mel 72 J7).
 * Brenock Park, Ferntree Gully was named after Michael Brenock, the station master at Upper Ferntree Gully railway station. During the 1940s and '50s, the park was used for agricultural shows, athletics, and cycling. the land was owned by the Catholic Church, and was later incorporated into St. Joseph's College's sports grounds.
 * Collier's Reserve, Wantirna, was named after Samuel Collier, a pioneer in the area.
 * Boronia Road was originally known as L. L. Vale Road, after Dr. L. L. Smith, a doctor and politician in early Melbourne, who owned land on the Vermont side of Dandenong Creek.
 * The Middle Hotel in Ferntree Gully was once known as Grimwood's Hotel, after the licencee Thomas Grimwood.
 * Olivebank Road, Ferntree Gully, was once known as Mountain Road.
 * Glenfern Colege was originally known as Ferntree Gully Technical School. Classes were initially held in temporary accomodation at local halls, until the school buildings were completed. The school officially opened on its present site on 3 March 1955. It was renamed Glenfern College in 1986. I remember it being called by its former name.