Comments on: The Old Victorian

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:47:03 +0000

I live at 507 Drummond St South – the street being divided into North and South at Sturt St. I quickly ran off and took some pics, of 207 Drummond St South (the weatherboard) then went on and took a shot of 207 Drummond St North, which is a Victorian brick. Drummond St South was more workers wooden cottages; my house is a miners cottage built to service the gold mines operating near the end of Drummond St South. You must be certain that the house was weatherboard but haven’t given the full Drummond St address (North or South). If they were well heeled and lived in Webster St (one of Balla-arats finest streets) it’s almost unusual that they would choose to build on the south-side, but certainly the land would have been less expensive. The northern houses are associated with High-Victorian’s, grander facades, and superior workmanship.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:48:23 +0000

We bought our new home which is from 1887 and has been remolded a few times (as you can imagine after nearly 125 years. There is not much official history on file, but we have been gathering a few stories from local papers and learned among other interesting facts, that the house was built on viking ground and they have found original viking relics on the property. We (personally) have found nothing yet, but there is still hope :). Even if we never find any relics, it is fun to learn about our home and trying to get some more information about who has lived here and what the house has been used for. It was once owned by a blacksmith who was also known to have made iron sculptures out of old horseshoes? Every place has a story behind it or maybe 2 or 3!

By: Gordon Cornwall

Gordon Cornwall — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:14:43 +0000

Fascinating anecdote about your grandmother removing the bedrooms of the eight children when they left home. There’s got to be a story in that.