ELIZA WELCH & WATTLE PARK
Wattle Park is a large park in Burwood named for its plantation of 12,000 wattle trees. The park provides public open space for recreation.
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Nov 7, 2023
OPEN HOUSE 2023
Thank you to those that came to our open house event. The sun was out. Here are some photos from that lovely day.
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Sep 24, 2022
THE EMBERSON MEMORIAL
William Emberson died in WWI. In 1923, Charles Emberson built a memorial to his son William at the entry to his property in Kallista,
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Sep 8, 2022
WINDSOR PARK
Windsor Park was a large estate in Surrey Hills that was developed for suburban living in the 1880s by the Freehold Investment and Banking
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May 15, 2022
THE HAIRDRESSER
Alfred Hand worked as a hairdresser, which was a relatively new occupation in 1907, when Alfred was at Corio Bay Villa with his family.
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May 10, 2022
RESEARCHING YOUR PERIOD HOME
Have you ever wondered who has lived in your home before you? My husband and I fell in love with our Victorian era home and I've been...
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May 9, 2022
THE AVERAGE RESIDENT
An analysis of the Corio Bay Villa residents from 1890 to 2021 reveals that the most common type of occupants are families.
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May 8, 2022
ADRIAN & MEGAN PENISTON-BIRD
Adrian and Megan were newly weds in search of a home in which to raise a family. When they came across Corio Bay Villa it was very run down.
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May 6, 2022
THE VILLA OVER THE YEARS
There have been many changes made to Corio Bay Villa over the years, both big and small. No doubt, every owner has changed the house in thei
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May 4, 2022
ESCAPE FROM HUNGARY
Frank and his wife Elizabeth bought Corio Bay Villa in 1967 and moved in shortly afterwards. They lived there for four years.
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May 3, 2022
AN UNUSUAL BOND
Mrs F. M. Svensson was one of the earliest tenants to live at Corio Bay, having lived there in the year 1900.
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Apr 30, 2022
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SURREY HILLS
A very short history of Surrey Hills up until the 1950s, with a focus Corio Bay Villa and its immediate surrounds.
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Apr 29, 2022
THE McCULLOUGHS
Charles and Olive Martha McCullough lived at Corio Bay Villa for just a year or so in 1926. It was a small part of their long life together.
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Apr 28, 2022
THE LARGEST FAMILY
The Henry family was probably the largest family to have ever lived Corio Bay Villa. John and Emily Henry lived there for four years.
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Apr 27, 2022
MANY TURNBULLS
Walter Phipps Turnbull was an engineer who lived at Corio Bay Villa for three years from 1917 to 1919. He also had many siblings living near
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