William Dower came with his family to the Mt Dandenong in 1898, taking up a 10 acre allotment. William and hs wife Elizabeth had seven boys (Will, Harry, Bert, Walter, Joe, Edgar, Robert) and four girls (Emmy, May, Ada, Ruby). The property secured by William Dower was known as ‘Cambridge Gardens’ and had a two room slab hut. William and his sons added another five rooms using trees from the property. The family established extensive crops and worked hard for their success. The acreage extended to 30 when the family bought up neighbouring properties.Black and white photograph showing rows of berry crops. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.LOT 10 section 2 of the Village Settlement owned as registered by Dobson, then Bert Dower, then Edgar Dower. Property was named "Bonnie View" and photo was taken from near where the Channel O tower stands looking south east towards corner of Ridge Road and Selwyn Lane taken 1920.bert dower, edgar dower, bonnie view, channel o, dobson, selwyn lane

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