Joseph Stevenson came to Australia in 1837, eventually settling near Kangaroo Ground. He was active in local affairs.. Contents Handwritten and typed notes by Winifred Joy Ness, 1985, "Joseph Stevenson of Kangaroo Ground". Handwritten extracts from "Pioneers and Painters" by Alan Marshall, relevant to Joseph Stevenson. Handwritten extracts from "Pastoral Pioneers of Port Phillip"by R V Bills and A S Kenyon, relevant to Joseph Stevenson. Photocopy of photographs: Stevenson daughters; a stevenson daughter with baby; Joseph Stevenson. Handwritten Stevenson family tree (on 2 sheets). Photocopy of photograph: Robert Stevenson and family, "Bankhead", Kangaroo Ground (ref 423). Photocopy of two prints/paintings, annotated on reverse (information from R B Ness: Punt over Yarra River at Melbourne which Joseph Stevenson helped build, from "History of South Melbourne", published 1930s; First bridge over Yarra at Melbourne which Joseph Stevenson helped build. Photocopy of Death Certificate: Joseph Stevenson, 1 November 1878. Photocopy of Death Certificate: Ruth Sevenson, 1 November 1868. Photocopy of Marriage Certificate: names illegible 16 November 1868 Photocopy of extract of Marriage Certificate: Joseph Stephenson and Ruth Boyd, 14 June 1837. Newspaper article: "Resting in peace", Diamond Valley News, 23 March 1982. Judith Furphy and early Kangaroo Ground families buried in Kangaroo Ground Cemetery. Newspaper article: "Grounds for celebration", Diamond Valley Leader, 23 November 2005. Lynette Beale traced her ancestor Joseph Stevenson to Kangaroo Ground. Letter Diana Bassett-Smith to EDHS, 10 August 2005. Donation of a moulding plane marked Joseph Stephenson, property of descendants.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjoseph stevenson, ship willington 1837, ruth stevenson nee boyd, david stevenson, jane stevenson, kirk's bazaar, first punt across yarra river, princes bridge melbourne, stevenson street melbourne, saltwater creek, river plenty, christmas hills, david christmas, diamond creek, isabella stevenson, robert stevenson, five mill creek, watson's creek, "bankhead" kangaroo ground, ellen stevenson, yarra glen road, yarra glen cemetery, stevenson's corner kangaroo ground, stevenson's creek, presbyterian church kangaroo ground, eltham district road board, margaret stevenson, ruth stevenson, emma stevenson nee peers, margaret hargreaves nee stephenson, robert peers, cyrus peers, charlotte peers, jane mess nee stevenson, robert mess, pearl mess nee mills, james mess, george mess, janet mess, joseph mess, william mess, alexander mess, barbara mess, isabella mess, ruth gosling nee mess, john gosling, jessie gosling, evelyn sinclair nee gosling, william gosling, vera rowland nee gosling, florrie rawland, ethel rawland, john rawland, isobel gilson nee mess, bruce mess, joy mess nee masefield, janet crook nee mess, rodney crook, judith rodgers nee mess, ray rodgers, dean crook, jenine crooks, carolyn rodgers, merryn rodgers, beryl nansen nee mess, robert nansen, gerry oliming, roberta oliming nee nansen, bernard nansen, michele nansen nee blackie, rohan nansen, janet nansen nee britton, vera cope nee mess, cliff cope, graeme cope, louise cope nee thimpton, shannon cope, lucas cope, peter cope, marilyn cope nee turnley, oliver cope, sarah cope, kelvin cope, donald mess, joan mess, geoffrey mess, peter mess, rosemary mess, kerrie mess, isobel gibson nee mess, ellen stevenson nee armstrong, james stevenson, john stevenson, elizabeth stevenson, joanna stevenson, ellen little nee stevenson, william little, francis little, janet little nee armstrong, ruth lorimer nee little, david lorimer, ruth cameron nee lorimer, francis lorimer, val wade, elizabeth lorimer, david kelso, willaim lorimer, jean lorimer nee hewitt, nancy mitson nee lorimer, stan mitson, john hewitt, alison hewitt, john cameron, beryl ryan nee cameron, robert cameron, maryann ryan, peter ryan, margaret ryan, steven wade, andrew wade, jonathan wade, jennifer wade, ruth sadlernee stevenson, thomas sadler, alexander sadler, isabella booth nee sadler, angus sadler, heather sadler, ruth sadler, andrew sadler, nancy sadler, benjamin sadler, robert sadler, alice sadler nee smith, margaret smith, david sadler, anne mcclusky nee sadler, hope sadler, anne carson nee sadler, ruth edwards nee carson, david carson, joseph sadler, isabella bond nee sadler, ian bond, ruth bond, isabella bond, john sadler, thoas sadler, mary sadler nee stewart, stewart sadler, keith sadler, glen sadler, peter sadler, terry sadler, pamela sadler, armstrong family kangaroo ground, bell family kangaroo ground, rogerson family kangaroo ground, barr family kangaroo ground, harkness family kangaroo ground, jardin family kangaroo ground, thompson family kangaroo ground, johnson family kangaroo ground, walters family kangaroo ground, sir ewen camerson, flora margaret cameron, ewen cameron, sir ewan camerson, sir herbert gepp, "garden hill" yarra glen road, andrew moss museum kangaroo ground, lynette beale, noel beale, mick woiwod, diana bassett-smith

Stevenson and McNiece, 100 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderReference file containing information about Alva and Frances Allen, including notes taken at a talk to the Society by Mr. Alva Allen (undated) and books published by his wife, Frances Allen (nee Johnston): the autobiographical Eyes in the Back of My Head (1979), and Verses Versatile (1985). Frances Allen was a graduate of Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College and became the first kindergartner to work in a children’s home (White Hills, Bendigo). She also established the first country kindergarten at Euroa. The undated talk records Alva Allen’s first hand memories of Billy Hughes and Robert Menzies. There is also an unusual reference to Gough Whitlam “living down Stevenson Street way”. Both Alva and Frances were members of the Kew Historical Society. allen family - kew (vic), frances allen (nee johnston), alva allenallen family - kew (vic), frances allen (nee johnston), alva allen

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing articles on an Indigenous canoe, now in the Melbourne Museum, which was collected by John Buchan of Finhaven, Stevenson Street, Kew in the 1850s. The Museum printout describes the canoe and provides information on its provenance. The KHS newsletter article by Judith Vimpani contains genealogical research on the family.canoe tree - kew (vic), stevenson street -- kew (vic.), buchan family, finhavencanoe tree - kew (vic), stevenson street -- kew (vic.), buchan family, finhaven

Captain John Mason came from Stirling in Scotland, arriving at Port Fairy in 1844. One year after James Atkinson obtained his Special Survey of the area. Thus his life covers all the history of Port Fairy when it was known as Belfast. He married Jane Murray in Portland in 1846 and they had 5 children, Jane died in 1855 and ten years later he married Ann Brown widow of Abijah Brown. They had no children and she died in 1887. In due course he became known as Captain Mason, he was not a sea captain, but captain of the Belfast Volunteers, a Rifle Corps formed in 1859 as a consequence of the Crimean War, and later reconstituted as the Belfast Volunteer Corps. For 40 years he displayed a remarkable versatility in his various occupations. Starting as an Innkeeper - he took over the Stag Inn from Captain Saunders in 1852, for 3 years. He then became a carpenter, stonemason, architect, estate agent honorary technical advisor to the Borough and treasurer to the Shire, and Savings Bank Secretary. They thought so well of John mason in Belfast that they elected him to the first Roads Board in 1853 and to the first Municipal Council in 1856. He was Chairman four times and with Councillors David Talbot and Joseph Whitehead designed the Council's Common Seal and the Motto "Commune Bonum".He was the first Mayor of the Borough in 1863 for a period of 7 weeks. He was responsible for the design, supervision or construction of many of the buildings in the town; most still standing today. He built the Rosebrook Bridge in 1855 and the first official Post Office ( a timber structure in Bank Street) in 1857, replacing it with a stone office in 1865. he built the Court house in 1859 and completed the breakwater between Rabbit Island and Griffith Island started by James Atkinson and John Griffith in 1849, also the first bridge over the Moyne river which connected with Battery Lane and the Bay. Among the many buildings associated with John Mason are Gobles Mill, Tynemouth Villa, 10-12 Princes Street, the Mechanics Institute, the Commercial Hotel, Yambuk and Mickey Bourke's Pub in Koroit. However, he did not build "Riverdale" in Gipps Street as is thought. He had a store and workshop on this site but sold the property in 1872 before the house was built. After an almost uninterrupted term as Councillor starting with the Municipality in 1856, John resigned from the Council in 1873. He well deserved the illuminated address they gave to him and the toast that they drank in the Bank Hotel champagne. Within the year he was working for the Borough as its engineer., surveyor, general supervisor and advisor of public works, simply as the man to whom all difficult problems were referred and at very little expense. John Mason was a great worker for his town and devoted himself unsparingly to the community. That his work was appreciated was shown by the way in which people rallied to his aid when, in the end, he found himself in financial difficulties and his reputation was challenge; arrested for embezzling from the Savings Bank of which he was the actuary in 1882. The money was repaid and the charges found not proven at his trial. He was an early member of the Loyal Prince Albert Lodge, and a founding member of the smaller Loyal Belfast Lodge in 1863. He was also a member of the Horticultural Society. Captain John Mason Died on the 14th of October 1891 (see also 62-04-046 photo)Sepia photograph on heavy cardStevenson & McNicoll photo. 108 Elizabeth Street Melbourne copies can be obtained at anytimedefence, captain, mason, carpenter, councillor, mayor