Known as ‘Yielima’ 1888-1922 and ‘St. Aubins’ 1922-1956, this ‘modernized’ mansion was built about 1887 for Edward Kellett. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England. Edward Kellett married Selina Wells in 1852 at St Peters, Eastern Hill. She was born in c1827 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, daughter of William Wells and Elizabeth Allan. The family arrived from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on the 'Osprey' on 22 March 1849. The couple had 8 children - 5 girls and 3 boys; 3 died in infancy. All were born in Collingwood before the family came to Surrey Hills. Edward's funeral notice in The Argus of 11 July 1893 states that he was a corn merchant of Exhibition Street. His property was sworn at 1512 pounds, 1232 in realty and 280 pounds personally. He was buried in Melbourne General Cemetery (CofE Compartment K, No 306). Selina is listed in Erasmus Street in the 1903, 1905 and 1908 electoral rolls as a boarding house keeper. She died at Surrey Hills on 22/10/1911. In her will she left realty valued at 900 pounds and personally at 220 pounds. She was buried with her husband. 'Yielima' was sold on 19 Febraury 1919 with a sale of contents on 18 March 1919. From 1922-1947 Thomas Daniel O’Callaghan (c1871-1962), a police magistrate, made his home here. He is remembered as being of ‘soldierly demeanour, with a flowing mane of hair’. He always carried a walking stick and wore a flower in his buttonhole. His wife was Florence (nee Harling, c1873-1933) pre-deceased him. They had previously lived in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Stawell before coming to Erasmus Street. After moving out of Erasmus Street he is listed in the 1949 and 1954 electoral rolls at 90 Durham Road, Surrey Hills. In 1952 the property was purchased by Father Timothy Fitzpatrick, Parish Priest of Our Holy Redeemer Parish, Surrey Hills. It consisted of a large two storey house, a coach house and stable, and an acre and a half of land. In 1954 the coach house and stable were converted into the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and the following year Father John Kelly was appointed parish priest. and resided in the house. At this time the house was not in good repair. "The gentleman who had lived there alone since his wife died many years before, lived in the servants quarters and the rest of the house had been badly neglected. (REF: https://ourholyredeemer.cam.org.au/history) At the beginning of 1957 the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart opened a school next door. As they travelled from Balwyn on a daily basis, the property at 301 Elgar Road was purchased as a presbytery and 'Yielima' became a convent. The stables continued to be used as a church until 1964 when a new church was completed and opened by His Grace Archbishop Simmonds on the 20th of March. There were never large numbers of double-storey Victorian mansions in Surrey Hills. 'Yielma' is significant as one of the few remaining ones. It is also significant for its association with the Catholic Church.A black and white photograph of an Italianate style home with a weatherboard building with a cross on it in front of the main building and to the left of the photograph. There are some well established trees in the garden, a car parked in the parking area and a picket fence along the front.yielima, st aubins, house names, erasmus street, surrey hills, 1887, (mr) edward kellett, (mr) thomas daniel o'callaghan, corn merchant, police, italianate style, wattle park roman catholic church, (mrs) florence o'callaghan, mrs selina kellett, miss selina wells, convent, presbytery, our lady of perpetual succour

Two copies (a & b) of a Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch Self Tour of Goldfields No 1. The guide is to enable the tourist to locate and see for himself some of the gold mining area of Bendigo. Mines mentioned are: Deborah, North Deborah, Central Deborah, The Fortuna Hustlers, Hustlers Royal Reserve (City Mine), Great Extended Hustlers, The Hustlers Reef, Lansell's Comet, The United Hustlers and Redan, Garden Gully United, Central Nell Gwynne, The Old Chum, The New Chum and Victoria, The Lazarus, The New Chum United, The New Chum Consolidated, The Garibaldi, Advance, Lansell's 180, The Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, The Ironbark, The Hercules, The Carlisle United, The Mungo Group, The Ellenborough, The St. Mungo, The Lady Barkly, South St. Mungo. Notes also include wages at the Fortuna Hustlers in 1906 and 1907, gold yield, depth of shaft, Dividends and Calls. Notes compiled by Mr. A. Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, self tour of goldfields no 1, deborah (big deborah), north deborah, central deborah, the fortuna hustlers, hustlers royal reserve (city mine), great extended hustlers, the hustlers reef, lansell's comet, the united hustlers and redan, garden gully united, central nell gwynne, the old chum, the new chum and victoria, the lazarus, the new chum united, the new chum consolidated, the garibaldi, advance, lansell's 180, the victoria quartz, north old chum, the ironbark, the hercules, the carlisle united, the mungo group, the ellenborough, the st. mungo, the lady barkly, south st. mungo, hustlers hill, new chum hill, jonathan harris, j hustler, messrs latham and watson, buckell & jeffrey, camp hill school, mechanics institute eaglehawk, duke of edinborough, geo lansell, the k k shaft, williamsons, little's claim, rosalind park, mr pryor, gold mines hotel, burrowes and sterry, bonatti, menzies, hildebrant and koch's, ellesmere, p m g repeater station, mr lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, mr clarke magee, rae's, jeweller's shop, hopetoun band room, manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, long gully post office, 'pope pius' roman catholic church, kentish, mr j b watson, california gully state school, duke of edinborough, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, duchess of edinborough, west united devonshire, united devonshire, princess alexandra, hopewell, miners' phthisis, bendigo goldfields, mr a richardson

Photograph from the LaTrobe Collection, State Library of Victoria. See page 67 "Those were the Days".B&w photochurches, roman catholic, altars, reredos, church furniture, our lady of perpetual succour, elgar road, wattle park