Historical information
Two items about this property.
A newspaper article from Melbourne Weekly dated 09/05/2012. Article gives brief history on home owners and interior design features. Includes seven colour photographs of mansion.
Handwritten notes taken from Sands and MacDougall on 47 Shoobra Road from editions 1910, 1913,1923,1942,1948 and 1960, gives occupiers name changes over the years. No mention of any Chinese owners despite claim in Melbourne Weekly Bayside of 09/05/2012. Researched by Claire Barton, 22/05/2012.
Subjects
- chinese community,
- market gardens,
- victorian style,
- deeside,
- house names,
- architectural features,
- gardens,
- mantle pieces,
- towers,
- ceiling rises,
- shoobra road,
- elsternwick,
- biggin and scott,
- marble,
- balconies,
- fireplaces,
- real estate agents,
- clerehan neil,
- keighery kay,
- cast iron work,
- richard fred w.,
- graydon n.e.,
- graydon alice mrs.,
- graydon c.w.
References
- Melbourne Bayside Weekly 09/05/2012
- Sands and MacDougall's Directories 1910, 1913, 1923, 1942, 1948, 1960
